Clinical Disorders (Adult) Category

Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths Practice Guide 2023

3.75 CE Hours
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About the Course

This publication is a product of the HEALing Communities Study (HCS) and informed by the Communities That HEAL (CTH) Intervention Manual and integral contributions from research and community partners across four research sites. This guide was developed in recognition of the need to center community engagement throughout the efforts to address the opioid overdose crisis. This guide exists to help communities decrease opioid overdose deaths; it includes tools and real-world examples that can be used to build and strengthen community coalitions that work to reduce opioid overdose deaths.

This course is based on the reading online article, Engaging Community Coalitions to Decrease Opioid Overdose Deaths Practice Guide 2023 created by SAMHSA in 2023.

Publication Details

Publication Date: Rockville, MD: National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory. SAMHSA

Course Material Author

SAMHSA
SAMHSA, a branch of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is dedicated to improving the quality and availability of treatment and rehabilitative services for individuals with mental and substance use disorders. The National Mental Health and Substance Use Policy Laboratory within SAMHSA focuses on fostering the development, implementation, and dissemination of evidence-based practices to enhance mental health and substance use outcomes across the nation.

SAMHSA authored the material only, and was 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.

Course Creator

Allison Brown, LCSW 149014591

Allison Brown holds a BS degree in Criminal Justice with a Psychology focus and a Master’s degree in Social Work from Loyola University Chicago. She is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who currently works at a Long-Term Insurance company bringing clinical experience to claim processes. Additionally, she developed and continues to lead the Continuing Education Program for Social Workers and Nurses and often leads complex process improvement projects Prior to this, her primary focus was in mental health and worked in both the outpatient and inpatient settings providing support to adults with mental illness.

Target Audience

Addiction professionals, community engagement workers, counselors, marriage and family therapists,nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians, 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 Describe Coalition Building Skills.
  2. 2 Identify the Core Principles of Community Engagement.
  3. 3 Evaluate the Effectiveness of Community Engagement Strategies.

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

Material Authors

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Course Creator

Allison Brown, LCSW 149014591 – No relevant financial relationships.

Commercial support

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

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Course Details

3.75 CE Hours
Reading Online
Course 103551

Related Topics

Opioids

Availability

This course is available until Aug 29th, 2034.

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