Multimedia Addiction Severity Index for Adolescents

描述：我们建议开发一个计算机管理的综合 青少年酒精和药物评估工具称为成瘾严重程度 青少年索引多媒体版。该工具旨在 在药物滥用治疗开始时用于青少年（12 - 18岁），或 在进入少年司法系统后，指导治疗规划， 评估结果。成瘾严重程度指数多媒体版 对于成人（ASI-MV（TM）），三个关键特征将ASI-A-MV与其他 评估工具：（1）侧重于突出的发展问题;（2）评估 优势和资产;（3）引人入胜的多媒体格式。第一阶段将解决 拟订文书的内容和结构， 第二阶段采用CD-ROM格式。根据我们自己的经验和广泛的 与药物滥用和青少年领域的主管部门进行讨论， 正义，ASI-A-MV将率先使用最先进的 评估青少年的技术，并将满足人们对 这是一个经验可靠、易于使用和具有成本效益的评估工具。如果这样的 该计划证明了评估青少年相对于 目前可用的仪器、工作人员和管理员， 不同服务系统的青少年可能会认为这是一个可取的 评估青少年治疗计划和结果的成本效益高的方法 评价 拟定商业应用： ASI-A-MV的商业潜力非常大。 许多相同的ITS客户 目前在他们的设施中使用成人ASI-MV的人表达了对 能够获得青少年版ASI-MV（TM）（ASI-MV（TM））， 在这个时候，是在大约12个国家，并正在使用的大小化学依赖 治疗中心和惩教设施，以及区域和国家范围的系统， 护理）。这些设施和许多其他设施需要一个经过充分验证的、成本低廉的- 为青少年提供有效和易于使用措施的数量巨大。 我们最初的反应是 管理人员从每一个照顾系统，对待青少年，以及成年人， 我们的工作表明，他们急于购买ASI-A-MV。

DESCRIPTION: We propose development of a computer-administered comprehensive adolescent alcohol and drug assessment instrument called the Addiction Severity Index for Adolescents Multimedia Version (ASI-A-MV). This tool is intended to be used with adolescents (12-18) at the outset of substance abuse treatment, or upon entry into the juvenile justice system, to guide treatment planning and evaluate outcomes. Modeled on the Addiction Severity Index Multimedia Version for Adults (ASI-MV(TM)), three key features distinguish the ASI-A-MV from other assessment tools: (1) focus on salient developmental issues; (2) assessment of strength and assets; and (3) engaging, multimedia format. Phase I will address development of the instrument content and structure to be fully developed in CD-ROM format in Phase II. Based on our own experience and extensive discussions with authorities in the fields of substance abuse and juvenile justice, the ASI-A-MV will be pioneering in its use of state-of-the-art technology for assessing adolescents and will fill a much desired need for an empirically sound, easy-to-use and cost-effective assessment tool. If such a program demonstrated effectiveness in assessing adolescents relative to currently available instruments, staff and administrators working with adolescents across various service systems would likely view it as a desirable and cost-effective way to assess adolescents for treatment planning and outcome evaluation. PROPOSED COMMERCIAL APPLICATION: The commercial potential for the ASI-A-MV is very great. Many of the same ITS customers who are currently using the adult ASI-MV in their facilities have voiced enthusiasm about being able to have access to an adolescent version of the ASI-MV(TM) (the ASI-MV(TM), at this time, is in about 12 states and is being used by large and small chemical dependency treatment centers and correctional facilities, as well as regional and state-wide systems of care). The need on the part of these and many other facilities for a well-validated, cost- effective, and easy to use measure for adolescents is enormous. Our initial response from managers from every system of care that treats adolescents, as well as adults, with which we work has indicated that they would be anxious to purchase the ASI-A-MV.