Upcoming Events
NAATP 2013 Annual Addiction Treatment Leadership Conference
May 18 - 21, 2013
On May 20, Michael Miller, MD, will be presenting "What's new in The ASAM Criteria."
La Cantera Resort - San Antonio, TX
62nd Annual Session - University of Utah School on Alchoholism and Other Drug Dependencies
June 16 - 21, 2013
On June 17, David Mee-Lee, MD, will be giving a keynote address: "Addiction: It Isn't All a Brain Disease -- Getting Back to Biopsychosocial". Dr. Mee-Lee will also be presented with the Ewart A. Swinyard, Ph.D., Award.
University of Utah campus, Salt Lake City, UT
NCAD National Conference on Addiction Disorders
September 21 - 25, 2013
On September 23, David Mee-Lee, MD, will be presenting "Getting Up to Date: The New ASAM Criteria, DSM-5, and Healthcare Reform -- Evolution or Revolution?"
Anaheim Marriot - Anaheim, CA
19th Annual Counseling Skills Conference
September 25 - 27, 2013
September 25: William R. Miller, PhD, keynote address, "Patients as Partners: Why We Are Not The Experts on Change." Workshop, "A Brief Introduction to Motivational Interviewing and the Third Edition's Four-Process Model." September 26: David Mee-Lee, MD, presentation, "The New ASAM Criteria for the Treatment of Substance-Related, Addictive and Co-Occurring Conditions -- What's New?" Workshop: "What's In It For Me? The New ASAM Criteria." We also invite you to visit The Change Companies exhibit booth.
Tropicana Hotel - Las Vegas, NV
CAADAC/CFAAP 33rd Annual Conference
October 03 - 06, 2013
We invite you to visit The Change Companies exhibit booth. For more information on this conference please contact Bill Calhoun, Vice President of Business Development at 888-889-8866.
Sheraton Grand - Sacramento, CA
2013 NAADAC National Conference
October 11 - 14, 2013
On October 14, David Mee-Lee, MD, will be presenting "The New ASAM Criteria – What’s New and How The ASAM Criteria Helps You Re-Form for Healthcare Reform." We also invite you to visit The Change Companies exhibit booth. For more information on this conference please contact Bill Calhoun, Vice President of Business Development at 888-889-8866.
InterContinental Buckhead Hotel - Atlanta, GA
ASAM State-of-the-Art Course in Addiction Medicine
October 24 - 26, 2013
Join us for the release of The ASAM Criteria
Crystal Gateway Marriot - Crystal City, VA
The Change Companies® in the News
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ASAM Criteria Assessment Tools, Trainings, and Textual Supplements
ASAM and The Change Companies (TCC) are developing implementation and assessment tools as well as training programs for state, county, managed care and individual clinicians to advance the use and understanding of ASAM's Patient Placement Criteria. Founded in 1989, TCC is an international publishing, consulting, training and multimedia company that works with experts in the field of behavior change to develop effective and evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery resources. Read more...
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A more caring manner toward probationers
This Addiction Professional article spotlights probation officers' successful implementation of The Courage To Change curricula with a California probation population. Read more...
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ASAM Debuts Patient Placement Criteria Products
"ASAM's recent success in advancing the use and understanding of its Patient Placement Criteria through a new strategic partnership benefits addiction professionals and clinicians alike. In fact, when ASAM and The Change Companies partnered last fall, ASAM made huge strides in expanding access to and improving the quality of addiction treatment by introducing a host of new assessment tools and treatment guides." Read more...
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Breaking Through The Wall
The Change Companies' Duane L. Young talks about his transition into becoming a leader for The Change Companies® in this interview with B.O.S.S. Magazine. Read more...
