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  • How To Structure A Mental Health Intake Assessment

How To Structure A Mental Health Intake Assessment

Monday 18th January 2021

Therapist Patrick Martin offers a step-by-step guide on structuring a mental health intake assessment in this episode of The Mental Health Toolbox Podcast.
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The Mental Health Toolbox Podcast
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Patrick Martin
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The better picture we get of what this person's social network looks like, the easier it's going to be for us to kind of figure out where things can be leveraged, but also where we can plug some stuff in, you know, and help clients think through how to build out a better support system.
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