1-Day ASAM Adults Vol.1 Core Concepts
ASAM Criteria Fourth Edition, Adults Volume 1: Adults Volume 1: Core Concepts One-Day Open Enrollment Training
8 hours total, 8:30am - 4:30pm CT
This highly interactive one-day training facilitated by two ASAM Criteria experts provides a comprehensive overview of the major updates in the Fourth Edition of The ASAM Criteria. We will cover new assessment and treatment planning standards, updates to the continuum of care, Dimensional Admission Criteria, Level-of-Care Determination Rules, Transition and Continued Service Criteria, and treatment planning.
This training includes hands-on practice applying the new criteria to patient case scenarios. This approach will guide practitioners in making objective decisions about level of care recommendations and treatment planning for patients with substance use and co-occurring disorders. This low-risk, high-engagement training incorporates breakout sessions, brain breaks, group discussion, polls, games, and more. A thorough, resource-rich training workbook complements learning for all participants.
- Describe the foundational principles of The ASAM Criteria and the major updates to The ASAM Criteria, Fourth Edition
- Distinguish the six dimensions and subdimensions of the Fourth Edition's multidimensional assessment, and differentiate between the Level of Care Assessment and the Treatment Planning Assessment
- Analyze the Fourth Edition¿s Continuum of care and how the updated criteria promote person-centered, culturally humble, integrated, and trauma responsive care
- Apply The ASAM Criteria Fourth Edition to a diverse patient case study by utilizing level of care assessment guidelines to make a level of care recommendation and label Dimensional Drivers
- Identify the content, functionality, and capabilities of the redesigned digital and print tools of The ASAM Criteria
Available now as a special thank you for your partnership, receive 10% off a copy of our Fourth Edition print version using code TRAINING10 at checkout. Some restrictions apply. Please see further details at bottom of page. The product is sold separately and is NOT included in the training purchase price.
This course is led by Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation master trainers and consultants who are dedicated to helping others embrace the full value of The ASAM Criteria, Fourth Edition. Their collaborative goal is to give behavioral health professionals the knowledge and tools needed to implement the revised and redesigned guide for improved patient care. Having used The ASAM Criteria as practicing clinicians themselves, they directly understand how the standards and practices align to patient needs in a clinical setting.
MS, LMFT, Master Trainer and Consultant for the Consulting and Training Team at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
As a licensed marriage and family therapist, Bartosik, has spent over 25 years developing community-based health care programs, utilizing implementation science, building trusting relationships, and improving access to care for underserved communities. He's dedicated to providing clinical guidance, interdisciplinary administrative leadership, and targeted training and consultation across the country for evidence-based and emerging practices in behavioral health and substance use disorder treatment.
MS, LMFT, Master Trainer and Consultant for the Consulting and Training Team at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
During her more than 30 years in the field of addiction and mental health, Boxill has focused on boundary spanning between social services and the legal systems. She has developed mental health and addiction groups, facilitated discussions and trainings regarding intersystem collaboration, and has integrated behavioral health providers to address the negative impact of social determinants in obtaining quality health care. Prior to her position at Hazelden Betty Ford, she served as the first specialized docket coordinator for the Franklin County Municipal Court, was the deputy director for the Ohio Governor's Cabinet Opiate Action Team, and most recently was the administrator for the Department of Addiction Services at Columbus Public Health.
PhD, LICSW, Master Trainer and Consultant for the Consulting and Training Team at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
With over two decades of experience in clinical social work, Hohenstern's clinical expertise includes treating individuals with co-occurring disorders and those at risk for suicide across residential, outpatient, and telehealth settings. She is certified in several evidence-based practices, including cognitive processing therapy, social skills training, cognitive behavioral therapy for substance use disorders, cognitive behavioral therapy for suicide prevention, and problem-solving therapy for suicide prevention. She also brings advanced skills in motivational interviewing and dialectical behavior therapy.
LCSW, Clinical Director, Master Clinical Trainer and Consultant for the Consulting and Training Team at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
As a person in long-term recovery and a clinician working in substance use disorder recovery for over 13 years, Kelly has a deep, personal passion for working with those impacted by both trauma and substance use disorders. She is also an Army veteran who has worked at the Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center in their Substance Use Disorder Recovery Program for five years and was the clinical director for New Life Recovery Home where she worked with justice-involved individuals transitioning out of incarcerated settings. Kelly's dedication for teaching and mentoring was illuminated during her time as a faculty lecturer at the Indiana University School of Social work and now was a master clinical trainer and consultant at Hazelden Betty Ford.
EdD, LPC, NCC, CSAC, MAC, Clinical Trainer Consultant for the Consulting and Training Team at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
Puckett holds a doctorate in Counselor Education and Supervision and brings extensive experience in the human services field, including juvenile justice and specialty treatment courts. A clinical therapist by trade, he specializes in trauma and addiction. Puckett serves as core faculty for Walden University's mental health counseling graduate programs and is a trainer for All Rise. He lives in La Crosse, Wisconsin, and considers his three sons his greatest accomplishments.
CSW-PIP, Clinician, Master Trainer and Consultant for the Consulting and Training Team at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
With a passion for employing evidence-based practices, Seezs is dedicated to guiding individuals toward positive change, including as an adjunct faculty member at the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School and while serving on the Board of Directors at Central Minnesota Mental Health Center. He is certified in Motivational Interviewing and is experienced in cognitive-behavioral therapy and suicide prevention. For 14 years, Seezs treated co-occurring disorders and served Veterans and their families at the St. Cloud Veterans Affairs Health Care System.
LCSW, Substance Use Disorder Counselor for the Consulting and Training Team at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
Singh is a licensed clinical social worker with a BA/BS in psychology and sociology from Wayne State University and an MSW from the University of Southern California, where she focused on mental health and military social work. She is currently pursuing a doctorate in social work through Tulane University.
Singh has worked in nearly every level of care in substance use disorder treatment since 2007 and currently serves as a counselor at Hazelden Betty Ford in Naples, Florida. She has facilitated a complex trauma grief group for nine years at Valerie's House, a local nonprofit, and has taught chemical dependency courses as an adjunct professor at Florida Gulf Coast University. Singh has also provided supervision to BSW and MSW students and worked in probation counseling for anger management and domestic violence.
She has completed more than 2,000 hours of training in treatment modalities and special populations and is known for incorporating creativity, humor, and mindfulness into her work. Outside of her professional life, Aman has fostered over 350 pugs, chased storms in Tornado Alley for 11 years and will celebrate 20 years of sobriety in March 2026.
Master Trainer and Consultant for the Consulting and Training Team at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
With 40 years of experience in the public and private sector, Starr is a seasoned substance use disorder expert. Prior to retiring from the State of Ohio's Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services (ODADAS), she served as chief of recovery supports and housing. Prior to holding that role, Starr was the chief of treatment services and chief of treatment and recovery services for ODADAS. She began her career with Project Linden, Inc., where she served as a substance use and recovery counselor for justice-involved individuals.
LCSW, Master Trainer and Consultant for the Consulting and Training Team at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation
Weyman's work in direct practice has focused on program development and implementation of evidence-based practices for co-occurring disorders, with a specific focus on young adults. She also has a passion for teaching, with experience training clinicians in risk assessment and crisis intervention. Her current areas of interest include finding synergy between evidence-based treatment modalities for mental health, substance use, and co-occurring disorders, implementation and organizational change processes, and integration of care across providers and treatment delivery systems.
*CEs available for psychologists, counselors, mental health and family therapy professionals, social workers, nurses, and medical professionals. Please check with your board to confirm credits. A CE certificate is emailed upon completion of post-course evaluations.
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The Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, provider #1487, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not
individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. Hazelden Betty Ford
Graduate School maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period:11/22/23-11/22/26. Social workers completing this course receive up to 6 continuing education credits.
Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation is recognized by the New York State Education Department's State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0529. The Graduate School is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Graduate School maintains responsibility for this program and its contents. The Graduate School is an NBCC approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP # 6547, and may offer NBCC-approved clock hours for events that meet NBCC requirements. The ACEP solely is responsible for all aspects of the program. The Graduate School is approved to provide continuing education by CAADE Provider # CP20 975 C 0325, CCAPP Provider Number 1N-88-160-1125, CADTP provider # 125, and CA BRN CEP 16722.
Participants are required to keep their certificate for a minimum of six years. For information about this continuing education program, please contact the Hazelden Betty Ford Graduate School, P.O. Box 11 CO9, Center City, Minnesota 55012.
Cancellations and Refunds
No cancellations, refunds or transfer of training dates can be made. For our full policy details, please visit this page.
Discount Restrictions:
The 10% discount may only be applied on resources needed for the training, and may not be applied to additional copies needed for organization or client implementation. We reserve the right to restrict the overall value of the discount to a certain max percentage of the training value.
Questions, ADA requests or grievances, please contact Addison Jones, customer implementation manager, Customer Solutions Delivery & Success by email at AJones@HazeldenBettyFord.org or phone 651-213-4655.
