Substance abuse assessments have very different purposes for different populations. For instance an assessment for treatment of victims will look different from a court-mandated assessment relating to criminal behavior. For another example an assessment for an adolescent would likely emphasize peer influence more so than it would for an adult. These demographic factors significantly influence the assessment as it relates to treatment planning or other recommendations.
Use the module readings and the Argosy University online library resources to research types of substance abuse assessments for different demographics.
Select three substance abuse assessments for use in this assignment. Your choices should represent three different age populations such as the elderly adults adolescents or children. Review the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) patient placement criteria for the treatment of substance-related disorders at the following:
Complete the following:
Create an 810 slide PowerPoint presentation to present your findings to other substance abuse counselors. Include the table comparing the three types of substance abuse assessments. Apply APA standards to citation of sources in your slides. Use the speaker notes in the slide show to further discuss the topics on each slide. In addition make sure you have a title slide and a slide with references (in APA format).
Use the following file naming convention: LastnameFirstInitial_M5_A1.ppt.
By Monday May 15 2017 deliver your assignment to the M5: Assignment 1 Dropbox.
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