Dr. Hoffmann, a clinical psychologist and president of Evince Clinical Assessments, is an internationally recognized expert in the area of assessment and outcome evaluation. He has produced over 130 publications and is a frequent speaker and workshop leader at regional and national conferences. He consults with corporations, state agencies, and treatment programs on a range of assessment needs, program evaluation issues, and outcomes based treatment. Dr. Hoffmann is a Clinical Assistant Professor of Community Health at Brown University.
He has developed a broad range of clinical assessment instruments. The SUDDS-IV is a diagnostic interview used throughout the US and parts of Europe. Examples of his other instruments include brief screens (TAAD and EWE), interviews to identify co-occurring disorders (PADDI and CAAPE), and treatment planning aids (LOCI-2R).
Dr. Hoffmann lead the team that developed the Cleveland Criteria, which were the first multilevel of care criteria developed for both adults and adolescents. These criteria served as a basis for other placement criteria including the first ASAM Patient Placement Criteria for the Treatment of Psychoactive Substance Use Disorders, of which he is the lead author.
He founded and directed the CATOR (Comprehensive Assessment and Treatment Outcome Research) system for evaluating addictions programs throughout the United States, Canada, and parts of Europe. Findings from the CATOR system were widely cited in the Institute of Medicine’s seminal report on addictions and were used to inform Congress on treatment efficacy issues.
As a member of the first Joint Prison and Probation Accreditation Panel for the United Kingdom, he has been instrumental in applying current research on addictions to the evidence-based criteria in the accreditation of behavioral health and other offender programs in the British correctional system.
