Clinical Assessments

According to presentations by Dr. A. Thomas McLellan, the typical before vs. after treatment evaluations for substance dependence are actually inappropriate for evaluating treatment of chronic conditions in that they are biased against positive treatment results. The appropriate model for a chronic condition is similar to those for medical conditions where the evaluation is conducted while the individual is receiving treatment services or medications. Our inexpensive program evaluation tool is designed to monitor changes while the client should be actively engaged in treatment and during the initial period of maintenance services.

Outcome Evaluation