S.M.A.R.T. Treatment Planning Utilizing the Addiction Severity Index (ASI): Making Required Data Collection Useful"
"Continuing Education Units" (CEU) Training
- S.M.A.R.T. Treatment Planning Utilizing the ASI: Making Required Data Collection Useful
This course seeks to transform required “paperwork” into clinically useful information. The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) is one of the most widely used tools for the assessment of substance use-related problems. Addiction counselors working in community-based treatment centers administer the ASI yet often fail to use findings to identify client problems, develop individualized treatment plans, and make referrals matched to client needs. Intake workers, counselors, supervisors, and managers often view the ASI assessment as time consuming and not clinically useful. From a program management perspective, supervisors and administrators often do not utilize treatment plans to monitor treatment outcomes and/or client retention. This course will review how to use the ASI to integrate these clinical processes.
