Substance Use Disorders and Models for Supporting Recovery
As a Community Health Worker, what do you need to know about substance use disorders and recovery?
Enroll
This course has been completed. Though it is not currently scheduled for repeating, if you would like to be notified if it opens for enrollment in the future, you may register.
Course Information
- Format: Classroom
- Date/Time: January 19, 2017,
9:00 am - 5:00 pm - Location: Holyoke Public Library
- Length: 8 hours
- Competencies: Communication, Community Dimensions of Practice
- Learning Level: Awareness
- Supplemental materials: Flyer (PDF)
- Pre-requisites: None
About this course
The goal of this course is to train Community Health Workers on Substance Use Disorders (SUDs) and encourage/support them in incorporating best practices, evidence based models, techniques and strategies into their practice at the community level.
What you'll learn
After completing the training, you will be able to...
- Describe the disease model of addiction and a holistic approach;
- Describe the Multiple Pathways of Recovery;
- Describe and Utilize the Stages of Change Model;
- Identify available SUDs resources at the community level; and
- Understand Stigma and their roles in addressing it
Meet the Trainer
Haner Hernandez, Ph.D., CPS, CADCII, LADCISenior Consultant, Bureau of Substance Abuse Services Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Enrollment and Contact Hours
To register for this course, please contact Dawn Heffernan at
dheffernan@schoolph.umass.edu
. Once
you are registered, you will receive an enrollment key to enter below.
Technical trouble accessing the course? Contact support@nephtc.org