Further expand on benefits of symptom-screening inventories

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Counselors often use brief, self-report screening instruments to obtain a preliminary, overall view of the presenting problem and to track ongoing problems. The benefit of screening/symptom inventories is that they can address a wide range of symptoms or concerns and the inventory can provide an initial measure of the intensity of the symptom or behavior (remember: frequency, intensity, and duration should be an essential part of the evaluation process for every concerning issue). Further expand on the benefits of symptom/screening inventories and elaborate on potential common problems with this type of method.

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