Jan 28, 2025

Opioid Abuse: Insights and Awareness

9:00 am - 12:15 pm
CEUs: $ 50.00
No CEUs: $ 25.00
3.0 CEUs available for:

  • LSW/LISW/SWA (CSWMFT #: MCST05237731)

  • Nurses ​(via reciprocity with the CSWMFT board)

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Summary: 

The concerns surrounding all types of drug and alcohol abuse remain a priority of focus for the health of all generations - including the aging population of our society. Health and social service providers should be alert for symptoms that may signal a need for help and intervention. This program is designed to provide participants with a knowledge of the categories of substances that are frequently abused and their potential manifestations, both physically and behaviorally.

Objectives:

  • Describe the scope of the problem in our society and workplace. Whose problem is it?
  • Identify the major groups of abused substances and their physiological and behavioral effects.
  • Discuss identifying characteristics of impairment and dependency.
  • Define the primary available sources for the current and updated information bases - for application in prevention and treatment strategies.

About the Speaker: Marcella Balin RN, BSN

Marcella Balin is well known and highly regarded as an educator and presenter. She is an independent nurse entrepreneur and lecturer with forty-one years of experience. She began her nursing career in Brookly, N.Y. and spent a decade as an emergency room nurse while moving into the field of education. She parlayed years of widely varied teaching experience into a career of independent teaching and presenting. Since then, Marcella has concentrated on areas of development most empowering to herself and to those around her.

REGISTRATION & CANCELLATION INFORMATION:

​Class sizes are limited, so register early.  Classes with low registrations may be canceled.  If the class is canceled or moved, participants will be contacted via email at least 24 hours in advance.

Classes start and end on time.  To ensure a quality experience for all, please arrive (in-person) at least 15 minutes prior to the class start time.  

SOCIAL WORKERS: CEU credits will be adjusted 0.25 credit hours for every 15 minutes not in attendance; adjusted certificates will be emailed to participants within 3 business days after the training.  LICENSED NURSING HOME ADMINISTRATORS: full participation is expected, no partial credit will be awarded. Hard copies of certificates will be mailed upon request.

Refunds will be make ONLY for cancellations received three business days prior to the event. If received less than three days prior to the event, a credit can be issued for use at another program within the next 6 months. If notice of cancellation is not received before the date of the program, no refund will be issued. PLEASE NOTE: No show will be charged the full registration fee.

It is difficult to control room temperature to everyone's comfort level.  We suggest you dress in layers that can be adaptable to warm and cool temperatures.

For auditing purposes, arrival and departure times and signature are required on attendance sheets.