Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD): Considerations for Effective Interdisciplinary Care - Tuesday, July 23, 2024

This workshop will be conducted live through an online platform called Zoom. The evening before the event you will receive an email with a link to the Zoom meeting, and other important information. Any updates or changes will be shared via email.

Workshop Description:

Participants in this workshop will enhance their understanding of medications utilized in the treatment of Opioid Use Disorders (OUD), while also gaining insights into fostering supportive environments for clients. Through discussions on evidence-based approaches and available resources for Medications for Opioid Use Disorder (MOUD), attendees will gain greater knowledge and insight on MOUD and available resources.

Participants will increase familiarity with medications used in treatment of Opioid Use Disorders, learn how to create a supportive environment for clients, and discuss the evidence and available resources for MOUD.

Learning Objectives
  1. Participants will be able to describe the major differences between medications commonly used in treatment of Opioid Use Disorders
  2. Participants will learn how to create a supportive environment for clients receiving MOUD
  3. Participants will be able to discuss the efficacy of MOUD
  4. Participants will be able to identify local, state, and federal resources to support their clients receiving MOUD

CEUs: 1 Opioid and 2 Clinical CEs
Date: Tuesday, July 23, 2024
Time: 9:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Zoom
Requirements: Webcam (participants must be on camera)
Presenter: Bernard Showers, DSW, LCSW

Presenter Information:

Bernard Showers, DSW, LCSW, earned his MSW at Shippensburg University in 2010, where he is now and Adjunct Professor. Dr. Showers also works as an Adjunct Professor for the University of Maryland School of Social Work in Baltimore, MD, and Simmons University School of Social Work in Boston, MA. In the fall of 2018, he was awarded the Dean’s Teaching Award at the University of Maryland for instructional excellence.

In September 2016, he attended the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers Train-the-Trainer event and is now one of 1,500 MINT members worldwide. Dr. Showers has trained aspiring and active independent practitioners at many colleges, universities, governmental agencies, and companies around the United States. In addition to Motivational Interviewing, Dr. Showers has developed, presented, and published several continuing education workshops on family involvement in substance use treatment, ASAM criteria, Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy, and group therapy.

Bernard earned his DSW as part of the inaugural class of The University of Kentucky’s Doctorate of Social Work (DSW) program. In July 2021, Bernard Showers was the lead author on the manuscript Medication for Opioid Use Disorder in Rural America: A Review of the Literature published in the APA’s Journal of Rural Mental Health.

Price:

$60.00