Improving Efforts to Address Tobacco-Related Harms: The Role of the Social Worker

SPS Webinar

Tuesday, May 20, 2025 (1 -2:30 pm ET)
Presenters: Bethea Annie Kleykamp PhD MA, George Kolodner MD DLFAPA DFASAM, Tracy Liu, DO
CEs: 1.5 Substance Use Disorders contact hours

This webinar will discuss and help social workers find ways to help clients with smoking cessation and tobacco harm reduction from a medical and research perspective. Social workers will gain a deeper understanding of the difference between the medical harms of tobacco versus nicotine, as well as gain knowledge in helping clients with smoking cessation, including medications, replacement therapies, counseling, and harm reduction.

Objectives:

• Understand why it is important to target smoking cessation in the substance use disorder field.
• Learn the difference between the medical harms of tobacco versus nicotine.
• Learn about harm reduction methods social workers can utilize to help with smoking cessation, including medications, nicotine replacement therapies, psychosocial treatments, and smoke-free products such as vaping.

Cost: SPS Members: Free / Non-SPS NASW Members: $20 / Non-NASW Member: $40
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