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1. Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment Discussion 3
Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment Discussion 3Bio-Psycho-Social Assessment Discussion
3Assessing a client’s biological, psychological, and social history is a holistic approach that is
an essential aspect of social work practice. Since one area often affects the other two, it is
important to get as accurate an assessment as possible when working with a client. Social
workers use the bio-psycho-social tool to communicate specific information, and possible
conclusions, about a client to other professionals. It is, at once, a summary of current issues
and problems; a listing of past factors that may be relevant to the current situation; and a
description of potential issues that may have an effect on the client in the future. In addition
to describing the client’s challenges and problems, the assessment identifies strengths and
assets that are available to provide . For this Project you create a bio-psycho-social
assessment.Submit a 6- to 9-page paper that focuses on an adolescent from one of the case
studies presented in this course. For this Project, complete a bio-psycho-social assessment
and provide an analysis of the assessment. This Project is divided into two parts Part A: Bio-
Psycho-Social Assessment: The assessment should be written in professional language and
include sections on each of the following: Presenting issue (including referral
source)Demographic informationCurrent living situationBirth and developmental history
School and social relationshipsFamily members and relationshipsHealth and medical issues
(including psychological and psychiatric functioning, substance abuse)Spiritual
developmentSocial, community, and recreational activitiesClient strengths, capacities, and
resources Part B: Analysis of Assessment. Address each of the following: Explain the
challenges faced by the client(s)—for example, drug addiction, lack of basic needs, victim of
abuse, new school environment, etc. Analyze how the social environment affects the client.
Identify which human behavior or social theories may guide your practice with this
individual and explain how these theories inform your assessment. Explain how you would
use this assessment to develop mutually agreed-upon goals to be met in order to address
the presenting issue and challenges face by the client. Explain how you would use the
identified strengths of the client(s) in a treatment plan. Explain how you would use
evidence-based practice when working with this client and recommend specific
intervention strategies (skills, knowledge, etc.) to address the presenting issue. Analyze the
ethical issues present in the case. Explain how will you address them. Describe the issues
will you need to address around cultural competence.ORDER NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED,
PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSYou must proofread your paper. But do not strictly rely on your
computer’s spell-checker and grammar-checker; failure to do so indicates a lack of effort on

2. your part and you can expect your grade to suffer accordingly. Papers with numerous
misspelled words and grammatical mistakes will be penalized. Read over your paper – in
silence and then aloud – before handing it in and make corrections as necessary. Often it is
advantageous to have a friend proofread your paper for obvious errors. Handwritten
corrections are preferable to uncorrected mistakes.Use a standard 10 to 12 point (10 to 12
characters per inch) typeface. Smaller or compressed type and papers with small margins
or single-spacing are hard to read. It is better to let your essay run over the recommended
number of pages than to try to compress it into fewer pages.Likewise, large type, large
margins, large indentations, triple-spacing, increased leading (space between lines),
increased kerning (space between letters), and any other such attempts at “padding” to
increase the length of a paper are unacceptable, wasteful of trees, and will not fool your
professor.The paper must be neatly formatted, double-spaced with a one-inch margin on
the top, bottom, and sides of each page. When submitting hard copy, be sure to use white
paper and print out using dark ink. If it is hard to read your essay, it will also be hard to
follow your argument.