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MOCK AOD ASSESSMENT

One assessment, not ten clipboards.

This prototype shows the kind of depth an AOD intake can carry: substance-use pattern, withdrawal risk, mental health, medical complexity, social environment, legal pressure, readiness, and consent boundaries. It is deliberately comprehensive so the demo makes the duplication problem visible.

Victorian intake

Intake and assessment works out the best treatment path, develops an initial treatment plan, and can travel with the client when they consent to sharing.

ASAM dimensions

The ASAM Criteria frames placement around six biopsychosocial dimensions: withdrawal, biomedical, emotional/cognitive, readiness, continued use, and recovery environment.

WHO ASSIST

ASSIST identifies substance-related health risks, supports scoring and interpretation, and links screening to brief intervention or referral.

WHAT THIS MOCK COVERS
  • Substance pattern across alcohol, prescribed medication, tobacco, and illicit drugs.
  • Withdrawal, overdose, injecting, intoxication, and same-day safety risk.
  • Medical history, medications, mental health, trauma, cognition, and disability adjustments.
  • Housing, family safety, culture, transport, money, legal pressure, and practical barriers.
  • Past treatment, failed handovers, what worked, what did not, and what should not be asked again.
  • Goals, readiness, confidence, consent scope, and what each role can see.

How the result works

The diagram groups responses into six ASAM-style domains. The generated summary then translates the profile into likely priorities, pathway fit, strengths, and consent-aware coordination notes for a shared Threshold record.

01 / Safety first

Immediate safety, withdrawal, and consent

Most intake pathways begin by checking urgent risk, consent, and whether the person can safely wait for routine treatment.

How likely is withdrawal to become unsafe without medical support?Consider alcohol, benzodiazepines, GHB, opioids, seizures, delirium, or severe symptoms.
No likely withdrawalHigh medical risk
Current intoxication or impaired presentationCan the person participate, consent, and safely leave after the assessment?
Clear and settledAcutely impaired
Recent overdose, blackout, poisoning, or drug-related emergencyIncludes ambulance, ED, naloxone, serious injury, or near miss in the past 90 days.
None knownRecent serious event
Consent clarity for sharing with court, caseworker, services, or familyA shared record only helps if scope, revocation, and recipient boundaries are explicit.
Clear and documentedUnclear / contested
02 / Substance pattern

Use pattern, harms, and dependence signals

A comprehensive AOD assessment usually asks across alcohol, tobacco, prescribed medication, and illicit substances rather than only the presenting drug.

Craving, loss of control, or unsuccessful attempts to cut downMaps to depth questions often seen in ASSIST-style and dependence screens.
No current difficultyDaily / severe
Use affecting court, work, parenting, study, housing, or appointmentsLooks at functional harm, not just amount used.
No impactMajor repeated impact
Injecting, sharing equipment, using alone, mixing sedatives, or unsafe supplyFlags harm reduction, blood-borne virus screening, naloxone, and overdose planning.
No current high-risk routeCurrent repeated high-risk use
03 / Journey so far

Treatment history and continuity

The repeated-clipboard problem shows up here: prior assessments, discharge reasons, what worked, and what information has already been collected.

Past treatment fitWere prior referrals accessible, culturally safe, practical, and matched to need?
Worked wellRepeated mismatch
Return to use after discharge, detox, custody, hospital, or missed handoverLooks for gaps between services rather than blaming the client.
No major gapRepeated gap
04 / Health picture

Medical, mental health, trauma, and cognition

Depth usually increases when AOD use overlaps with mental illness, ABI, family violence, medications, pain, sleep, or suicide risk.

Physical health complexityChronic illness, liver disease, seizures, infection, pain, disability, pregnancy, or recent hospital care.
No complexityComplex / unstable
Medication or pharmacotherapy complexityIncludes opioid agonist therapy, psychotropics, sedatives, pain medication, interactions, or adherence issues.
Simple / stableComplex / unstable
Current distress, depression, anxiety, psychosis, or emotional dysregulationThis is a triage indicator, not a diagnosis.
SettledSevere / persistent
Self-harm, suicide, violence, or victimisation risk requiring a safety planAny current intent, plan, coercion, family violence, or unsafe home situation needs escalation.
No current concernImmediate safety concern
Trauma, acquired brain injury, neurodiversity, literacy, or cognitive loadFlags communication adjustments and supported decision-making.
No adjustment neededSignificant adjustment needed
05 / Recovery environment

Housing, family, culture, practical supports, and justice context

AOD care plans often fail because the social environment is unstable, not because the referral was clinically wrong.

Housing stability and safetyStable housing, homelessness, couch surfing, unsafe household, or residential placement need.
Stable and safeUnsafe / no stable housing
Family or support network safetySupportive family can help; coercive, violent, or substance-using networks may increase risk.
Safe supportUnsafe / isolating
Transport, phone, money, childcare, work, or appointment barriersThese determine whether a plan is realistic.
Few barriersMajor barriers
Court, corrections, police, fines, child protection, or mandated requirementsJustice pressure changes reporting cadence, consent conversations, and risk tolerance.
No active pressureMultiple active pressures
06 / Change plan

Readiness, goals, and shared-care plan

The goal is not just a score. It is a usable plan: what the person wants, what is urgent, who can see what, and what changes next.

How important is change right now?Low importance usually means motivational work before intensive requirements.
Not importantVery important
How confident is the person they can take the next step?Low confidence points to practical support, smaller goals, and warm handovers.
Not confidentVery confident
Goal clarityAre goals specific enough to become a care plan?
Clear goalsUnclear / externally imposed