Description This webinar will identify the various opioid medications prescribed and their pharmacological differences and similarities, describe the neurochemical affects of opioids on the brain and the resulting symptoms, discuss the use of opioid medications in the treatment of opiate dependency, and explain the neurochemical and pharmacological principles at work. Presenter Michael Palladini, RPh MBA […]
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Addiction and Traumatic Brain Injury
Addiction and Traumatic Brain Injury presentation will lessen communication barriers due to paradigm confusion, separate the paradigms of alcoholism, addiction, and dependence, identify ‘real world’ implications for serving clients better: DSM-5 and beyond.
Avoiding the Vortex of Evil: Tips for Happy and Successful Treatment Planning (for the Paperwork Challenged)
**Please note, we do not provide CEUs for viewing recorded webinars. If you are interested in receiving CEUs, you can view and register for our upcoming webinars here.** Description Treatment planning can often be a hassle for busy clinicians. Yet if treatment is to be effective patients need to know where they are headed and how […]
Ethics in Addiction Treatment: Values in Action (Part 2 of 2)
**Please note, we do not provide CEUs for viewing recorded webinars. If you are interested in receiving CEUs, you can view and register for our upcoming webinars here.** Description This webinar will define ‘ethics’, identify the role of the professional association and agency codes of ethics, examine the relationship between ethics and the law, demonstrate knowledge […]
Addressing Clinical Issues in Transgender Populations
This “Addressing Clinical Issues in Transgender Populations” webinar provides both practitioners and administrators increased familiarity with the barriers faced by transgender individuals in need of substance use treatment.
Understanding the Addicted Patient in an ER Setting
**Please note, we do not provide CEUs for viewing recorded webinars. If you are interested in receiving CEUs, you can view and register for our upcoming webinars here.** Description This webinar covers substance use and abuse implicated in emergency department (ED) visits. Presenter Antoine Douaihy, MD, is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of […]
Working with the Poor: The Personal and Spiritual Dimensions
**Please note, we do not provide CEUs for viewing recorded webinars. If you are interested in receiving CEUs, you can view and register for our upcoming webinars here.** Description This webinar focuses on the use of self in relation to working with disadvantaged families and it provides strategies that would allow the therapist to connect with […]
Substance and Medication Abuse/Misuse among Older Adults
**Please note, we do not provide CEUs for viewing recorded webinars. If you are interested in receiving CEUs, you can view and register for our upcoming webinars here.** Description This webinar discusses substance and medication abuse among older adults, intervention mechanisms, specialized treatment options, and prevention strategies. Presenter Linda Shumaker, RN-BC, M.A. is a registered nurse […]
Short-Term Opioid Withdrawal Using Buprenorphine: Findings and Strategies from the NIDA Clinical Trials Network (CTN) Study
**Please note, we do not provide CEUs for viewing recorded webinars. If you are interested in receiving CEUs, you can view and register for our upcoming webinars here.** Description This webinar will outline a comprehensive strategy for selecting and implementing a practice, discuss barriers and challenges to implementing a practice, review the need for organizational “self-assessment” […]
Selecting and Implementing an Evidence-Based Practice
Description This webinar will outline a comprehensive strategy for selecting and implementing a practice, discuss barriers and challenges to implementing a practice, review the need for organizational “self-assessment” to determine readiness for change, examine a framework for evaluating evidence-based practices, describe a model for technology transfer, describe the necessary steps for successful implementation of an […]
