Description
Addiction to prescription opioids, heroin, fentanyl, and the related health, social, and psychological consequences have been increasing for the last 15 years. Last year, there were more opiate overdose deaths than deaths from AIDS at the height of the HIV epidemic in the 80s and 90s. Substance abuse is a complex social problem that has profound implications for today’s social workers. The purpose of this course is to increase participants’ understanding of the biology and psychology of opiate addiction, the effects of addiction on the health of individuals with opiate use disorder (OUD), how OUD affects children and families, and how to address the stigma around substance use and its treatment.
Instructor
Jay Unick has been an Assistant Professor at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, since 2009. Currently, Dr. Unick is involved with the evaluation of the Baltimore Child and Adolescent Crisis Response System (BCARS) emergency diversion project and consulting on reforms for the State of Maryland’s crisis system with The Institute. Some current projects include validating the State of Maryland’s Mental Health Outcomes Measurement Survey, developing measures for understanding recovery from mental illness and the organizational characteristics of mental health agencies, developing post-acute psychiatric care discharge interventions, and evaluating child and adolescent child emergency room diversion interventions. Jay’s current research agenda focuses on understanding how mental health policy and social factors interact with individual’s mental health service utilization and how differences across these systems and policies affect racial and ethnic disparities in mental health service use. From 2007 to 2009 he was a National Institute of Mental Health Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of California, San Francisco. Jay received his MSW in 2002 and his PhD in 2006 from the University of California, Berkeley.
Late Fees and Refunds
Fee & Registration:
Cost is $125 and includes CE credit. Registering after 5.19.2021 will incur an additional $20 late fee. *Cancellations must be received 24 hours in advance prior to the live interactive webinar to receive a refund or a credit letter.
*All cancellations will be subjected to a $35.00 administration fee
