Training

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Virtual meeting

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Description

This training focuses on specific treatment needs of individuals with substance use disorder who are experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity. The session will cover major substances of use among this population, proper use of medications for opioid use disorder, and strategies for improving treatment among homeless and unstably housed patients. It will also address local housing options and emergency assistance resources in Brockton and throughout Massachusetts.

The Zoom Link for this session is password protected. The password will be emailed to registrants in advance of the training.

 

**LMHC CEUs will be offered pending approval**

Intended audience

Nurses and the entire multidisciplinary team providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting in the Brockton Area.

Speakers

Justin Alves

RN, ACRN, CARN

Paul Bowman, CMA, Peer Recovery Specialist

As former Department of housing and Community Development regional Supervisor for Both the South Shore and Boston Paul was responsible for benefits and eligibility for the emergency assistance programs and other state managed entitlement programs. As state employee for 28 years he has worked in many different roles of policy and recipentient services. Paul is a person in recovery and works at the South end community health Center and is the Massachusetts director of NAMA Recovery a national nonprofit who mission is to provide educational and advocacy support to people on MOUD. 

Andrea Caputo

DNP, FNP-BC, CARN-AP

Objectives

1. Participants will recognize patients experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity as a special population receiving SUD treatment.
2. Participants will describe at least 3 major substances of use in patients experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.
3. Participants will identify at least 3 barriers to treatment of SUD experienced by patients experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.
4. Participants will indicate at least 2 novel strategies to improve SUD treatment for patients experiencing homelessness or housing insecurity.

Sponsored by

Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction, Department of Public Health, Bureau of Substance Addiction Services

Accreditation information

Boston Medical Center grants 1.00 hours to all RNS who attend, complete the evaluation, and complete the post test. Boston Medical Center is approved as a provider of continuing professional development by American Nurses Association, Massachusetts, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Boston University School of Social Work which is authorized through the MA state board of Social Work to provide 1.00 CE Credit Hours.

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