Obviously, our role isn't to assess any mental health issues. We're not qualified to do that. In the past, because we are educated and have knowledge about mental health issues in general, is we have noted certain characteristics or behaviours that the client displays, whether or not they have been reported by family members or by medical professionals, or are anything that we observe in our office. That we can note in the report. We obviously cannot make diagnoses. It's just the same as if a client says they're not using drugs but we witness them displaying symptoms of drug use: we can comment about those symptoms or behaviours they display, but we can't make diagnoses.
On May 1st, 2018. See this statement in context.