S26-401 A Trauma-Informed Approach to Delivering Care to Individuals with an Opioid Use Disorder
Total Credits: 3 Category I CEs
- Categories:
- DC Public Health Priorities | 400 Substance Use Disorders
- Instructor:
- Lee Westgate, MSW, MBA, LCSW-C, LCSW
- Course Levels:
- Intermediate
- Duration:
- 3 Hours 15 Minutes
- Target Audience:
- Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
Description
The advent and subsequent aftermath of COVID-19 has further exacerbated population-wide challenges with substance and opioid use disorders. The impact of the pandemic is evidenced in tragic social outcomes that include record-high overdose rates coupled with disparate access to life-saving care and treatment. Access to care is further complicated by the enduring stigma and bias associated with substance use disorders, as well as stigmas and misconceptions associated with evidence-based treatment options, such as Medication Assisted Treatment. Trauma-informed care has proved to be an impactful and relevant approach that improves patient engagement as well as patient outcomes. This training will orient attendees on trauma-informed principles of practice and how they relate to the delivery of care, to the reformation of care settings, and how this approach further enhances essential rapport and trust-building between patients and providers.
This workshop is in accordance and in compliance with the NASW standards with a focus on the principles of service, dignity and worth of the person, importance of human relationships, and competence; and the standard of responsibilities to clients, in practice setting, as professionals, to the social work profession, and to the broader society.
This workshop is in compliance with the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners’ COMAR 10.42.03.06.A(5) and with the District of Columbia Board of Social Work 17-70-7008.4.
District of Columbia: This workshop meets the continuing education requirement for DC Public Health Priorities in the following topic: 4. Healthcare Professional Retention and Capacity Building.
Instructor
Lee Westgate, MSW, MBA, LCSW-C, LCSW Related Seminars and Products
Lee Westgate, MSW, MBA, LCSW-C (he/ him/ his) is a social work advocate with extensive professional experience in social work policy, practice, research, and education. He is a board approved clinical supervisor in the state of Maryland, has held numerous organizational leadership roles, and has served as an educational consultant to a variety of associations and organizational clientele. He has served as a medical social worker in the fields of oncology, critical care, as well as in integrated behavioral health settings and currently serves as the Director of Community and Clinical Linkages at Presbyterian Health Services. Mr. Westgate has participated in a CSWE-sponsored National Trauma Task Force workgroup that focused on the intersection of ethics and trauma-informed practice, and he was awarded an immersion fellowship through Boston University to study addiction and behavioral health. He has participated in AIDS Education and Training Center on behalf of the University of Maryland, School of Social Work, Baltimore, and participated in the MidAtlantic AIDS Education and Training Workgroup on COVID and HIV. Mr. Westgate continues to serve as a faculty member and instructor at the University of Maryland, School of Social Work and his scholarship include integrated behavioral health, working with individuals with chronic and life-threatening illness, healthcare and social policy, and health equity. He has received numerous recognitions and awards including induction into the National Academies of Practice (NAP) as a Social Work Fellow, the Alumni of the Year Award of 2024, Energizer Faculty Award of 2023, Camara Jones Faculty Award of 2022, Innovation in Social Work Award of 2022, Exemplary Faculty Member of the Year Award along with the Dean’s Teaching Award for several consecutive semesters. He has been published in The Journal of Sociology & Social Welfare, The New Social Worker, The Journal of Employee Assistance, Infusion Magazine, Provider Magazine, and Social Work Today.
Agenda & Learning Objectives
AGENDA:
12:50 pm – 1:00 pm Log on
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm
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Introduction & Reflective Questions
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Reflect upon associations with substance use and addiction,
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Define Opioid Use Disorder and review trends and contributing factors
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Recognize various forms of stigma and burdens imposed upon people with Opioid Use Disorder
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Identify viable but often misunderstood forms of treatment to include medication assisted treatment (MAT)
2:30 pm – 2:45 pm BREAK
2:45 pm – 4:15 pm
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Define trauma informed care and outline its relevance in practice
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Reflect upon varying manifestation of trauma and how these themes can surface in care
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Recognize and identify traumatic forms of stigma that impose unnecessary barriers in accessing care
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Reflect upon key principles within trauma-informed care as well as trauma-responsive practices and how they inform strategies for patient engagement
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Reflective Questions & Closing
4:15 Adjournment
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon the completion of this workshop, participants will be able to:
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Provide an overview of trauma-informed care
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Relate this orientation to practice to the delivery and setting of care
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Highlight how trauma-inform care can enhance the delivery of evidence-based care and treatment options to include Medication Assisted Treatment
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Identify areas of opportunity for provider and practice transformation
Bibliography & References
BIBLIOGRAPHY & REFERENCES
Berkeley Franz, Lindsay Y. Dhanani, & Daniel L. Brook. (2021). Physician blame and vulnerability: novel predictors of physician willingness to work with patients who misuse opioids. Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 16(1), 1–9. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13722-021-00242-w
Centers for Disease Control (n.d.). Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Retrieved from: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/aces/index.html
Franz, B., Dhanani, L. Y., & Miller, W. C. (2021). Rural-Urban Differences in Physician Bias Toward Patients With Opioid Use Disorder. Psychiatric Services, 72(8), 874–879.
Huang, L. N., Flatow, R., Biggs, T., Afayee, S., Smith, K., Clark, T., & Blake, M. (2014). SAMHSA’s Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
Jesse C. Baumgartner and David C. Radley. (2021). The Spike in Drug Overdose Deaths During the COVID-19 Pandemic and Policy Options to Move Forward. To the Point (blog), Commonwealth Fund, Mar. 25, https://doi.org/10.26099/gyf5-3z49
Lindsay Y. Dhanani, Berkeley Franz, & Taylor K. Hall. (2021). Revisiting the relationship between contact and physician attitudes toward patients with opioid use disorder. Addictive Behaviors Reports, 14(100372-). https://doi-org.proxyhs.researchport.umd.edu/10.1016/j.abrep.2021.100372
Matteo, E. (2019). Medication-assisted treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: a review of an effective treatment and its potential improvement for better outcomes. Impulse (19343361), 1–13.
Matteo, E. (2019). Medication-assisted treatment for Opioid Use Disorder: a review of an effective treatment and its potential improvement for better outcomes. Impulse (19343361), 1–13.
Course Completion & CE Information
Category I Maryland BSWE Requirement
The Office of Continuing Professional Education at the University Of Maryland School Of Social Work is authorized by the Board of Social Work Examiners in Maryland to sponsor social work continuing education programs. This workshop qualifies for 3 Category I Continuing Education Units. The Office of Continuing Professional Education is also authorized by the Maryland Board of Psychologists and the Maryland Board of Professional Counselors to sponsor Category A continuing professional education.
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Target Audience
Social Workers, LCPCs, and Psychologists
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Late Fees and Refunds
The base price is $70, which includes CE credit.
Late Fee: On 05/14/26, a non-refundable late fee of $20 is added to the base price. Late fees cannot be refunded or applied to account credit.
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