ASAM Criteria 4th Edition 2-Day Quarterly Course: Foundations & Skill Building - May 15 -16, 2025

ASAM Criteria 4th Edition 2-Day Quarterly Course: Foundations & Skill Building

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Thursday, May 15, 2025 - Friday, May 16, 2025| 8:30 am - 3:30 pm PT
Live Virtual Course

Overview

This two-day course includes the ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Foundations Course and the ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Skill-Building Course at a discounted rate. Each course provides the tools to utilize the ASAM Criteria with the utmost care and evidence-based practice. 

The ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Foundations Course covers developing patient-centered service plans as well as making objective decisions about patient admission, continuing care, and transfer/discharge for individuals with addictive, substance-related, and co-occurring conditions. The workshop content is based on information found in The ASAM Criteria: Treatment Criteria for Addictive, Substance-Related, and Co-Occurring Conditions, Fourth Edition and incorporates an opportunity for participants to practice applying the information through case-based activities. Learners will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions in real time, participate in polling questions and break into small groups.

The ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Skill Building Course will follow multiple case scenarios along the patient’s journey through the continuum of care. It will provide an in-depth understanding of providing level of care recommendations, developing individualized treatment plans, and conducting reassessments for continued service or transition of care for patients with addiction and co-occurring conditions. Additionally, participants will examine implementation challenges and develop strategies to provide appropriate treatment for persons with substance use disorders (SUDs). It is recommended that attendees successfully complete the Foundations course before beginning this course.

The target audience for this introductory, intermediate, and advanced course includes: counselors, social workers, payers, administrators, and other clinical staff.

This course addresses the following ACGME Competencies: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, and Systems-Based Practice.

Learning Objectives

1. Describe the underlying principles and concepts of the ASAM Criteria
2. Identify the six dimensions of the ASAM Criteria’s multidimensional patient assessment
3. Determine treatment priorities based on risk assessment to guide treatment and service planning
4. Determine an appropriate level of care and treatment priorities based on risk assessment
5. Implement the ASAM Criteria, in the context of system challenges, for patients with addiction to ensure appropriate level of care and treatment outcomes
6. Conduct an ASAM Criteria Level of Care Assessment by evaluating risk across the dimensions, utilizing the Dimensional Admission Criteria to make the level of care recommendations and identify Dimensional Drivers.   
7. Develop an individualized treatment plan for persons with substance use disorders (SUD) using an ASAM Criteria Treatment Planning Assessment. 
8. Conduct a Reassessment and Treatment Plan Review and utilize continued service and transition criteria to make evidence-based decisions regarding transitions in level of care.  

Registration Rates

*Residents, Fellows-in-training, Interns, and Students must join ASAM to receive a discounted registration rate. Click here to become an ASAM member. National and Chapter membership dues apply. There is no charge for Students to become a Member, but verification of student status is required.

Membership Question?  Call ASAM at 1.301.656.3920, email us, or view the ASAM website for more information.

Refunds & Cancellations

All ASAM e-Learning Center refund requests must be made in writing to Education@ASAM.org within 90 days of purchase. Those requesting refunds for courses that are in progress will receive partial refunds or e-Learning Center credit. Automatic full refunds will be made for any course with a live-course component that has been cancelled.

Registration Deadline: 12/19/2025 - 05/16/2025

Close Access Date: 06/16/2028

***Registration for Course will Close Once Registration and Waitlist are Full***

Instructions

1. Click on the Contents tab to begin this activity. 
2. Attend the live virtual courses from May 15 to May 16, 2025 at 8:30 am PACIFIC TIME each day. The link will open 10- 15 minutes before the course starts. 
3. Attend the virtual-live course via zoom (you must be present for the entire course in order to take the post-test).
   1. Ensure that you have downloaded zoom and make sure all updates have been installed. 
   2. Learners are strongly encouraged to have their cameras on and actively participate in the course. 
   3. If possible, use a zoom background to minimize distraction to other learners. 
   4. Mute your mics until you wish to speak.
4. Click Complete Post Test to answer multiple choice questions. Participants will have 10 attempts to pass. 
5. Click Complete Evaluation to provide valuable activity feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window. 
6. Click Complete Evaluation - Presenters to provide valuable activity feedback. Scroll down on all questions as there may be answer options that expand past the size of the window.
7. Click the button Claim Medical Credits in the box titled Claim Credits & Certificate. Choose the type of credit and click submit. Click the button View/Print Certificate to save or print your certificate. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the ASAM e-Learning Center, clicking Dashboard, and clicking Transcript/Achievements.

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