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SUMMARY:SSW Webinar - The Opioid Crisis in NJ: Current Trends and Evidence-Based Treatment Options
DESCRIPTION:This interactive webinar will discuss the latest developments and trends regarding natural opiates\, semi-synthetic opioids\, and synthetic opioids. Participants will be able to identify national and local NJ trends with regards to prescribing practices and new legislation\, opioid overdoses and trends with opioid use. Participants will be able to distinguish the difference between which drugs are considered naturally occurring opiates\, which are considered semi-synthetic opioids and which are considered synthetic opioids. Participants will be introduced into the assessment of and treatment of Opioid Use Disorders via the DSM 5 criteria\, the latest nationally recognized medicated assisted treatment and the non-medication assisted treatment approaches when working with clients. Participants will be able to identify three different medicated assisted treatments (MAT)\, and discussion of medicinal marijuana being added as an MAT option. Webinar participants will be introduced to a harm reduction treatment paradigm and will be able to identify at least 3 different harm reduction principles when working with clients. Finally\, participants will engage in an interactive case that will develop throughout the webinar and have different objectives (e.g.\, assessing a proper level of care\, and then incorporating a harm reduction treatment orientation with the client in regards to their MAT decision process). [This webinar will complete your prescription opioid social work license requirement] \n\n\n\nInstructor: \nGlenn Duncan\, LPC\, LCADC\, CCS\, ACS\n\n\nDate: \nFriday\, August 2\, 2024\n\n\nTime: \n9:30 am – 12:30 pm ET\n\n\nLocation: \nLive Interactive Online Webinar\n\n\n\nFor more information and registration\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ssw-webinar-the-opioid-crisis-in-nj-current-trends-and-evidence-based-treatment-options-5/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240808T090000
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SUMMARY:SSW Webinar: Intuitive Eating: What Exactly Is It and Why Is It so Challenging to Learn? What Social Workers Need to Know
DESCRIPTION:Recently there has been an abundance of information on intuitive and mindful eating. The two are actually different and the learning process is challenging. Intuitive eating is a multi-layered practice that can only be successful if a detailed inquiry of an individual’s “food story” is understood by the practitioner. The course will examine the process and participants will learn how to conduct a detailed food history with their clients as well as learn other useful skills. The reason why the development of intuitive eating is so challenging will be explored and illustrated with detailed case examples. [Elective for  Eating Disorders Clinical Certificate Program] \n\n\n\nInstructor: \nSuzanne Rubinetti; LCSW\, LCSW\n\n\nDate: \nThursday\, August 8\, 2024\n\n\nTime: \n9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET\n\n\nLocation: \nLive Interactive Online Webinar\n\n\n\nFor more information\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ssw-webinar-intuitive-eating-what-exactly-is-it-and-why-is-it-so-challenging-to-learn-what-social-workers-need-to-know/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T020000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T160000
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SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - Person-Centered Care: Applications in Methadone Maintenance Treatment and Outpatient Program Settings
DESCRIPTION:Participants may be familiar with the term person-centered care\, but may struggle with how to apply this approach with clients. This workshop will define person-centered care and the application of this approach from the beginning of treatment to the end stage in outpatient settings. Participants will also learn the key components of OASAS standards of documentation of person-centered care in the treatment record of clients under their care. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter: Dr. Delores Blackwell\, LCSW\, is a multijurisdictional licensed clinical social worker. She has held numerous administrative and clinical positions within both the addictions and mental health disciplines. She is an adjunct professor at both Touro College and Hunter College Silberman Schools of Social Work. In conjunction with her numerous roles\, she also conducts and develops trainings for mental health and addictions professionals in both direct practice and leadership positions. She is currently a Research Project Manager at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center\, where she works with the Opioid Response Network and Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center within the Northeast and Caribbean (HHS Region 2).\n\n\nFor registration\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-person-centered-care-applications-in-methadone-maintenance-treatment-and-outpatient-program-settings-2/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T120000
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SUMMARY:SSW Webinar: Orthorexia: The Recent Face of an Eating Disorder
DESCRIPTION:This webinar will define orthorexia signs and symptoms with detailed case illustrations. The history of orthorexia will also be addressed and will provide tools and techniques that can be useful when working with this population. This webinar will explain treatment modalities such as exposure therapy\, that are most effective working with cases that present as orthorexia. Case material will be presented throughout webinar to help understand above objective. [Elective for Clinical  Eating Disorders Clinical Certificate Program] \n\n\n\nInstructor: \nSuzanne Rubinetti; LCSW\, LCSW\n\n\nDate: \nThursday\, August 15\, 2024\n\n\nTime: \n9:00 am – 12:00 pm ET\n\n\nLocation: \nLive Interactive Online Webinar\n\n\n\nFor more information\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ssw-webinar-orthorexia-the-recent-face-of-an-eating-disorder/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240815T130000
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SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - Strategies for Implementing a Cascade of Care for Individuals with Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Jails
DESCRIPTION:Rural areas now have the highest incarceration rates in the United States. Rural incarceration rates have been steadily increasing for decades\, coinciding with a worsening overdose epidemic. A period of incarceration significantly increases the risk for an individual who uses opioids to experience a fatal overdose post-release. In the two weeks following prison release\, the risk of opioid overdose is extremely high\, and the risk of death from opioid overdose is 50 times greater than that in the general population. Other estimates suggest that county-level overdose deaths are attributable to individuals with a recent incarceration. Incarceration can disrupt opioid use disorder treatment and create barriers to receipt of opioid use disorder treatment post-release\, and most rural jail facilities do not offer evidence-based treatment within their facilities. \nThis webinar will discuss opportunities to improve opioid use disorder care for individuals in jail based on the development of a cascade-of-care. Included in this discussion will be to describe differences in how standardized screening tools for opioid use disorder can be integrated into the jail-booking process across four unique jail settings. The goal of this webinar is to provide information on how data relevant to standardized screening results\, along with administrative jail records\, can be used to construct a cascade-of-care for opioid use disorder and identify missed opportunities for intervention. \nPresenter: Grant Victor\, PhD\, MSW \nDr. Victor is a social worker with interdisciplinary training in public health and clinical research. He received postdoctoral research training and support from the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice at Wayne State University and earned his PhD and MSW from the University of Kentucky. Dr. Victor is a community-driven researcher who uses mixed-methods approaches to understand how health concerns related to substance use interacts within the context of the criminal/legal system (e.g.\, jails\, prisons\, law enforcement\, and crisis response) and drug policy. The goal of his research is to mitigate the risk of fatal and non-fatal overdose by incorporating harm reduction approaches. Dr. Victor’s work has contributed to the understanding of the iatrogenic effect of criminal/legal systems on health and well-being by conducting methodologically rigorous time-to-event approaches and by leveraging administrative data to inform overdose prevention strategies. \nFor registration\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-strategies-for-implementing-a-cascade-of-care-for-individuals-with-opioid-use-disorder-in-rural-jails/
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240816T100000
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SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - The Integration of the Stages of Change into Harm Reduction Care (in Rural Communities)
DESCRIPTION:As we lean more into the concepts of harm reduction\, creating a collaborative structure to discuss the client’s goals along the harm reduction spectrum of care is key. Integrating the stages of change into harm reduction care provides both the client and the provider a person-centered structure in which to engage in harm reduction care and planning. This workshop will lean into how to have harm reduction focused conversations with clients while providing psychoeducation around the stages of change and how the stages potentially play a role in how they may be thinking about harm reduction\, as it relates to SUD Care. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter: Dr. Delores Blackwell\, LCSW\, is a multijurisdictional licensed clinical social worker. She has held numerous administrative and clinical positions within both the addictions and mental health disciplines. She is an adjunct professor at both Touro College and Hunter College Silberman Schools of Social Work. In conjunction with her numerous roles\, she also conducts and develops trainings for mental health and addictions professionals in both direct practice and leadership positions. She is currently a Research Project Manager at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center\, where she works with the Opioid Response Network and Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center within the Northeast and Caribbean (HHS Region 2). \nFor registration\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-the-integration-of-the-stages-of-change-into-harm-reduction-care-in-rural-communities/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240819T130000
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SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - Telemedicine and Treating Opioid Use Disorder in Rural Populations
DESCRIPTION:The treatment of opioid use disorder in rural communities can be complex due to transportation\, connectivity\, and other barriers. While telemedicine can help overcome some of these challenges\, it also presents additional obstacles. This presentation will review the challenges associated with treating opioid use disorder in rural areas. It will explore the advantages and disadvantages of using telemedicine\, the difficulties in obtaining urine toxicology screenings\, and why this may not be a significant problem. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPresenter: Greg Greenberg\, MD\nFellow\, American Society of Addiction Medicine / Chief Medical Officer\, OneTogether Solutions / Medical Director\, New Life Clinic / Interim Medical Director\, Cedar Wellness \n\n\nFor registration\, click here.\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-telemedicine-and-treating-opioid-use-disorder-in-rural-populations/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240820T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240820T123000
DTSTAMP:20260423T225210
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UID:7723-1724146200-1724157000@www.addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:SSW Webinar - The Opioid Crisis in NJ: Current Trends and Evidence-Based Treatment Options
DESCRIPTION:This interactive webinar will discuss the latest developments and trends regarding natural opiates\, semi-synthetic opioids\, and synthetic opioids. Participants will be able to identify national and local NJ trends with regards to prescribing practices and new legislation\, opioid overdoses and trends with opioid use. Participants will be able to distinguish the difference between which drugs are considered naturally occurring opiates\, which are considered semi-synthetic opioids and which are considered synthetic opioids. Participants will be introduced into the assessment of and treatment of Opioid Use Disorders via the DSM 5 criteria\, the latest nationally recognized medicated assisted treatment and the non-medication assisted treatment approaches when working with clients. Participants will be able to identify three different medicated assisted treatments (MAT)\, and discussion of medicinal marijuana being added as an MAT option. Webinar participants will be introduced to a harm reduction treatment paradigm and will be able to identify at least 3 different harm reduction principles when working with clients. Finally\, participants will engage in an interactive case that will develop throughout the webinar and have different objectives (e.g.\, assessing a proper level of care\, and then incorporating a harm reduction treatment orientation with the client in regards to their MAT decision process). [This webinar will complete your prescription opioid social work license requirement] \n\n\n\nInstructor: \nGlenn Duncan\, LPC\, LCADC\, CCS\, ACS\n\n\nDate: \nTuesday\, August 20\, 2024\n\n\nTime: \n9:30 am – 12:30 pm ET\n\n\nLocation: \nLive Interactive Online Webinar\n\n\n\nFor registration\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/ssw-webinar-the-opioid-crisis-in-nj-current-trends-and-evidence-based-treatment-options-6/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240828T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240828T120000
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UID:7740-1724842800-1724846400@www.addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:NeC-ROTAC Webinar - Building Bridges Between Harm Reduction and Treatment for People with Substance Use Disorders
DESCRIPTION:In recent years\, there has been growing support for a harm reduction approach to drug policy\, which emphasizes reducing some of the negative consequences associated with drug use through a variety of public health measures. Historically\, this approach has been a core value of syringe service programs\, expanding into other settings particularly as rising overdose deaths have made educating people about overdose risks and distributing naloxone more urgent. \nThis workshop will explore how harm reduction is evolving\, different interpretations of harm reduction\, and ways to build bridges between harm reduction services and the continuum of care for people who use drugs\, with a focus on rural communities. Discussion topics will include how harm reduction providers are offering or connecting participants to various types of treatment\, broadly defined\, and how treatment providers are incorporating harm reduction strategies into their services. \nPresenter: Susan Stellin\, MPH \nFor registration\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/nec-rotac-webinar-building-bridges-between-harm-reduction-and-treatment-for-people-with-substance-use-disorders/
LOCATION:Virtual
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20240828T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20240828T143000
DTSTAMP:20260423T225210
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UID:7725-1724850000-1724855400@www.addiction.rutgers.edu
SUMMARY:Addiction Policy Forum Webinar - Digging into the BioPsychoSocial: Addressing the Holistic\, Multifaceted Needs of Individuals in Treatment and Recovery
DESCRIPTION:Join this free webinar  to learn about the biological\, psychological\, and social needs of individuals in treatment and recovery from a substance use disorder with Dr. James H. Berry\, Professor and Chair of the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry and the Director of Addictions at the West Virginia University School of Medicine. \n\n\nThe biopsychosocial model addresses the biological\, psychological\, and social factors that contribute to many chronic illnesses\, including addiction. Biopsychosocial recognizes that there are multiple pathways to addiction\, such as genetic predisposition\, psychiatric and psychological factors like trauma or unhealthy coping skills\, and social factors like having substance-using peers. Join us to hear from Dr. Berry about these three critical domains in recovery and the need to build individualized\, tailored treatment plans. \n\n\nSpeaker: James H. Berry\, DO is Professor and Chair of the Department of Behavioral Medicine and Psychiatry at West Virginia University School of Medicine and the Director of Addictions. He is board-certified in both General Psychiatry and Addiction Psychiatry. He received his medical degree from Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine\, completed a General Psychiatry residency at West Virginia University\, and an Addiction Psychiatry fellowship at the University of Hawaii. He and his colleagues at WVU have developed innovative community-based treatment models in response to the addiction crisis in Appalachia and are actively engaged in novel National Institute of Drug Abuse-supported neuromodulation research related to substance use disorders through WVU’s Rockefeller Neuroscience Institute. \nFor registration\, click here.
URL:https://www.addiction.rutgers.edu/event/addiction-policy-forum-webinar-digging-into-the-biopsychosocial-addressing-the-holistic-multifaceted-needs-of-individuals-in-treatment-and-recovery/
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