BRWN-010362 - A Comprehensive Approach to Addressing Opioid Use Disorder

Preferred registration deadline: March 15th This workshop will be conducted in a virtual Zoom meeting format. 3 CEUs Opioid use has created a nation in crisis as many look to social workers to help curb the opioid epidemic. This workshop includes a discussion of opioid use disorder (OUD) as a brain disease, the landscape of the opioid epidemic, and overdose prevention and harm reduction strategies. In addition, we will review the medications used to treat opioid use disorder (MOUD), including how they work, and how people can access them. We will also gain insight and perspective through firsthand accounts from PreventEd Certified Peer Specialists working in the community to connect people ready for help with MOUDs. General Admission: $60**   Class size is limited to 50. **Discounts on workshop admission are offered to the Brown School’s students, alumni, and field instructors. We also offer a discount to full-time graduate students in other programs and to our Washington University faculty/staff colleagues. No other discounts are available. Admission discounts apply automatically in your cart, based on your profile in our registration software.