Educational Objectives

1. Determine a patients readiness for change according to the transtheoretical model

2. Utilize appropriate screening and assessment tools for alcohol and substance use

3. Utilize appropriate psychosocial treatments when treating patients with substance use disorders; I. Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT); II. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; III. Motivational Interviewing; IV. Contingency Management

4. Describe mutual self-help groups, including AA/NA's Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions, and how to support a patient's use of them

5. Identify the ASAM Levels of Care