Clinical Documentation and The ASAM Criteria 3rd Ed: Connecting Documentation and The ASAM Criteria 3rd Edition for Trillium Providers

November 19, 2026

The purpose of this training presentation is to help Trillium behavioral health and SUD providers connect clinical documentation and medical necessity with The ASAM Criteria 3rd edition for substance use disorder treatment. It covers treatment planning, progress notes, SMART goals, and NCQA’s treatment record guidelines, along with ASAM’s six assessment dimensions, stages of change, and levels of care. The emphasis is on documenting each member’s needs and treatment response to support appropriate care and authorization decisions.

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Target Audience

Licensed behavioral health professionals including, but not limited to, social workers, graduate-level counselors, therapists, and substance use professionals. Licensed health care professionals including, but not limited to, nurses.

Practice Level: Beginner and/or Intermediate.

Learning Objectives

  • Define Medical Necessity Criteria and how it is connected to documentation.
  • Identify a best practice for treatment planning and documentation.
  • Identify a resource for reviewing the NCQA Treatment Guidelines.
  • Describe the 6 dimensions of The American Society of Addiction Medicine Criteria.
  • Identify difference in levels of care and Withdrawal Management levels of care.
  • Identify all the stages of change.
  • Describe high risk withdrawal symptoms, treatment options, and when this risk may necessitate treatment at a higher level of care.
  • Describe how S.M.A.R.T. goals method can improve treatment planning and progress notes.

Course summary

Available credit (Listed in Hours): 
  • 2.00 Attendance/Participation
Course opens: 
10/23/2026
Course expires: 
12/03/2026
Event starts: 
11/19/2026 - 2:00pm CST
Event ends: 
11/19/2026 - 4:00pm CST
  • Sign In and Welcome.
  • Course Content.
  • Course Evaluation.

 

 

Online
United States

Lisa Wharton, MA, LPC, LPCC
Mary Mogg-Postle, MSW

No continuing education available for this event.

 

Available Credit (Listed in Hours)

  • 2.00 Attendance/Participation
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