UCLA Building a Collaborative Workforce Training Series (Optional)

Topic: Changing Minds, Changing Systems: Promoting Compassionate Care for Substance Use Disorders Series: Building a Collaborative Workforce: Strengthening Skills for Integrated SUD Services

Description: Negative attitudes and perceptions toward people who use alcohol and drugs can create structural and clinical barriers that impact engagement in care. The fear of judgment associated with talking about and seeking help for a substance use disorder can discourage someone from engaging in available treatment and recovery services. This two-hour training workshop will address strategies for open, judgment-free conversations that promote mutual understanding and respect, thereby increasing treatment engagement and success. Participants will engage in discussion about how to decrease negative bias and increase engagement in their programs and communities.

Register: The links below will direct you to the UCLA ISAP Learning Center. If you are new to the Learning Center, please select “Register Now”, and you will be directed to create a New Learner account. Your profile must include your degree, profession, and license number to claim continuing education credit corresponding to your licensure/certification. Once you create an account, your information will be saved, and the training will appear under My Courses, where you can access the meeting link. You will also receive an email with the meeting link prior to the training.

Register here: https://uclaisap.inreachce.com/details/Information/5978a3dc-658b-43e8-8c9e-88fa252e2f0d

Learning Objectives At the end of the training, participants will be able to: 1.Describe three (3) ways to increase treatment engagement. 2.Explain at least three (3) ways that negative attitudes toward people who use drugs can impact treatment engagement. 3.Specify at least one action to decrease negative bias and increase engagement in your program.

Who should attend? SOR IV Subcontractors Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, and Physician Assistants Registered Nurses Psychologists LMFTs and LCSWs Certified Substance Use Disorder Treatment Counselors Administrators Peer Support Specialists Other Primary Care and Behavioral Health Specialists/Clinicians CMEs and CEs provided at NO COST!

Sponsored and Hosted By: Opioid and Stimulant Implementation Support-Training and Technical Assistance (OASIS-TTA)-California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Opioid Response, UCLA Integrated Substance Use and Addiction Programs (UCLA ISAP), Opioid Response Network, and Pacific Southwest Addiction Technology Transfer Center (PSATTC), HHS Region 9.

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