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What an apas
Court Report Contains
About
apas
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Who
we are and what we do |
Commissioning
the Report
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Who
commissioned the report and when |
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How
and when did we gather the necessary information |
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Any
contacts we have had with the client |
Social
History
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Brief
family history and social background |
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Family,
personal and social relationships of the client |
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Potted
life history |
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Current
personal, social and family environment |
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Current
living environment and employment situation |
Detailed
Drinking History
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Progression
of drinking career |
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Recent
problematic drinking |
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Expert
commentary and interpretation |
Forensic
History
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Previous
criminal activity |
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Links
to alcohol consumption and other substance use |
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Attitude
towards previous offences |
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Effect
of previous |
Current
Offence
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Detailed
account of current offence |
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Role
of alcohol in offence |
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Expert
commentary |
Memory
Loss Issues
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Precise
details 'v' conferred ones |
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Past
and present memory problems with and without alcohol |
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Expert
commentary |
Beliefs
and Attitudes
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About
alcohol consumption directly |
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About
offending |
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About
role of alcohol and / or other substances in offending |
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Cultural
and Religious attitudes and beliefs |
Engagement
and Motivation
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Who
made contact? |
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Co-operation
with the process of preparing a report |
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Engagement
with organisation |
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Willingness
to follow recommendations |
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Response
to Intervention(s) |
Psychometric
Testing
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Use
of the Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory |
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What
it is and what it does |
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Commentary
on substance dependence 'v' substance abuse |
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Other
psychological indicators |
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Indications
of attitudes and beliefs |
Recommendation
and Conclusions
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Looking
at client's goals and motivation |
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Suggested
mode of intervention |
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Reasons
for recommendations |
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Likely
outcome |
apas
is happy to carry out ongoing support and follow up reports on clients progress
should the client, court or probation services require it.
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