The ASAM criteria helps clinicians determine a patient's level of care. This workshop is probably more geared toward clinicians than outreach workers and case managers however it may still be useful for PATH providers.

The American Society of Addiction Medicine's Patient Placement Criteria-2 identifies six areas of clinical acuity that are cross-walked to the range of levels of care across the continuum. The dimensions take into account both substance abuse and mental health disorders and can serve, not only as a way of determining level of care needs, but as a basis for case formulation and treatment planning.

The seminar will cover an overview of the ASAM PPC-2 criteria and its utilization as a placement tool as well as it use for case formulation and treatment planning.

Participants will be able to:

• Utilize the PPC-2 cross walks to identify level of care for patients

• Formulate a case and treatment plan using the ASAM Dimensions

Cost: Free

Time: 10am until 12pm

Location: The Howard Dean Center, Springfield, VT (for directions please visit http://www.deancenter.org)

RSVP: To Patty Breneman 802.652.2000 or pbrenem@vdh.state.vt.us