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The Association for Medical Education and Research in Substance Abuse will hold its 32nd Annual AMERSA National Conference on November 6-8, 2008, in Washington DC.

The meeting will reflect on AMERSA's interdisciplinary strengths and the commitment to disseminate the latest developments in substance abuse education, prevention, treatment and research that challenge all health care professionals.

Confirmed plenary sessions include:

Carlo DiClemente, PhD and Thaddeus Herzog, PhD in a Spicy Debate - Contemplating Change: The Pros and Cons of the Transtheoretical Model for Understanding Changes in Substance Use

John Rodolico, PhD, Terence Keane, PhD and Susan Storti, PhD, RN in a Plenary Panel Session on Combat Stress and Substance Abuse in the Wake of War

Randolph D. Muck, MEd, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, speaking on Adolescent/Emerging Adults

John Cunningham, PhD, Senior Scientist Centre for Addiction and Mental Health, speaking on the Internet and New Media as Tools to Recovery

Jerome Jaffe, MD, University of Maryland School of Medicine, will be the recipient of the distinguished John P. McGovern Award

Stephanie O'Malley, PhD, Director, Division of Substance Abuse Research, CMHC, will receive the prestigious Betty Ford Award honoring her valuable contributions to the substance abuse field.

Call for Abstracts now open. Submit abstracts and workshops online by May 15.

For further information, visit www.amersa.org or contact This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Internet Sexual Addiction

Columns - Assessment Tools

Written by Jenna Bensoussan

Friday, 05 October 2007

This intake checklist is a screening device designed to be administered in a written form to clients awaiting their first interview. Alternately, it can be administered verbally during the initial interview. Although no cut-off scores have been specified for the checklist, in general, the higher the number of statements endorsed by the client, the more likely that the client has concerns about excessive use of the Internet to meet his/her sexual needs. This checklist can serve as an exploratory vehicle at intake and counselors can use the results to tailor therapeutic interventions.

DIRECTIONS TO THE CLIENT: Please read each of the following statements regarding your use of the Internet to visit or view websites that emphasize sexual content. Please place a check in the checkbox beside any item which is true for you. If the item is very true of you, then please circle the checkmark.

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