Overview of Assessment Session: Building Rapport and Assessing Marijuana Use
Total Time: 1 hour, 30 minutes (1 hour, 20 minutes for session; 10 minutes to prepare PFR)
Delivery Method: MET-focused individual therapy
Materials (all forms include instructions and are at the end of this section):
• Sample Timeline Follow-Back Calendar for past month (form AS1)
• Timeline Follow-Back Grid (form AS2)
• Timeline Follow-Back Marijuana Use Summary Sheet (form AS3)
• Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (form AS4)
• Marijuana Problem Scale (form AS5)
• Reasons for Quitting Questionnaire (form AS6)
• Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (form AS7)
• Personal Feedback Report and percentage tables (form AS8)
Goals for This Session:
• To build rapport with the client, creating a nonthreatening therapeutic environment
• To collect and document baseline marijuana use information to monitor therapeutic Outcomes
Session Outline:
1. Build rapport and give an overview of the assessment process
2. Conduct an overview assessment using open-ended and summary questions
3. Use the timeline follow-back (TLFB) method to assess marijuana use
• Complete the TLFB Calendar (form AS1)
• Complete the TLFB Grid (form AS2)
• Complete the TLFB Marijuana Use Summary Sheet (form AS3)
4. Administer the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV (form AS4)
• Assess substance dependence
• Assess substance abuse
5. Explain and ask client to complete the Marijuana Problem Scale (form AS5); evaluate consequences of marijuana use
6. Administer Reasons for Quitting Questionnaire (form AS6); evaluate reasons for seeking treatment
7. Explain and ask client to complete Self-Efficacy Questionnaire (form AS7); assess targets for intervention
8. Conclude the session
9. Prepare the PFR before session 1