Individualized Service Plans Using the ASAM Criteria and Motivational Interviewing
Featuring: Scott Boyles, LAC, MINT Trainer, Senior National Training Director, Train for Change, Inc.
May 16-17, 2018
Great Wolf Lodge Traverse City
3575 US-31, Traverse City, MI 49684
June 19-20, 2018
Fetzer Center at Western Michigan University
2350 Business Ct, Kalamazoo, MI 49008.
July 24-25, 2018
Lansing Community College West
5708 Cornerstone Dr, Lansing, MI 48917
Aug 21-22, 2018
Hyatt Place and Diamond Center at Suburban Collection Showplace
46100 Grand River Ave, Novi MI 48374
Sept 25-26, 2018
Community Mental Health Association of Michigan
426. S. Walnut, Lansing, Michigan 48933
8:00am Registration; 8:30am to 4:30pm (Training)
This event is sponsored by the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services, Behavioral Health & Developmental Disabilities Administration, Office of Recovery Oriented Systems of Care, and facilitated by The Community Mental Health Association of Michigan (CMHAM). If you have questions, please contact Annette Pepper at or call 517-374-6848.
Who can attend?
This training is intended for clinicians, case managers and peers in the publicly funded substance use and co-occurring disorder field. It contains content appropriate for participants at the beginning and/or intermediate levels. Participants must have attended a Two Day ASAM Skill Buildingtraining previously to attend this training. Each training location is limited to a maximum of 40 participants.
Registration $35 PER PERSON (COST SHOWN INCLUDES COFFEE & LUNCH).
PROGRAM OUTLINE
This application-focused workshop offers a practical approach to the ASAM Criteria and how it supports and drives individualized service planning. Participants will understand the relationship between the treatment plan and the use of The ASAM Criteria’s admission, continued stay, transfer and discharge criteria. In addition, participants will learn how to write measurable, individualized treatment plans based on the individualized needs of the client and the dimensional analysis. Behaviour change principles will be discussed to enhance trainees’ understanding of how and why people change, and explore ways in which the client’s stage of change impacts and drives a person-centered service plan. Participants’ abilities to develop individualized service planning will be strengthened through core motivational interviewing skills as a way to have better conversations about individualized needs and increase client readiness for and engagement in treatment.
Participants will be able to:
Develop individualized, measureable service plans based on individualized needs and the ASAM Criteria’s six dimensions
Identify how the ASAM Criteria and the dimensional analysis initiate and drive a person-centered service plan
Using service plans with the ASAM criteria continued service, transfer and discharge criteria
Develop an understanding of behavioral change principles
Identify program and personal strengths and barriers; to motivational interviewing and person-cantered service plans
Develop and practice motivational interviewing skills for engaging clients in person-centered services
Understand service planning content, problems, goals, objectives
Understand where when and how the plan drives the services delivered
Featuring:
Scott Boyles, LAC, MINT Trainer, Senior National Training Director, Train for Change, Inc.
About the Presenter: Scott Boyles, LAC, MINT Trainer, Senior National Training Director, Train for Change, Inc.
Scott Boyles is a licensed addiction counselor and the Senior National Training Director for Train For Change Inc. For more than three decades, he worked at all levels in the behavioral health field: as an inpatient and intensive outpatient counselor, clinical director and director. Boyles has passion and expertise in system-change approaches to support implementation and use of evidence-based practices. He has been a consultant and trainer, with a focus on the ASAM Criteria, individualized treatment planning, clinical documentation, the Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change and motivational enhancement strategies for more than two decades. His consulting work has evolved from years as a clinical supervisor and includes group and individual coaching. Boyles is known for providing informative, engaging and entertaining trainings, which include practical, real-world applications.
Continuing Education
The Community Mental Health Association of Michigan is approved by the Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals (MCBAP) to sponsor educational training for professional certification. CMHAM maintains the responsibility for the program and content. Substance abuse professionals participating in this training will receive 14 (Specific) contact hours.
Certificate Awarded: certificates will be emailed to each participant 30 days after verification of attendance.
Evaluation: There will be an opportunity for each participant to complete an evaluation of the course and the instructor. If you have any issues with the way in which this training was conducted or other problems, you may note that on your evaluation of the conference or you may contact CMHAM at 517-374-6848 or through our webpage at for resolution.
Participants will be required to attend the entire training. Those who arrive late and depart early will not receive a certificate.
May 16-17, 2018
Training location and overnights - Great Wolf Lodge Traverse City, 3575 US-31, Traverse City, MI 49684. Guests can begin making reservations by calling 866-962-9653 and using the code 1805ASAM to get a $75 + Tax night rate. To register for May 16-17, 2018 CLICK HERE.
June 19-20, 2018
Training location: Fetzer Center at Western Michigan University, 2350 Business Ct, Kalamazoo, MI 49008. .To register for June 19-20, 2018 CLICK HERE.
July 24-25, 2018
Training Location: Lansing Community College West, 5708 Cornerstone Dr, Lansing, MI 48917. Overnights: Comfort Inn, 525 N. Canal Road, Lansing, MI, 48917. Reservations for overnights can be made at for a $75 + Tax night rate. To Register for July 24-25, 2018 CLICK HERE.
Aug 21-22, 2018
Training and Overnight Location: Hyatt Place and Diamond Center at Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave, Novi MI 48374. Call 248-348-5600 and mention you are with CMHAM to receive a $75 + tax/per night rate. To register for August 21-22, 2018 CLICK HERE.
Sept 25-26, 2018
Training Location: Community Mental Health Association of Michigan, 426. S. Walnut, Lansing, Michigan 48933. Overnights: Comfort Inn, 525 N. Canal Road, Lansing, MI, 48917. Reservations for overnights can be made at for a $75 + Tax night rate. To register for September 25-26, 2018 CLICK HERE.
Severe Weather Policy: Trainings will take place as scheduled and we will not be able to refund training fees. In the event of severe weather, please check the website for scheduling delays and event updates.
Cancellation Policy: Substitutions are permitted at any time. No-shows will be billed at the full training rate. Cancellations must be received in writing at least 10 business days prior to the conference for a full refund less a $15 administrative fee. If cancellation is received less than 10 business days prior to the training, no refund will be given.