Overview

Module 2 describes how to screen for substance use disorders and high risk substance use in health care & social services settings.

Objectives: Upon completion of this module, participants will be able to:

• Summarize the necessary features of proper screening
• Describe the main features of the ASSIST/ ASSIST-FC and how to use this screening test in health care settings
• Properly score the screening test and interpret the results
• Define standard drink and lower-risk drinking limits

Course Delivery: Online self-paced course, open enrollment

Training Materials

Training Video: Introduction to Screening

After watching Introduction to Screening, proceed with learning about one of the screening tools below.

   ASSIST 

• Training Video:  Administering and Scoring the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST) (Please use Internet Explorer for the best viewing experience.)
• Materials:
  • ASSIST Screening Tool and Response Card
  • Patient Feedback Report and Scoring Instructions
  • The Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test (ASSIST): Manual for Use in Primary Care
• Video Demonstrations:
  • Alcohol and Vicodin Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment in Emergency Room
  • Tobacco and Alcohol Screening and Brief Intervention in Primary Care Clinic

   

     ASSIST-FC 

• Training Video: Screening for Multiple Substances Using the ASSIST-FC 
• Materials:
  • ASSIST FC- Screening Tool, Scoring and Response Card