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Focus Session

Envisioning a Continuum of Care for Behavioral Addictions

Saturday, April 25, 2026
1:30 PM - 2:45 PM PT
Location: Harbor D-F, Level 2
Explore the first-ever integration of behavioral addictions into the ASAM Criteria and the challenges the editorial team has faced in defining, assessing, and treating these conditions. This session combines expert insights, panel discussion, and audience Q&A to give attendees a behind-the-scenes look at this groundbreaking work and practical takeaways for clinical practice.

Learning Objectives:

Learners will be able to:
  • Describe the scope and rationale for including behavioral addictions in the ASAM Criteria, highlighting the challenges and considerations in defining, assessing, and treating these conditions.
  • Explain key components of the ongoing development process for the Behavioral Addictions Volume and how multidimensional assessment is applied to non-substance addictions.
  • Apply insights from the editorial process to clinical practice by identifying strategies for integrating assessment and treatment of behavioral addictions into everyday addiction care.
Disclosure(s):
Sara J. Polley, MD, FAPA, FASAM: No financial relationships to disclose
Michael Eiden, PhD, LCSW, LCADC, CSAT, CCS: No financial relationships to disclose
Daniel Kaufmann, PhD, LPC, LMHC: No financial relationships to disclose
Emily Brunner, MD: No financial relationships to disclose