Service Coordination Category

Treatment and Recovery: Reducing the Burden on the Justice System and Society

1 CE Hour
34 members have taken this course

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About the Course

This hour-long presentation, from SAMHSA’s Recovery Month webcast series, looks at the burden that alcohol and drug addiction puts on the criminal justice system. It explores the practical and economic benefits to society when the criminal justice system offers treatment and recovery support for offenders with substance abuse problems.

Publication Details

Journal/Publisher: SAMHSA
Publication Date: July 2007

Course Creator

Maximillian Schwanekamp

Target Audience

This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, and social workers who seek knowledge about substance abuse and the criminal justice system. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Identify current and past challenges with substance abuse treatment as it relates to the criminal justice system.
  2. 2 Discuss drug courts and their role in addressing the needs of criminally-involved substance users.
  3. 3 Explain public policy needs in regard to substance abuse and criminal behavior.

Disclosure to Learners

CE Learning Systems adheres to the ACCME's Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Medical Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity – including faculty, planners, reviewers, or others ― are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (formerly known as commercial interests).

The following relevant financial relationships have been disclosed by this activity's planners, faculty, and the reviewer:

Planners and Reviewers

The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.

Material Authors
Course Creator

Maximillian Schwanekamp – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.

Commercial support

There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.

$9

Course Details

1 CE Hour
Recorded Webinar
Course 101777

Availability

This course is retired. It is no longer available.

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