Riskindikation - ett nytt stöd i planeringen av insatser för individer med riskfylld eller svår substansanvändning

Abstract

Swedish social services have the responsibility to assess and provide treatment and other supports to clients with risky or severe substance use. Even though the assessment and care planning is a professional activity with difficult decisions few social workers receive professional support in this area. In this article we present research results from the testing and evaluation of a web-based support function to help assess client risks. This support function, Risk-indication is developed based on Addiction Severity Index assessment data from more than 55,000 of social services clients with risky or severe substance use. RI provides, at the time of the assessment interview, specific information about how client risks are in the area alcohol use, drug use, family-social relationship, physical health and criminality, this in comparison to all the other clients of 55,000 individuals in the ASI data base.