August 17, 2026

10:30AM - 5:00PM Eastern Time


Virtual One-day ASAM Criteria: Fourth Edition Adolescent and Transition-Aged Youth Criteria, The Pillars

About the event

*THIS TRAINING IS WORTH 5.0 NAADAC CEs*
Our new training equips participants with the foundational knowledge and practical skills needed to confidently make level of care decisions and support initial treatment plan focus for adolescents and transitional age youth.
This highly interactive session focuses on:
● The Guiding Principles of the ASAM Criteria targeted toward ATAY
● Reviewing the expectations for integrated co-occurring care, medically-integrated care and medically focused care
● Describing the purpose and ATAY considerations for the Level of Care Assessment and Treatment Planning Assessment
● Developing knowledge of the dimensions and subdimension in relation to ATAY
● Understanding Dimension 6, “Person-Centered Considerations” from a patient and family focus
● Understanding how the decimal system defines types and intensity of care via adolescent case study practice, identify Dimensional Drivers and apply Dimensional Admission Criteria/Risk Ratings and Level of Care Decision Rules
● Identify key aspects of Continued Stay and Transition Criteria.
THE ASAM CRITERIA 4TH EDITION Volume 2: Adolescent Transition-Aged Youth Criteria, hard copy or e-book is required for THIS training.

About the trainer

Ms. Farr provides training and consultation to private organizations, county governments, and state governments. Previously she was the manager of Clinical and Quality Management services for the Bucks County Department of Behavioral Health. She concurrently served as the Clinical Director for the Bucks County Drug & Alcohol Commission. Ms. Farr was a reviewer on the revised SAMHSA/CSAT TIP 42 on Co-Occurring Disorders, and continues to work with them as a consultant/reviewer. She has extensive experience as a trainer locally, regionally, and nationally. She works with providers to improve access to care, quality of services and treatment outcomes. Ms. Farr is an ASSIST 11 trainer, and has completed the NIATx Coaches Academy. She is trained in Motivational Interviewing by MINT Trainers and has presented numerous trainings on MI. She has also been trained as a trainer with the National Institute of Corrections in Effective Communication, a model designed to reduce recidivism in antisocial populations utilizing Motivational Interviewing principles, coupled with other best practice protocols. Certified as a trainer in Motivational Interviewing, Co-Occurring Disorders, Treatment Planning, and Forensics and Addiction, Ms. Farr conducts trainings for the State of Pennsylvania/Department of Health/Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs. She has contracted with ZIA Partners to consult with organizations interested in becoming Behavioral Health Centers of Excellence. Ms. Farr was awarded the Outstanding Practitioner Award at the 2006 Pennsylvania Co-Occurring Disorders Conference held in Hershey, PA, in recognition of her efforts at the national, state, and local level.

Registration

This event is open to the public. Registration fee is $199.00/person and includes a printable electronic handout and/or an electronic training journal to use as a resource during the training. For more information, please contact: candacel@trainforchange.net or call 1-775-434-1562
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