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Description

This training will examine the adaptations and innovations that have been made to the treatment of substance use disorders in the setting of COVID-19. It will review changes to connecting to care, initiation, and ongoing management of medications for the treatment of substance use disorders; the federal and state regulations made to substance use treatment; and the emerging role of telehealth.Strategies for providing patient-centered care during COVID, including to special populations such as those recently released from incarceration and those experiencing homelessness, will also be discussed.

Continuing education credits will be provided for social workers, pending approval, by the Simmons School of Social Work.

The Zoom link for this training is password protected. The password will be emailed to you ahead of the training.

Intended audience

Clinical instructors at the Simmons University School of Social Work

Speakers

Andrea Caputo

Andrea Caputo, DNP FNP-BC, CARN-AP, is a Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Educator for the Office-Based Addiction Treatment Training and Technical Assistance Program.

Objectives

• Review the impact of COVID-19 on substance use disorders in the United States.
• Discuss how the COVID pandemic has changed the way people access and receive treatment for substance use disorders.
• Identify strategies for supporting people, including those recently released from incarceration and people experiencing homelessness, in their recovery during the time of COVID.

Sponsored by

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

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