The ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Online Foundations Course
Created January 2024 Self-Paced Course
Overview
This 5-hour online course is designed to help healthcare professionals develop patient-centered service plans and make objective decisions during the Level of Care Assessment and Treatment Planning Assessment for individuals with addictive, substance-related, and co-occurring conditions.
Through didactic material and interactive learning activities, this asynchronous course covers the basics of The ASAM Criteria, such as the guiding principles, continuum of care, and how to conduct the Level of Care and Treatment Planning Assessments to provide an appropriate level of care recommendation and individualized treatment plans. Further, by utilizing case scenarios, this course will help prepare you to implement The ASAM Criteria effectively in your practice.
The target audience for this course includes beginner, intermediate, and advanced counselors, social workers, administrators, clinical staff, medical students, and any other healthcare professional who works with individuals with addictive, substance-related, and co-occurring conditions.
Learning Objectives:
Employ the underlying principles and concepts of The ASAM Criteria 4th Edition.
Identify key components of The ASAM Criteria 4th Edition and implement them into practice.
Identify ASAM Criteria 4th Edition’s continuum of care treatment levels and understand how integrated care is implemented within the different levels of care.
Conduct The ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Level of Care Assessment and apply the Dimensional Admission Criteria to make level of care recommendations.
Utilize The ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Treatment Planning Assessment to determine treatment priorities and guide treatment planning.
Registration Rates
ASAM Learner Type
Rate
ASAM Member
$149
Non-Member
$199
Associate Member
$99
Resident Member*
$99
Student Member*
$99
*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.
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Registration Deadline: 1/1/2027 Close Access Date:2/1/2027
Course Instructions
Click the Contents tab to begin the activity.
Complete the Course Introduction and Modules 1-4.
After each module click Complete Post Test to answer multiple choice questions. Participants will have 10 attempts to pass and must answer 70% of the total questions correctly.
Click Complete Evaluation 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. Click Claim Certificate to claim your medical credits. lick the button View/Print Certificate to save or print your certificate. You can view/print your certificate at any time by visiting the ASAM eLearning Center, clicking Dashboard, and clicking Transcript/Achievement.
Click Claim Certificate to claim your medical credits. 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 eLearning Center, clicking Dashboard, and clicking Transcript/Achievement.
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Jennifer Harrison
PhD, LMSW, CAADC
Dr. Harrison is a social worker, chemical addictions counselor, full professor, and professor at Western Michigan University. Her clinical work focuses on integrated substance use, mental health, and physical health services for individuals with co-occurring needs. Her research interests and publication record encompass a diverse range of topics, such as international social justice, the intersection of mental health, substance use, and medical needs among adults, the implementation of evidence-based practices, and the role of peer services in behavioral health. Dr. Harrison co-authored the book Tips and Topics: Opening the Toolbox for Transforming Services and Systems with Dr. David Mee-Lee. She has presented on interprofessional research and teaching in the U.S. and internationally and served on multiple expert panels with SAMHSA. Dr. Harrison is a co-principal investigator in two HRSA-funded projects to impact the interprofessional behavioral health workforce. She has co-developed a digital application, Goal Scaling Solutions, for use in telehealth and education settings to help people develop, monitor, and communicate their goals for wellness and recovery.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures
Navdeep Kang
PsyD, HSP
Dr. Kang is a clinical psychologist and the Chief Quality Officer for BrightView Health. After spending almost 20 years delivering patient care in a variety of behavioral health service contexts, Dr. Kang joined BrightView for the opportunity to develop, implement, and research best practices in addiction treatment. He leads BrightView’s contributions to the evolving national definition of quality in addiction medicine and is the second-ever non-physician to be appointed to the ASAM’s Quality Improvement Council. Dr. Kang developed BrightView's comprehensive intra-treatment monitoring system, which evaluates patient status at the onset and through the course of treatment, offering both clinicians and patients a high degree of visibility into patients' statuses, allowing for truly personalized care decisions to be made in real-time. Dr. Kang was selected by President and Mrs. Obama for the Obama Foundation’s inaugural Fellowship class for his leadership in treating addiction collaboratively with partners across the healthcare system. In addition to serving on the National Quality Forum’s Technical Expert Panel on Opioid Use and Opioid Use Disorder and being appointed by Ohio Governor Mike DeWine to a four-year term on the Recovery Ohio Advisory Council, Dr. Kang is a co-editor of the Fourth Edition of The ASAM Criteria.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures
Joanna Linn
PhD, LCMHCS, LCAS, CCS
Dr. Linn is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) and Licensed Independent Substance Abuse Counselor (LISAC), serving individuals with traumatic grief through counseling and connection with rescue animals near Sedona, Arizona. She is currently a faculty member and consultant for the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), helping to design and provide trainings throughout the country in both live and virtual settings. Merging her passion for professional development and clinical work, Dr. Linn began her company, Thrivilege, PLLC, in 2013 and has since conducted over 200 trainings on topics including cultural competency, compassion fatigue, ethics, professional resilience, and co-occurring disorders. In 2016, Dr. Linn was appointed by the Governor to serve as a Mental Health Clinician Representative on the North Carolina Commission for Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities, and Substance Abuse Services. She worked alongside Managed Care Organizations as a Strategic Initiatives and Special Projects Director, a consultant for substance use services, and as a Corporate Compliance Reviewer. While serving as a Program Director and Associate Professor in Human Services, she created an event for students to share their stories of resilience through poetry, theater, and visual arts.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Christine R. Mulford
RN, MSN, FNP-BC
Christine Mulford, RN, MSN, FNP-BC is a board-certified Family Nurse Practitioner who brings more than two decades of clinical practice and leadership to the field of addiction medicine. She has practiced at all levels of outpatient care, including telemedicine. Additionally, she has directed an inpatient medically managed withdrawal management program. Her special interests are meeting the unique treatment needs of LGBTQ+ individuals and reducing stigma for all individuals with substance use disorders.
Ms. Mulford earned her Master of Science in Nursing from Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee. She has served as a guest lecturer for Arizona State University Project Echo. At ASAM, she holds positions on The ASAM Criteria Education Planning Committee as well as the ASAM CONTINUUM sub-committee. She has been an ASAM Faculty member since 2019.
No Relevant Financial Disclosures.
Jasleen Salwan
MD, MPH
Dr. Salwan is a board-certified internal medicine and addiction medicine physician. She is an Attending Physician in Internal Medicine and Addiction Medicine at Montgomery Family and Internal Medicine Associates in Silver Spring, Maryland. She trained at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, earning an MPH concurrently with her MD before pursuing her residency at the Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Program.
She subsequently completed an Addiction Medicine fellowship at Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center. Since July 2020, she has been providing integrated primary care and substance use disorder treatment, as well as Hepatitis C treatment, at a private practice in Silver Spring. Dr. Salwan's interests include collaborative care models, social justice, and provider wellness. Her work has been published in the Substance Abuse journal (SAj) as well as in the mainstream media, including The Baltimore Sun and The Hartford Courant.
In support of improving patient care, the American Society of Addiction Medicine is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Credits Available
Physicians: X Credit(s)
Nurses & NPs: X Nursing Contact Hour(s)
Pharmacology Hour(s): X Hour(s)
PAs: X Credit(s)
Pharmacists: X Credit(s) Pharmacists must claim credits within 30 days and provide their eProfile ID and Birthdate. ASAM will not report credits claimed after 30 days or with incomplete information.
Social Workers: X Credit(s)
Interprofessional Continuing Education: X Credit(s)
Certified Counselors: X NBCC Contact Hour(s)
American Society of Addiction Medicine has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7062. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. American Society of Addiction Medicine is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Certified Counselors: NBCC Contact Hours Not Offered
American Society of Addiction Medicine has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7062. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. American Society of Addiction Medicine is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
Maintenance of Certification (MOC)/Continuing Certification Program (CCP)
This activity is designed to meet the requirements for MOC/CCP for several primary physician boards and for state licensing CME requirements. MOC Credit is only reported and designated for ABA, ABP, ABIM, and ABS. By completing the online credit application and evaluation, the learner permits ASAM to report credits to the appropriate Board. Learn more.
ABIM MOC Points: X Medical Knowledge | X Patient Safety
ABP MOC: X Lifelong Learning & Self-Assessment
ABS Continuing Certification: X Accredited CME
ABA MOCA 2.0®*: X Lifelong Learning | X Patient Safety MOCA 2.0® is a trademark of the American board of Anesthesiology®. This activity contributes to the CME requirement for Part II: Lifelong Learning and Self-Assessment of the American board of Anesthesiology's (ABA) redesigned Maintenance of Certification in Anesthesiology Program® (MOCA®), known as MOCA 2.0®. Please consult the ABA website, https://www.theaba.org/, for a list of all MOCA 2.0 requirements.
Additionally, this activity has been designed to satisfy the requirements of the following primary physician board certification requirements. Please confirm with your individual Board.
American Board of Addiction Medicine (ABAM)
American Board of Preventative Medicine (ABPM)
American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN)
Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada (RCPSC)
Certificates for other professions
All participants may request a certificate of participation upon completion of the activity and an online evaluation confirming their participation. Learners are strongly advised to contact their professional licensing board or professional association to confirm this certificate will be accepted as evidence supporting continuing education requirements.
California Association for Drug/Alcohol Educators (CAADE)
This educational program is approved by CAADE: #CP40 999 1225.
California Association of DUI Treatment Centers (CADTP)
This educational program is approved by CADTP: #205.
California Consortium of Addiction Programs and Professionals (CCAPP)
This educational program is approved by CCAPP: #OS-20-330-1224.
Disclosure Information
In accordance with the disclosure policies of ASAM and Joint Accreditation, the effort is made to ensure balance, independence, objectivity, and scientific rigor in all accredited continuing education activities. These policies include identifying and mitigating all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies for those involved in the creation and dissemination of accredited continuing education.
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Up to 5.00 medical credits available | Certificate available
Up to 5.00 medical credits available | Certificate available
4 hours of social work credits available. No partial credit for social workers seeking ACE.
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