Social Work & Opioid Response Network: Partnering to Enhance SUD Services

Virtual Informational Webinar

Monday, June 29, 2:00-3:00 pm EST Presenters: Kathryn Cates-Wessel & Aimee Campbell NO CEs Provided Cost: FREE for NASW Members & Non-Members

Register here: https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_F7tIPUVdQkObHfBRBXWY3Q

This informational webinar will increase social workers' knowledge about the Opioid Response Network (ORN), a SAMHSA-funded project that provides evidence-based training and technical assistance in the prevention, treatment, and recovery of opioid and stimulant use disorders. Join ORN Co-Director, Kathryn Cates-Wessel, and Aimee Campbell, PhD to learn about ORN's work, how ORN can support social workers, and possible opportunities for social workers to be consultants in supporting ORN's wide-reaching activities.

Presenters: Kathryn Cates-Wessel has 40 years of experience in the substance use disorder field in policy, coalition building, medical education and administration. She is CEO of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) and Principal Investigator and Project Director of several federally funded grants, including the "Opioid Response Network” (www.opioidresponsenetwork.com).

Aimee Campbell is a Professor of Clinical Psychiatric Social Work in the Department of Psychiatry at Columbia University Irving Medical Center and a Research Scientist at the New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Campbell has been involved in substance use disorder treatment and implementation research for over 25 years.

Program provided by NASW with support from the Opioid Response Network (ORN).

Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI088037 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.