In this 7.5-hour course, you will gain an in-depth knowledge of the tools we can use to support people who are living with an opioid dependency or addiction. Opioid use has a deep and unique place in history, where it has been both romanticized and demonized. Today, we know that meaningful lives are devastated and even lost on a daily basis. Opioid use has become an epidemic, and who better than to answer the call of hope and support than Peer Professionals.
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Mastering Our Tools for Hope & Healing in the Opioid Use Crisis (7.5 hours) Course Overview
Section 1 – Crisis Creation
Module 1 – Terminology
Module 2 – The Opioid Epidemic
Module 3 – The Historical and Legal Journey
Section 2 – Medication Assisted Treatment (MAT)
Module 4 – MAT Defined
Module 5 – Medications Used in MAT
Module 6 – Hope & Healing During Treatment
Section 3 – Harm Reduction
Module 7 – Understanding Opioid Overdose
Module 8 – The First Line of Defense: Naloxone
Module 9 – Syringe Access Programs (SAPs)
Module 10 – Supervised Drug Injection Sites
Module 11 – Harm Reduction and the Culture of Abstinence
Module 12 – Home and Holistic Remedies
Module 13 – Hope & Healing with an Invitation