April 9, 2027
10:30AM - 5:00PM Eastern Time
Virtual One-day Foundations of the ASAM Criteria Training: History, Guiding Principles, Dimensions, and the Continuum of Care
About the event
This one-day introductory training provides a foundational overview of the ASAM Criteria, designed specifically for professionals new to the Criteria. Participants will explore the historical development of the ASAM Criteria and its role in shaping modern addiction treatment systems, with an emphasis on its history, Guiding Principles, Dimensions and the Continuum of Care.
This training is intended to build baseline literacy and shared language around the ASAM Criteria, serving as a basic foundation for the more hands skills based adult or adolescent-specific criteria focused on assessing the Dimensional needs and determining level of care level of care in practical application.
About the trainer
Glenn Duncan has been working in the behavioral healthcare field for 25 years. He has lectured nationally on many topics including the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, clinical supervision, emerging drugs of abuse and the ASAM Criteria. Glenn is a Licensed Professional Counselor, a Licensed Clinical Alcohol/Drug Counselor, a Certified Clinical Supervisor, and an Approved Clinical Supervisor. Glenn has a Master’s in Clinical Psychology from Western Carolina University. Since 2003, Glenn has served as the Executive Director at Hunterdon Drug Awareness Program, Inc. in Flemington, NJ. Since 1999, Glenn has also specialized in, and has developed a lecture series on clinical supervision. He is a leading lecturer for both addictions and mental health professionals and trains nationally on issues regarding clinical supervision. Glenn authored a chapter on the use of live supervision in a community treatment organization for the book entitled “The Use of Technology in Clinical Supervision and Training: Mental Health Applications,” published in 2016.
