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Prescription Opioid Abuse and Misuse
Presented by John Smith, PhD, LCSW
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Course: #2468Level: Intermediate1.02 Hours
Prescription opioid abuse and misuse have become a national epidemic leading to addiction and an unprecedented number of drug overdose deaths. This course examines the risks and signs of opioid abuse and misuse, addiction, and looks at new treatments for Opioid Use Disorders.

Understanding The Dynamics of Families With Substance Use Disorders
Presented by John Smith, PhD, LCSW
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Course: #1094Level: Intermediate1 Hour
Addiction is a “family” disease and everyone in the family is affected in some way when a member suffers from a Substance Use Disorder (SUD). This course reviews the dynamics of addictive and dysfunctional families using a “family systems” approach.

Pennsylvania Act 31 of 2014: Child Abuse Recognition and Reporting Training
Presented by David Stein, PhD, SLP
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Course: #2539Level: Introductory2 Hours
This webinar is designed to meet the biennial licensure renewal requirements for Pennsylvania healthcare licensees. Content includes the nature of the child welfare system in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the aspects of child abuse in Pennsylvania law, potential indicators of child abuse, the provisions and responsibilities for reporting suspected child abuse, and how to make appropriate referrals to the child welfare system. This course was updated in 2020 to include new information required due to changes in the law.

Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders: Best Practices and Evidence-Based Treatments
Presented by John Smith, PhD, LCSW
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Course: #1058Level: Intermediate1.2 Hours
Statistically, over 50% of the people with a mental illness (MI) have a co-occurring substance use disorder (SUD). This workshop will provide training on how to assess and treat this special population.

Psychiatric Medications, MAT, and Recovery
Presented by John Smith, PhD, LCSW
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Course: #98Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course will cover the purpose and use of psychiatric medications and medication-assisted treatment for persons in recovery from co-occurring substance use and mental disorders.

Understanding Intimate Partner Violence: What it is, how to assess for it, and how to intervene
Presented by Kim Anderson, PhD, MSSW, LCSW, Katrinna M. Matthews, DSW, MEd, LAPSW
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Course: #2531Level: Intermediate2.5 Hours
This two part course is designed to provide an overview of intimate partner violence (IPV), its causes, the prevalence, and its impact on victims as well as children. In addition, this course explores elder abuse and discusses social work assessment for IPV and elder abuse and intervention strategies.

Intimate Partner Violence: The Basics
Presented by Katrinna M. Matthews, DSW, MEd, LAPSW
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Course: #1001Level: Introductory1.5 Hours
This course defines Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) and reviews how IPV manifests in relationships and how social workers should assess for IPV and intervene with both victims and perpetrators. This course also addresses elder abuse and assessing and intervening with elder abuse.

Treating Trauma In Clients With Substance Use Disorders: Why Trauma Informed Treatment Should Be the Standard of Care
Presented by John Smith, PhD, LCSW
Video
Course: #107Level: Intermediate1.5 Hours
This course will describe the relationship between trauma and substance use. We will review common treatments for trauma and introduce new methods from recent neuroscience research.

Immigration and Sexual Abuse: Protecting Undocumented Children
Presented by April Dirks, PhD, MSW, LISW
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Course: #90Level: Intermediate1.02 Hours
This presentation is designed for helping professionals who are concerned about sexual abuse of undocumented Latino children living in the United States. The prevalence of sexual abuse of Latino children immigrating to the U.S. will be reviewed as well as best-practice behaviors for treating trauma in these children, stemming from core values of cultural competence and trauma-informed care.

Childhood Trauma: Impact and Intervention
Presented by Kim Anderson, PhD, MSSW, LCSW
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Course: #76Level: Intermediate1 Hour
This course discusses the impact of trauma on child development. Information is provided regarding clinical interventions with children to affect change.