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This training will explore the evolution and rationale behind The ASAM Criteria: Fourth Edition, highlighting how scientific advances and clinical wisdom shaped updated, patient‑centered assessment and placement guidelines. Participants will also learn about the major structural updates—including new Dimensions, Subdimensions, expanded assessment frameworks, and the redesigned continuum of care—designed to support low‑threshold access to addiction medications and a modern chronic care model of addiction and recovery.

Learning Objectives:
Participants will:

1. Understand the evolution and rationale behind the development of The ASAM Criteria: Fourth Edition, including how advancements in research, science, and clinical wisdom informed updates to patient‑centered assessment and placement guidelines;
2. Identify and describe the major updates in The ASAM Criteria: Fourth Edition, including low‑threshold access to addiction medications, new Dimensions and Subdimensions, expanded assessment frameworks, and the integration of social determinants of health and person‑centered considerations;
3. Explain the structure and purpose of the new continuum of care introduced in The ASAM Criteria: Fourth Edition and how it is designed to support a chronic care model of addiction and promote sustained recovery.

Diana Kelly, MSW, LCSW
Clinical Director; Master Trainer Consultant, Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation

Bio: Diana Kelly, LCSW, is a clinician, educator, and Master Clinical Consultant at the Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation, where she leads and directs a team of ASAM Designated Trainers and provides national consultation on the implementation of The ASAM Criteria: Fourth Edition. She has supported four states in statewide ASAM implementation efforts—leading large‑scale training initiatives, designing and developing comprehensive ASAM curricula, and creating post‑evaluation processes to strengthen system-wide practice. Diana’s clinical experience includes extensive work with Military Veterans and justice‑involved individuals. A passionate mentor and facilitator, she is dedicated to advancing equitable, trauma‑responsive care across diverse systems and communities. She is a graduate of the IU School of Social Work in Indianapolis, Indiana.