An individual with severe mental illness is persuaded to enter a shelter for the homeless. The shelter
has an interdisciplinary team of health care workers available to assist residents.
What initial activity
will the team undertake with the client?
a. Development of a treatment plan
b. A behavioral and needs assessment
c. Intervention with his suspiciousness
d. Evaluation of his reaction to the shelter
B
Assessment must be performed before treatment planning, intervention, or evaluative processes can
be successful.
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