July 1, 2025
10:30AM - 3:00PM Eastern Time
Virtual Training on The Evolution of The ASAM Criteria: What’s New in the Fourth Edition
About the event
The Fourth Edition of The ASAM Criteria builds on the past 30 years of The Criteria and provides an updated, streamlined, and pragmatic approach to assessment and treatment planning. This session will provide a consolidated overview, in addition to some of the “why” in relation to the major changes in terminology, levels of care, dimensions and assessment processes.
Session Objectives:
· Understand the intent, revised descriptions, language and reordering of the 6 Dimensions
· Explore some of the numerous nuances of the revised dimension 6 “Person-Centered Considerations”
· Explore the three major assessment moments over the course of addiction care based on the ASAM Criteria
· Review the four broad levels of care and understand how the decimal system defines gradations of treatment intensity
· Discuss the universal service characteristic standards
· Understand how the risk ratings have been integrated into the Dimensional Admission Criteria to support consistency and simplicity for making level of care decisions
Session Objectives:
· Understand the intent, revised descriptions, language and reordering of the 6 Dimensions
· Explore some of the numerous nuances of the revised dimension 6 “Person-Centered Considerations”
· Explore the three major assessment moments over the course of addiction care based on the ASAM Criteria
· Review the four broad levels of care and understand how the decimal system defines gradations of treatment intensity
· Discuss the universal service characteristic standards
· Understand how the risk ratings have been integrated into the Dimensional Admission Criteria to support consistency and simplicity for making level of care decisions
About the trainer
Ellen Pallme, MSW, LCSW, LCAS, CCS is a practicing licensed clinical social worker and additions specialist. For the past five years she has devoted her time to clinical supervision and training new clinicians entering the field. She became a member of MINT in 2015 and has focused on developing skills with co-occurring disorders. Ellen has pursued her interest in helping trauma survivors by becoming a certified yoga teacher to include movement in therapy.
Registration
This event is open to the public. Registration fee is $0.00/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
