Adolescent Risk Behaviors

 Adolescent Risk Behaviors
Perform research on the following:
 Assessment and screening tools to evaluate adolescents for high-risk behaviors
 Assessing and determining the presence of self-perception issues in the adolescent population
 Evaluation of stress and coping mechanisms among the adolescent population
After completing your research, choose a tool of interest to you (such as CRAFFT) that evaluates risk behavior in an adolescent. Find at least two peer-reviewed scholarly articles and one text reference on the tool and address the following questions:
 Describe the evaluation tool and explain why this tool is essential in the care of the adolescent patient population.
 Apply the findings of the scholarly research articles to the use of this evaluation tool and describe its validity and reliability.
 Apply this evaluation tool to a patient situation and summarize your opinion of the results.
 Describe a plan of care for the patient, depending upon the results.
As in all assignments, Use references within last five years and cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format