To start the helping process, a human services professional performs an intake of the client to determine who they are, what their experiences are, and what sort of help they need.

To start the helping process, a human services professional performs an intake of the client to determine who they are, what their experiences are, and what sort of help they need. A good intake process makes it easier to start professional and supportive interactions with clients. In this assignment, ascertain what intake and assessment are, how they work, and why human services professionals in criminal justice put such stock in the process. Imagine you have been asked to train new support services professionals at your agency on the purpose and philosophy of intake, assessment, and classification of justice-involved individuals so they can explain this to the individuals they will be working with. Create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation on the purpose and philosophy of intake, assessment, and classification in which you: Define intake, assessment, and classification. Explain why an agency or other component of human services conducts intakes, assessments, and classifications. (What is human services’ philosophy of how and why intakes, assessments, and classifications are performed?) Explain the relationship between the three and when they should be performed. Include a brief sample script explaining intake, assessment, and classification to a person seeking support services.