Overview

The Adolescent Designation seeks to expand access to addiction treatment for adolescents by establishing clinical practice standards and indicators of quality care. Successful applicant programs will receive the designation on their operating certificate, can market/advertise themselves as an OASAS designated adolescent treatment program, and will be identifiable as such on the OASAS website, including through the OASAS Provider and Program Search. Please see the sections below for the clinical practice standards and application materials. 

Clinical Practice Standards

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    Clinical Standards for Adolescent Programs

    Clinical practice standards for adolescent programs, which are guidelines intended to establish broad goals and practical benchmarks for delivering high-quality, evidence-based treatment services to adolescents with a substance use disorder. 

     

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Application Materials

A complete application is comprised of three main documents – the application cover sheet, program self-assessment, and program attestation. Substantiating documentation is also required and outlined in these documents. Providers applying for the Adolescent Designation in more than one PRU may submit a single attestation but must submit a separate self-assessment for each PRU.
 

Completed applications must be submitted by email to [email protected] with the subject line“Adolescent Designation Application.” Providers with questions or needing support related to the Adolescent Designation should contact the Youth, Young Adult, and Family Services team at [email protected].

Please note that only complete applications will be reviewed. Omission of requested materials will result in denial or delay of designation.

 

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    Adolescent Designation Cover Sheet

    This document will serve as both the applicant program’s checklist to ensure a complete submission and the cover page of a program’s Adolescent Designation application. Applicant programs must complete the tables in this document in order for the application to be reviewed.

     

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    Attestation

    Programs seeking OASAS designation as an adolescent program must complete this attestation and follow the submission instructions above.

     

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    Program Self-Assessment

    This self-assessment helps determine if a program is ready to become an OASAS-designated adolescent program. Providers applying for the Adolescent Designation in more than one PRU must submit a separate self-assessment for each PRU. 

     

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Training

Adolescent Designation Skill Building Role Plays

This training provides an overview of select Adolescent Designation Standards with the intent to highlight and strengthen the use of desirable counseling skills when working with adolescents and their families. Adolescent designation standards highlighted in this training include Assessment, Developmentally Informed Treatment, and Trauma-Informed Treatment. 

Credentialing credit will be given for completing all three videos in the series. The certificate is available for download upon completion of the series. This training fulfills 1 clock hour credits toward: 
•    CPP/CPS initial 
•    CASAC/CPP/CPS renewals 
•    NYS Education Dept. Social Work Continuing Education 

What's Related

Related clinical guidance and reference materials for providers and program staff serving the adolescent population.