David Mee-Lee, M.D. is a board-certified psychiatrist, and is certified by examination of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). He trains and consults both nationally and internationally. Dr. Mee-Lee is Chief Editor of the Revised Second Edition of the ASAM Criteria. He is a Senior Advisor to The Change Companies and is a Senior Fellow for the Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE) for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. Dr. Mee-Lee has over thirty years of experience in person centered treatment and program development for people with co-occurring mental health and substance use conditions.
How the ASAM Criteria Help Integrate Services for Co-Occurring Disorders and Promote Recovery
The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) published the revised second edition of the Patient Placement Criteria (ASAM PPC-2R) April 2001. There are descriptions of service and criteria for individuals with co-occurring mental and substance-related disorders. Virginia Medicaid regulations specify the use of the ASAM criteria to support selection of services for individuals. This presentation is designed to inform participants about these criteria and to understand how the concepts and constructs of these criteria can help improve integration of co-occurring disorders' services and promote recovery.
Objectives:
Participants will:
- Review the underlying concepts of the ASAM Criteria with specific reference to co-occurring disorders criteria.
- Discuss integrated services, recovery and the PPC-2R's approach to co-occurring disorders.
- Identify ways that the ASAM Criteria can help integration of services to better meet the needs of clients working on recovery
The Revised Second Edition ASAM Patient Placement Criteria: Understanding and Using ASAM PPC-2R
Clinicians involved in planning and managing care often lack a common language and systematic assessment and treatment approach that allows for effective, individualized treatment plans. The Patient Placement Criteria of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) first published in 1991, provided common language to help the field develop a broader continuum of care. The second edition (PPC-2) was published in 1996 and a revised second edition (ASAM PPC-2R) was published April 2001. Virginia Medicaid regulations specify the use of the ASAM criteria to support selection of services for individuals. During this workshop, specific hands-on exercises will help participants begin to implement the ASAM Criteria through careful assessment, tailored treatment planning and broadening services to provide a more flexible continuum of care.
Objectives:
Participants will:
- Review the underlying concepts and principles of the ASAM Patient Placement Criteria.
- Discuss changes made in the revised second edition of the ASAM Criteria, ASAM PPC-2R. These changes include criteria for those with co-occurring mental and substance-related disorders.
- Apply the ASAM PPC-2R in clinical work to broaden services and better meet the needs of clients, including co-occurring disorders clients.
Dr. Mandy Perryman is an Assistant Professor at Lynchburg College in Lynchburg, Virginia. She teaches graduate courses and provides clinical supervision in Counselor Education. Her research interests include counseling ethics, eating disorders and childhood obesity.
Kids Hooked on Food
Limited to 30 participantsThis program approaches compulsive overeating as an addictive behavior and demonstrates its fit with the disease model. It will explore the factors that impair effective treatment outcomes (e.g., abstinence is not a possibility). Further, this program will introduce family-based intervention strategies, supported by empirical research, which conveys the importance of nutritional instruction, exercise, and support group activities when attempting to provide comprehensive care for the child struggling with compulsive eating behaviors.
Objectives:
The childhood obesity epidemic indicates an early addiction to food, as well as a sedentary lifestyle, welcomes numerous physical, emotional and social problems and potentially later addictions, such as substance abuse.
Substance Abuse Prevention Specialist Training (SAPST)
Limited: 25 participants (Cont. from Monday afternoon and continued on Tuesday morning)
(You must attend all sessions from the beginning to end in order to receive credit)
