September 27-28, 2018


Two-day ASAM Criteria Skill Building

This is an exclusive training for Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services DBHDS. Please contact the hosting agency for registration details.

About the event

This two-day, application-focused training provides participants with an in-depth look at the theoretical foundations of the Criteria, including clinically driven services, biopsychosocial assessment, the six dimensions, continued stay and transfer/discharge criteria. Incorporating the use of the new edition of The ASAM Criteria, participants have opportunities for skill practice at every stage of the treatment process: assessment, engagement, treatment planning, continuing care and transfer or discharge.
All participants receive an in-depth Training Journal to guide the training and as a resource for continuing skill application.

About the Trainer

Laurie Conaty is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist with 30 years of experience providing mental health and substance use disorder treatment and program development-including Adolescent & Adult Dual-Disorder treatments. She is EMDR Level 1 trained, Seven Challenges trained and trained in Jeff and Debra Jay’s “Love First Clinical Interventions.” She is a member of Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers and the spirit of Motivational Interviewing is heavily embedded in all of her practice. Laurie was awarded a Letter of Commendation from Fairfax County, VA Community Services Board for developing, implementing and managing a community based apartment program for people with co-occurring disorders to live, work and practice their recovery in the community. She has held Clinical Faculty appointments at both Duke University and UNC-CH, in their respective Departments of Psychiatry. Laurie provides Motivational Interviewing training and fidelity consultation on a regular basis and provides workshops and consultation to clinicians considering beginning or expanding a private practice. In addition to training and consultation, she provides outpatient services and couples and family ‘intensives’ through her practice, Laurie Conaty, LCSW, LCAS, PA, located in Sanford, NC.

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