The Indiana Family and Social Services Administration’s Division of Mental Health and Addiction, with help from with Ivy Tech Community College, Allen County Public Library, Southwestern Behavioral Healthcare, and Meals on Wheels of Central Indiana will offer six American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria 4th Edition Foundations Courses and one Skill Building Course across the state in 2025. Each course will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. local time. Registration fee of $25 will be collected by ASAM through their online system. Indianapolis trainings will be capped at 85 participants, while all others will be capped at 50. Lunch will be provided and included with registration for each training.
About these Courses: ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Foundations Course
This 6-hour, live course is the recommended first step to understanding the ASAM Criteria 4th Edition and covers developing patient-centered service plans as well as making objective decisions about patient admission, continuing care, and transfer/discharge for individuals with addictive, substance-related, and co-occurring conditions.
The workshop content is based on information found in The ASAM Criteria: Treatment Criteria for Addictive, Substance-Related, and Co-Occurring Conditions, Fourth Edition and incorporates an opportunity for participants to practice applying the information through case-based activities. Learners will have the opportunity to ask the presenter questions in real-time, participate in polling questions, and break into small groups.
The ASAM Criteria Course can also serve as a bridge to the implementation of a provider credentialing program. Providers who have completed ASAM-approved training can gain the initial skill set to deliver care in compliance with The ASAM Criteria.
The target audience for this introductory, intermediate, and advanced course includes: counselors, social workers, payers, administrators, and other clinical staff.
This course addresses the following ACGME Competencies: Patient Care and Procedural Skills, Medical Knowledge, Practice-Based Learning and Improvement, and Systems-Based Practice.
What You’ll Learn
After participating in this course, learners will be able to:
- Employ the underlying principles and concepts of The ASAM 4th Edition Criteria.
- 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.
ASAM 4th Edition Criteria Skill Building Course
This course expands on the content discussed within The ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Foundations course. DMHA requires attendees successfully complete the ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Foundations course, online or virtual live, prior to attending this course. This interactive course will follow multiple case scenarios along the patient’s journey through the continuum of care. It will provide an in-depth understanding of providing level of care recommendations, developing individualized treatment plans, and conducting reassessments for continued service or transition of care for patients with addiction and co-occurring conditions. Additionally, participants will examine implementation challenges and develop strategies to provide appropriate treatment for persons with substance use disorders. It is strongly encouraged that attendees successfully complete the ASAM Criteria 4th Edition Foundations course, online or virtual live, before beginning this course.
What You’ll Learn
After taking this course, learners will be able to:
- Conduct an ASAM Criteria Level of Care Assessment by evaluating risk across the dimensions, utilizing the Dimensional Admission Criteria and Dimensional Drivers to make the level of care recommendations
- Conduct an ASAM Criteria Treatment Planning Assessment to develop individualized treatment plans for persons with SUDs.
- Utilize continued stay and transition criteria to make evidence-based decisions in determining the appropriate level of care
- Examine implementation challenges and develop strategies to provide appropriate treatment for persons with SUDs
Dates and Locations:
- July 17, 2025 – Foundations – Fort Wayne – Allen County Public Library – Details and Registration
- July 18, 2025 – Foundations – Fort Wayne – Ivy Tech Coliseum Campus – Details and Registration
- August 13, 2025 – Foundations – Indianapolis – Meals on Wheels Sol Center – Details and Registration
- August 14, 2025 – Foundations – Indianapolis – Meals on Wheels Sol Center – Details and Registration
- August 15, 2025 – Skill Building – Indianapolis – Meals on Wheels Sol Center – Details and Registration
- MUST HAVE TAKEN 4th Ed. FOUNDATIONS FROM ASAM TO REGISTER FOR THIS SKILL BUILDING COURSE
- September 11, 2025 – Foundations – Sellersburg – Ivy Tech – Details and Registration
- September 12, 2025 – Foundations – Evansville – Welborn Conference Center – Details and Registration
Each course will be held from 8:30 a.m. – 4 p.m. local time.
States and payers are adopting the 4th Edition at varying rates, and certain jurisdictions might still be in the process of implementing older versions of The ASAM Criteria textbook. If you’re unsure whether you should complete the 3rd or 4th Edition ASAM Criteria Foundations course, we recommend reaching out to your employer for guidance.
Register in ASAM’s eLearning Center:
- Click your course link and Register for the Course in the ASAM eLearning Center
- On the top righthand side there will be a “Register” button.
- Once you click on “Register”, another box will ask them to “Complete Registration Now”.
- Once you click on that “Complete Registration Now” button you will need to create an ASAM Account (if you don’t already have one)
- Reminder: After you create an ASAM account, you will need to come back to this registration link and finish the course registration process. Just because you have created an ASAM Account does not mean you have finished the course registration process!
- There are a couple questions you will need to answer in the registration process
- A confirmation email will be sent to you and the course will now be located on your ASAM Dashboard Tab.
