ACT Resources

Learning Modules 

Co-occurring Basics - a short course reviewing the basic principles clnicians should keep in mind when working with persons with severe and persistent mental illness as well as substance abuse.

Organizations and Associations

ACTA - the Assertive Community Treatment Association brings together ACT teams from around the world once a year for a conference which is invaluable especially for new teams.  Join and attend - it's worth it!

SAMHSA - this U.S. Dept of Health site has a number of documents, including ones of training staff and evaluating your team.  Some valuable stuff!

 Ethics

Ethical Scenarios and PACT - this paper by Garside and Maher presents excellent scenarios that can be the basis for a challenging and educational team discussion.

 Family Education Materials

The materials below were complied by Ouzoman Asouwara and Lindsay Beaudry.

 Boundaries and Limit Settings - a pamphlet form on this specific topic

 Family Resource Guide - 80 page pdf covering a variety of topics

 Motivational Interviewing

 MotivationInterviewing.org - a website that has some excellent information on MI