Wednesday, February 7, 2024 (1-2 pm ET)

Presenters: Tanya Ralph, LMSW; Jeny Rodrigue, LAC, ICAADC, SAP, SAE; Kawana Ripoll, LCSW

CE:  1 Substance Use Disorder

Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD) involve a combination of medications that target the brain and psychosocial interventions (e.g., counseling, skills development, case management) aimed at improving treatment outcomes. Research shows that medications and therapy together may be more successful than either treatment method alone.

This webinar will provide an overview of Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT), address the pros and cons associated with MAT, and discuss how MAT fits into the context of the more extensive substance use disorder treatment system.

This webinar aims to enhance your professional knowledge of MAT, increase your confidence to engage and educate clients about MAT, and encourage using best practices and the benefits associated with clinical research.

Objectives: 

• Understand how Medications for Addiction Treatment  (MAT) fits into the overall treatment continuum for persons with Opioid Use Disorder
• Identify three proven effective medications in treatment and learn the essential characteristics of the medication.
• Identify which clients may be best suited for each medication.
• Identify other psychotherapies and activities that enhance a comprehensive addiction treatment program.
• Understand the pros and cons of MAT.
• Understand the importation of health research discoveries to support MAT, enabling new individualized treatment and care.

 

Cost: SPS Members: Free / Non-SPS NASW Members: $20 / Non-NASW Member: $35

 

At an ever-increasing rate, social workers are being asked to address both the macro and clinical practice needs of human trafficking survivors. This workshop will provide valuable information about human trafficking as well as practical interventions that social workers can utilize to intervene at both the micro and macro level.

June 14, 2023 (1 – 2 pm ET)

Presenter:: Meschelle Linjean, MSW

CEs: 1 Ethics contact hour

This webinar will help social workers understand connections between the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), Tribal sovereignty, and Native American well-being, and how legal challenges to ICWA threaten the wellness of Native children and families, Tribal Nations, and beyond. It will cover federal ICWA provisions, intentions, implementation, and impact, followed by a summary of the Brackeen v. Haaland case. It will explore ramifications of non-preferred foster care and adoption placements for Indigenous children, and delve into ICWA’s broader relationships with the self-determination, health, and socioeconomic well-being of Indigenous Peoples. The webinar will highlight how understanding ICWA laws, and engaging in policy advocacy for such laws, align with social work ethics and competencies. Finally, it will explore actions social workers can take to protect and strengthen ICWA laws.

June 27, 2023 (1 – 2 pm ET)

Presenter: David L. Hussey, Ph.D., LISW-S

CEs:1 Substance Use Disorder

This webinar discusses the recent JAMA Psychiatry commentary, "Time to Start Talking about Pre-Addiction," by Dr. Nora Volkaw, Director of the National Institute of Drug Abuse.

Presenter: Ashley McSwain, MSW, MSOD

CEs: 1 Domestic Violence contact hour

This workshop responds to the strong call for social workers to provide supports and service that demonstrate an understanding of the lived experience of the women involved in the criminal justice system.

Objectives:

• Become culturally aware about the experience of women’s reentry and develop an understanding of how you create a supportive environment in which your clients can thrive.
• Understanding intersectionality and why knowing the clients lived experience is so vital.
• Confronting your own values and how they influence the work
• Look at best practices and solutions that will best serve women returning home from prison or jail.