Events

This presentation will look at the value of evidenced based screening, assessment and evidence based practices for adolescents with substance use disorders. It will a) review multiple large demonstrations of the feasibility, replicability, effectiveness and cost effectiveness of several approaches to screening, assessment, treatment and recovery support services; b) show that comprehensive assessment is important because most present with multiple co-occurring problem; and c) examine recent meta analyses and articles demonstrating that a wide range of evidence based treatment, recovery support and other practices are associated with better outcomes than treatment as usual. The course will also provide a list of recent references in this area.

Presenter

Michael L. Dennis, Ph.D. Dr. Michael Dennis is a Senior Research Psychologist and the Director of the GAIN Coordinating Center at Chestnut Health Systems in Normal, IL