Addictions, Substance Use Category

Racial Ethnic Disparities in Mutual Help Group Participation for Substance Use Problems

1.25 CE Hour
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About the Course

This course examines whether there are disparities in mutual help participation for substance use problems, including alcohol, among African American, Hispanic, Native American based on race/ethnicity while seeking self-help. It includes: unique barriers to participation in mutual help groups, general barriers to help seeking, extent and type of research on disparities, findings on racial/ethnic disparities, as well as future research needs and clinical implications.

This course is based on the article, Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Mutual Help Group Participation for Substance Use Problems created by Sarah E. Zemore, PhD, et al. in 2021.

Publication Details

Publication Date: Mar 2021

Course Material Authors

Course Material Authors authored the material only, and were not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.

Sarah E. Zemore, PhD
Sara Zemore is a senior scientist at the Alcohol Research Group, Emeryville, California and an instructor at the University of California, Berkeley, School of Public Health. He research interests include the roles of race/ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and gender in the epidemiology of alcohol problems; treatment seeking and efficacy; AA and other mutual help groups; peer helping. Her work has been published in multiple peer reviewed journals.
Paul A. Gilbert, PhD, ScM
Dr. Gilbert is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Community and Behavioral Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa. He conducts research to understand and address alcohol-related disparities. He is particularly interested in the ways that gender, race/ethnicity, and sexual orientation shape drinking patterns, risk of alcohol use disorders, and use of treatment services. His work has been published in multiple peer reviewed journals.

Course Creator

L.A. Rankin

L.A. Rankin is a social worker with experience in many different settings with a variety of clients. She has worked with dementia and Alzheimers patients, dual diagnosis MH/MR, in a battered women’s shelter, and a rape crisis center. She also has 11 years of experience as a child protective social worker, where she earned certificates in domestic abuse/family violence and substance abuse.

Target Audience

Counselors, marriage and family therapists, psychologists and social workers. This course is appropriate for all levels of knowledge.

Learning Objectives

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  1. 1 Acknowledge the potential for disparities in mutual help group participation among racial and ethnic populations.
  2. 2 Identify group and subgroup disparities in the literature.
  3. 3 Summarize deficiencies in the data, and the overall outcome of the reviewed literature.

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

Material Authors

Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.

Course Creator

L.A. Rankin – There are no relevant disclosures.

Commercial support

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

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Course Details

1.25 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 103010

Related Topics

Indigenous communities Groups Alcohol African Americans Hispanic

Availability

This course is available until Jan 4th, 2041.

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