Opioid Crisis Virtual Forum On Demand

Available for purchase

The recorded sessions from the 2018 NASW Virtual Forum, "Opioid Crisis: No Community Is Immune," are here in an on-demand format.

According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, every day nearly 200 people in the United States die from overdosing on opioids. The addiction to opioids has become a serious national public health crisis that affects people of all walks of life. Social Workers are an integral part of the collaborative multidisciplinary approach in working to respond to the opioid epidemic. 

Access cutting-edge presentations by recognized thought leaders to enhance your knowledge of practice trends, policy, and research findings. Choose from 8 breakout sessions, 4 plenary sessions, and earn up to 12 CE hours, including ethics credits.

Plenary Sessions

• The Opioid Crisis: How We Got Here
• Best Practices in Treatment
• Ethical Implications in the Treatment of Opioid Addiction 
• Social Workers and Self Care in the Age of Opioids

Breakout Sessions

• Cultural Competency and Opioid Addiction Treatment
• Implementation Strategies to Support Integrated Care in the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorders
• Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
• Building Effective Collaborations to Support Families Affected by Substance Use Disorders
• A Perspective from the Veteran's Health Administration
• Opiates in Our Backyard: Implications for Drug Policy
• The Changing World of Addictions: Social Workers Poised to be an Integral Part of the Solution
• Opioids and the LGBTQ Community

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