Before starting my assessment I would ask myself some questions. Who is my client? Why is my client seeking help? What is the issue that brought her to me? How to get the information I need?
My client is Freydia who is currently seeking to get custody back from the state. Her addiction has led to the intervention of the Child Protective Services. She has come seeking my help to take the steps to get her children back and to be clean of crack cocaine.
Assessment
 Identifying and demographic information:
Name: Freydia Jackson
Address: 1234 Y Street, Detroit, MI
Telephone Number: (123)456-7890
Gender: Female
Age: 27
Religion: Baptist
Cultural Identity: Caucasian
Relationship Status: Divorced
Employment: Lead waitress
Education: High School Diploma
Family: Mother, Donna Jones; Daughter, Jade; Son, Dillon
 Presenting problem or concern:
Client has been a crack cocaine addict for four years. Recently her children have been removed from her home. She has recently had financial issues and has moved back into her mother’s house. Two years ago, Freydia, completed a voluntary thirty day rehab program. She was clean for two weeks after the program ended.
 Clients Strengths and resources:
Freydia is a loving mother. She volunteers the children’s school. Freydia is involved with the church three times a week, sometimes more; she is the music leader. She takes pride in her new promotion to lead waitress. She also has pride about leaving her husband. Freydia jogs every morning to help her cope with the everyday stresses in her life. She also has a strong relationship with god and attends church groups every week.
 Background:
Freydia grew up in a house with her mother and three sisters. Donna Jones was a single mother who worked 50 plus hours a week to provide for her daughters. Freydia’s father abandoned the family when she was seven years old. As the