The Assessment Process

60 to 90 minutes

Once we’ve heard from each family member, we will ask them to step out of the room while we meet one on one with you. This meeting typically takes about an hour.

During the meeting, we’ll try to learn as much as we can about what the individual is going through. To do this, we’ll dig into their psychiatric, social, academic, vocational, family life, and substance abuse history. Some questions we may ask include:

• How’s your job going?
• What’s your social life like?
• What’s your relationship like with your family?
• What do you like to do in your spare time?
• What are some of your short and long-term goals?
• Why do you use this substance?
• Do you ever feel lonely?

Once we’ve learned as much as we can, we’ll invite the family back into the room to go over some potential next steps. We will also answer any questions you or your family might have about Sandstone Care.

15 to 30 minutes

Once we have the family back in the room, we’ll talk about what we’ve found during the assessment process.

If we feel that you and your family would be a good fit for our program, we’ll discuss which of our programs would work best for them. Our programs vary from day treatment, which is 25 to 30 hours per week, to outpatient care, which is only a few hours of counseling per week. We’ll also answer any questions you might have about the programs.

If we don’t find that a program at Sandstone Care is a good next step for you, we’ll work with you to find a different option that better suits your specific needs. We have a lot of connections in the industry and will be able to place you in a program that will work for your situation.