Course Description

Opioid use disorder is a chronic, relapsing disease, which has significant economic, personal, and public health consequences. The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) developed this National Practice Guideline for the Use of Medications in the Treatment of Addiction Involving Opioid Use to provide information on evidence-based treatment of opioid use disorder. (Hereafter in this document, this National Practice Guideline will be referred to as “Practice Guideline”.) This ASAM Practice Guideline is intended to aid clinicians in their clinical decision- making and patient management. The Practice Guideline strives to identify and define clinical decision-making junctures that meet the needs of most patients in most circumstances. (ASAM, 2015).


Course Modality: This is an independent home-study course. Students will take the course according to their own timeline. 

Course Completion: To receive the course certificate, each student is required to agree to Student Learning Contract, read all text-based materials, view any media posted, complete and pass course examination, and complete and submit course evaluation. 

Senior Instructor Diane Sherman, PhD

Dr. Diane Sherman, Ph.D., a substance abuse profession since 1975, beginning her career while serving in the U.S. Army for in the capacity of Behavioral Science Specialist.  She holds the national advanced credential of Master Addiction Counselor, Certified Clinical Supervisor, Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor-II, and E-Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor. Diane earned her Doctorate in Industrial / Organizational Psychology from Capella University in 2007. Since 2008 she has taught and supervised students who are in pursuit of the certified addiction counselor credential.She is passionate about creating a positive student learning experience and sharing the best knowledge to support addiction professionals in our clinical practice

Course curriculum

    1. Welcome Video.

      FREE PREVIEW
    2. Course Syllabus.

      FREE PREVIEW
    3. Learner Agreement

    4. How to Navigate this course

    1. Instructional Video for Completing Assignments

    1. ASAM Practice Guidelines 2015

      FREE PREVIEW
    2. ASAM QUICK GUIDE

    3. ASAM and MAT. Assignment #1.

    4. ASAM and MAT. Assignment #2.

    5. ASAM and MAT. Assignment #3.

    6. ASAM and MAT. Assignment #4.

    1. ASAM and MAT. Course Quiz.

    2. ASAM and MAT. Course Review

    3. ASAM and MAT. Course Evaluation

About this course

  • $35.00
  • 14 lessons
  • 0 hours of video content

Reviews

5 star rating

Wonderful Content!!

Brian Anderson

I found the content in this class to be very useful and informative!!

I found the content in this class to be very useful and informative!!

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5 star rating

straightforward

Melinda Tucker Furlan

It was thorough.

It was thorough.

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5 star rating

ASAM

Susanah Stone

The information was very helpful

The information was very helpful

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5 star rating

ASAM Guidelines and MAT

Dr. Alfreda Hammonds

I really enjoyed this section. It was very informative.

I really enjoyed this section. It was very informative.

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5 star rating

MAT Education Course

Tammie Wells

This specific lesson on the ASAM Guidelines and MAT is informative and is useful in helping specialist in identifying the appropriate level of care and scree...

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This specific lesson on the ASAM Guidelines and MAT is informative and is useful in helping specialist in identifying the appropriate level of care and screening for co-occurring disorders with opioid use disorders.

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4 star rating

Very informartive

Christopher Littlefield

4 star rating

ASAM Guidelines and MAT

Leslie Gray

need more hand out

need more hand out

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5 star rating

ASAM

Monique Morgan

Good training. ASAM training was a good refresher and provided information that I was not aware.

Good training. ASAM training was a good refresher and provided information that I was not aware.

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5 star rating

ASAM and MAT

Michelle Medlock

informative

informative

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5 star rating

ASAM and MAT

elizabeth holder

excellent!!!!

excellent!!!!

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