Diagnosing in 45 minutes?
I am an intake clinician for a large community health center. I used to be allotted two hours to complete a full bio psychosocial assessment and diagnosis. As of March 1 to comply with grant requirements, my intakes were cut down to 45 minutes. I’m no longer required to get a full history on the client, I no longer need to ask in detail about past traumas. I’m basically just now asking what is wrong today and why do you need services. I’m a little uncomfortable diagnosing in 45 minutes. What do you all think?