Summary
The POSIP was designed to identify potential problem areas that require further in-depth assessment in the following domains: substance use and abuse (17 items), mental health (22 items), family relations (11 items), peer relations (10 items), aggressive behaviour/delinquency (16 items).
The questionnaire items were derived from POSIT questionnaire items. As a brief problem screen, the POSIP can be used in a wide variety of settings, including inpatient and outpatient programs, various case management systems and with special populations. It can be used by staff from schools, juvenile justice systems, and mental health and drug treatment programs to gather case-level data for clinical decisions and/or aggregate data for needs-assessment surveys. The POSIP is designed for use with the POSIT amd POSIT-Follow-up screening instruments.
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