ASAM Training: December 15, 2025: In-Person @ Amos House

ASAM 101: A Foundational Overview

The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) Criteria is the most widely used framework for assessing individuals with substance use disorders and determining appropriate level of care. This training provides an overview of the ASAM criteria’s purpose, dimensions, and best practices, working to build a practical foundation for effectively using it to guide placement decisions. Participants will learn how the ASAM assessment supports person-centered, strengths-based care and will be given the opportunity to apply the criteria in real-world scenarios to support learning and confidence.

Learning Objectives:

• Describe the purpose and importance of the ASAM criteria
• Describe the six assessment dimensions of the ASAM and their relevance
• Explain the ASAM continuum of care and the difference between levels
• Apply ASAM criteria to real-world scenarios to promote better understanding of processes

Trainer Bio

Anna Erdei, MBA, MA, LMHC, joined Bay State Community Services (BSCS) in August 2020 and is responsible for overseeing the Outpatient Clinic, the BHCP program, and the criminal justice and correctional programs. In her current role as Senior Vice President of Outpatient Services, Anna provides supervision and support to all programs in the Outpatient Clinic, including the Director of the Heart-to Heart Program, Behavioral-Health Community Partners, and Recovery Coaching Services.

Anna obtained her Master of Arts degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from Lesley University and her MBA with concentration in healthcare management from Northeastern University. She received her LMHC licensure in 2007.

Training Facts:

• Date
  • December 15, 2025
• Time:
  • 10:00 am - 2:00 pm
• Location: In-person training at Amos House, 460 Pine St, Providence, RI 02907
• Subject: ASAM, American Society of Addiction Medicine
• Practice level: Beginner, Intermediate 
• CE credit: 
  • ASWB: 4 hours
  • NAADAC: 4 hours
  • NBCC: 4 hours
• Course type: In-person
  • 4 hour training
• Covered topics: ASAM
• Date created: 2025

Who Should Take This Course:

Staff at all levels of health and human service agencies, behavioral health organizations, and recovery-centered organizations.

Refund and Cancellation policy:

Access is automatically provided to this course once purchased. Therefore, no refund will be given. For special circumstances before the live sessions begin, C4 may cancel your registration and move your credit to another module of equal value or refund the course to the original source of payment. 

Training Certificates:

Participants may earn a Certificate of Course Completion* by:

1. Attending the entire 4 hour in-person training
2. Completing all required learning activities
3. Completing the course evaluation form and the certificate request form

4 hours of continuing education credit will be awarded upon completion of this course through ASWB, NAADAC, and NBCC. Certificates will be emailed directly to participants roughly two weeks after the completion of the training evaluation and certificate request form. 

Accommodations: 

If you need accommodations for disability, please contact Project Coordinator, Isabel-Kai Fisher at rhodetta@c4innovates.com.

Grievances: 

If you would like to report a complaint, please contact Project Director, Rachel Ehly at rehly@c4innovates.com. 

In order to fully complete this course and receive a continuing education certificate, you must arrive on time, fill in the sign-in sheet, and stay for the duration of the training, completing the evaluation. If you are a social worker, you will need to write in your license number in the sign-in sheet.

C4 Innovations, Provider #1457, 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. C4 Innovations maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 10/17/2023-10/17/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 4 continuing education credits.  

C4 Innovations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6576. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. C4 Innovations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

This course has been approved by C4 Innovations, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #100990, C4 Innovations is responsible for all aspects of their programming.