Virginia Law

The provider shall solicit the individual's own assessment of his needs, strengths, goals, preferences, and abilities to identify the need for recovery oriented treatment, rehabilitation, and support services and the status of his environmental supports within the individual's cultural context. With the participation of the individual, the provider shall assess:

1. Psychiatric history, mental status and diagnosis, including the content of an advance directive;

2. Medical, dental, and other health needs;

3. Extent and effect of drug or alcohol use;

4. Education and employment, including current daily structured use of time, school or work status, interests and preferences, and supports and barriers to educational and employment performance;

5. Social development and functioning, including childhood and family history, religious beliefs, leisure interests, and social skills;

6. Housing and daily living skills, including the support needed to obtain and maintain decent, affordable housing integrated into the broader community; the current ability to meet basic needs such as personal hygiene, food preparation, housekeeping, shopping, money management, and the use of public transportation and other community based resources;

7. Family and social network, including the current scope and strength of an individual's network of family, peers, friends, and co-workers, and their understanding and expectations of the team's services;

8. Finances and benefits, including the management of income, the need for and eligibility for benefits, and the limitations and restrictions of those benefits; and

9. Legal and criminal justice involvement, including guardianship, commitment, representative payee status, and experience as either a victim or an accused person.