Scott Boyles profile

WEBINAR
The ASAM Criteria Unplugged: Inside the NEW Adolescent & Transitional Aged Youth Edition

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What’s changed in the new Adolescent and Transitional Aged Youth (ATAY) Edition of the ASAM Criteria — and what does it actually mean for your day-to-day work with young people?

Join nationally recognized ASAM Criteria expert Scott Boyles for a candid, interactive conversation. This special “unplugged” session will provide a high-level look at key updates and emerging themes in the NEW ATAY Edition before shifting into an audience-driven Q&A discussion focused on the questions you submitted at registration.

From adolescent engagement and level-of-care decision making to implementation barriers and documentation challenges, this is your opportunity to get your presubmitted questions answered.

Participants are strongly encouraged to submit questions during registration to help shape the discussion. The session will conclude with a brief interactive activity focused on effective engagement strategies for adolescents and transitional aged youth.

Whether you are a clinician, supervisor, administrator, care coordinator, or system leader, this webinar offers an opportunity to obtain some key nuggets toward understanding the new ATAY Edition.

June 3, 2026 at 10:30 a.m. PST / 1:30 p.m. EST

Scott Boyles

Scott Boyles is a licensed addiction counselor, MINT trainer and the Senior National Training Director for Train for Change Inc. Mr. Boyles has spent more than three decades in the behavioral health field and has many years of experience working with the ASAM Criteria. Mr. Boyles is one of the original early adopters of the ASAM criteria, starting in 1991. Before becoming a full-time trainer, Mr. Boyles used the criteria professionally as a counselor and director. From 2007-2011, Mr. Boyles also served as a member of the ASAM Steering Committee for the ASAM Patient Placement Criteria. He also spent many years as a site reviewer, monitoring programs’ application of the criteria. Mr. Boyles’ experience at all levels of service and observation has enabled him to understand trainees’ needs in both education and application at different levels of the service system. Since 1993, he has trained more than 8,000 people in the proper use of the criteria. Mr. Boyles has passion and expertise in system-change approaches to support effective implementation and use of the ASAM criteria. He is well-known for his information, engaging, and entertaining trainings, which include practical, real-world applications.

Note: no CEUs are offered for this webinar. Recording will be available on Monday of next week to all registrants, and welcome to share

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