Total CE Credit Hours: 2
Course Info URL: http://www.addictioncounselorce.com/courses/102857
About the Course:
This course examines the opioid epidemic and the measures that have been taken to decrease OUD. It includes: the charge of the current study, the study approach, definitions and terminology, study context, study scope and emphasis on report organization, the history of opioids, the Controlled Substances Act, liberalization and prescribing in the 1990’s, public health consequences, policy responses, international context, statutory context, and recent federal policy initiatives.
This course is based on the reading-based online, Pain Management and the Opioid Epidemic- Balancing Societal and Individual Benefits and Risks of Prescription Opioid Use-Summary and Introduction created by Committee on Pain Management and Regulatory Strategies to Address Prescription Opioid Abuse in 2017.
Publication Date:
2017
Course 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:
Acknowledge the current epidemic of opioid misuse.
Identify policy initiatives.
Summarize findings, including the lack of efficacy of opioids in the treatment of chronic pain.
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American Academy of Health Care Providers in the Addictive Disorders (AAHCPAD)
2 credit hours
American Psychological Association (APA)
2 credit hours
CE Learning Systems is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. CE Learning Systems maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
2 credit hours
CE Learning Systems, service provider of Addiction Counselor CE has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 5951. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. CE Learning Systems is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.
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