Total CE Credit Hours: 1.5
Course Info URL: https://www.addictioncounselorce.com/courses/102848
About the Course:
This course examines the opioid epidemic and its impact on the Black/African American community. This population has a disproportionate overdose rate for a specific type of opioid. A one-sized fits all approach is not recommended. A culturally specific terminate that has Black/African Americans as counselors and peer recovery specialist is a way to better engage the community. In addition to adapting current treatment to cultural specifics within the community, this report includes: an overview of the national data, routes to opioid misuse and overdose deaths; challenges to prevention, treatment, and recovery; strategies to address opioid misuse and OUD in Black/African American communities; and standard treatment, and community informed strategies.
This course is based on the reading-based online article, The Opioid Crisis and the Black and African American Population-An Urgent Issue created by Victoria Chau, MPH, Ph.D. in 2020.
Publication Date:
2020Course Material Author
Course Creator
Recommended For:
Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
- Acknowledge the need for cultural competence and that modifications to current treatment are necessary to better serve this population.
- Identify treatment strategies and better approaches through cultural competence.
- Summarize the specific evidence-based programs which have had success with address opioid misuse and OUD in the Black/African American community.
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