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Treatment Planning M.A.T.R.S.: Utilizing the Addiction Severity Index (ASI) to Make Required Data Collection Useful

Overview
The Addiction Severity Index (ASI) is one of the most universallyused instruments for the assessment of substance abuse and related problems. This Blending Team has designed products that include a 6-hour training which addresses how to transformrequired “paperwork”into clinically useful information. These products also address the key tenets of treatment objectives and interventions (Measurable, Attainable, Time-Limited, Realistic, and Specific), referred to as Treatment Planning “M.A.T.R.S.”

To obtain an overview about this Blending Team, objectives and products, download the brochure.

Blending Team Product Materials (download now!)

• Introductory Material
• Training Modules (I, II, III and IV)
• PPT Presentation Slides (126 Slides)
• Resources (Handouts)
• Drug Evaluation Network System (Dens) – Software Overview
• References
• Treatment Plan Form

Treatment Planning M.A.T.R.S. Blending Team Members

NIDA
Deni Carise, Ph.D. – Treatment Research Institute
Meghan Love – Treatment Research Institute
Thomas McLellan, Ph.D. – Treatment Research Institute

SAMHSA/CSAT-ATTC
Richard Spence, Ph.D. – Gulf Coast ATTC (Blending Team Chair)
Nancy Roget, M.S. – Mountain West ATTC
Pat Stilen, L.C.S.W. – Mid-America ATTC