ASI TRAINING

Training on the Addiction Severity Index

• For more information or to schedule a training, contact Meghan Love, Senior Program Manager, at mlove@tresearch.org.

Using protocols and training materials developed by creators of the ASI, TRI deploys senior trainers to deliver two-day training sessions on clinical administration and scoring of the ASI. Trainings can be delivered on-site or in TRI’s Philadelphia offices. Providers are trained in small groups of 10-20 (1 trainer for every 10 trainees), and competency measures evaluating trainee familiarity with the instrument and its coding conventions are administered at the end of each session.

Agenda topics include:

Introduction to the ASI/Use of the ASI
     1. Clinical Utility
               Intake/Assessment/Psychosocial
               Treatment Plan Development
     2. Research Purposes
               Descriptive Studies/Follow-up Studies
               Severity Ratings vs. Composite Scores
     3. Strengths and Limitations
               Use with Special Populations
               Interview Format
Introducing the ASI and General Coding Instructions
     Introducing the ASI to patients
Question-by-question review of all items including question intent & suggested probes
      ASI General Information Section
      Medical Status Section
      Selecting Interviewer Severity Ratings
      Employment/Support Section
      Drug & Alcohol Sections
      Legal Section
      Family/Social Section
      Psychiatric Section
Coding Exercise and ASI Vignettes for all 7 sections
Role-play for Drug and Alcohol Sections

Compilation of coding conventions and cross checks
Assessment of participant knowledge of Interviewer Severity Ratings

Summary of ASI sentinel article - Fifth Edition Article
ASI Competency quiz and ASI interview role-play

Each trainee receives a variety of materials created by the developers of the ASI, including copies of the ASI and associated manuals and publications; a Power Point version of the entire ASI presentation and worksheets and other practice materials.

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