Webinar on Substance Use Disorder 101

April 17, 2024        

Join the National Long-Term Care Ombudsman Resource Center (NORC) for our webinar, The Ifs and Whats of Substance Use Disorder Basics: Substance Use Disorder (SUD) 101 on Wednesday, April 17, 2:00 – 3:30pm ET. NORC thanks the Center of Excellence for Behavioral Health in Nursing Facilities (COE-NF) for offering this training.

A knowledge of substance use disorders and common behavioral symptoms are essential to understanding how to support residents with substance use disorders within the nursing home environment. This webinar will define substance use terminology, examine signs and symptoms, and review substance use screening tools that can be used in nursing facilities. The importance of using stigma-free language for providing person-centered care will also be discussed. 

Learning Objectives:

• Distinguish between substance use, misuse, and substance use disorder.
• Recognize the signs and symptoms of possible substance use.
• Describe how recovery-oriented language can engage and support people with SUDs.
• Identify the importance of conducting substance use screening as a part of the assessment process.

Speaker:

• Diana Padilla, MCPC, CARC, CASAC-T, Research Project Manager, Technical Assistance - SBIRT/Equity & Inclusion, Division of Substance Use Disorders / New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical Center

Closed captioning will be available during the webinar. To enable closed captioning or download the live transcript after the webinar, select "Live Transcript" at the bottom of your screen during the webinar.

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This is the second presentation by COE-NF for the Ombudsman program. Listen to the November 28, 2023 webinar on Resources for Supporting Nursing Facility Residents with Mental and/or Behavioral Health Needs on the NORC website here.

Certificates of Participation

To assist Ombudsman programs in meeting annual continuing education requirements, NORC will provide certificates of participation to all attendees that register and attend the webinar via Zoom for a minimum of 30 minutes. If you have any questions, please refer to the FAQs or email ombudcenter@theconsumervoice.org.