Clinical Documentation for Substance Use Treatment Providers: CalAIM Requirements and Best Practices
When: 09/25/2025 - 09/25/2025,
From: 9:00 AM to 4:30 PM
Location: Asian American Drug Abuse Program - Corporate Office - Community Room - 2900 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016
Imparted by: Ka Chi Grace Wong, PhD & Alyssa Cohen, PsyD SAPC’s-Clinical Standards and Training (CST) Branch
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Description:
IMPORTANT:
PARKING: Limited parking available on site (consider carpooling). Please allow time to find parking.
Pre-Registration is Required! We will notify you when your registration is confirmed.
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**Capacity for the training is 60.
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Location
Asian American Drug Abuse Program
Corporate Office - Community Room
2900 Crenshaw Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90016
Parking: Limited parking available on site (consider carpooling). Please allow time to find parking
Who Should Attend
This is a six-hour (6) live virtual, free introductory training and is open to SAPC Network providers including:
• Registered and Certified Substance Use Disorder (SUD) Counselors
• LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs & Licensed Eligible (LE) AMFTs, ACSWs, APCCs
• Psychologists & Registered Psychological Associates
• Certified Medi-Cal Peer Support Specialists & Peer Support Specialists
• Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN) & Licensed Psychiatric Technicians (LPT)—Now offering CEs
• Registered Nurses & Nurse Practitioners—Now offering CEs
Training Description
The California Department of Health Care Services has launched California Advancing and Innovating
Medi-Cal (CalAIM) to bring significant transformation to improve quality of life and healthcare
outcomes for Medi-Cal members. Documentation reform, including changes to clinical documentation
requirements effective on July 1st, 2022, are part of these CalAIM efforts.
The purpose of this live virtual training is to assist SAPC network providers in streamlining the clinical
documentation of patients’ treatment journeys in accordance with the new CalAIM requirements.
During this training participants will learn how to incorporate the seven (7) required components into
progress notes including information from assessments and Problem Lists. Clinical case examples will
be used throughout the training to help providers practice documentation that is consistent with
county, state, and federal regulations as well as best practices. Participants will also learn how to
implement at least two (2) effective time management strategies to improve timelines of
documentation. Time will be provided throughout the training for polls, group discussion and
opportunities for practice activities
Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of the training, participants will be able to:
1. Incorporate the clinical information from assessments and the Problem List into progress
notes.
2. Identify the seven (7) required components of progress notes based on California Department
of Health Care Services (DHCS) and Los Angeles County Substance Abuse Prevention and
Control (SAPC) requirements.
3. Utilize clinical case examples to produce documentation consistent with county, state, and
federal regulations as well as best practices.
4. Implement at least two (2) effective strategies to improve timeliness of documentation.
5. Assess four (4) progress notes and provide recommendations to enhance accuracy and
compliance with DHCS and SAPC requirements.