Date/Time
6 CEs
The purpose of this conference is to increase the participants understanding of current issues in the field of mental health and substance use disorders.
This year included are presentations related to: harm reduction policies, decriminalization, new street drugs, the new ASAM Criteria, problem gambling, cannabis and the workplace, substance exposed children, brain injury and substance use disorder.
Learning Objectives:
Describe the features of harm reduction policies.
Explain the progress of decriminalization over the last 20 years.
Describe the new street drugs and their side effects.
Identify how a brain injury can affect an individual’s vulnerability to substance use disorder.
Explain how a public health approach can help with addressing problem gambling.
Describe how employers are handling the legalization of cannabis.
Describe the future of artificial intelligence (AI) and its effect on substance use disorder treatment.
CEs will be available for the following professions: Certified Addiction Counselors, Dentists, EAPs, Social Workers, Professional Counselors, Peer Recovery Specialists, and Psychologists
Location:
Baltimore Convention Center (Sharp and Pratt Streets)
Sponsored By: National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Maryland Chapter and the University of Maryland School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry Division of Addiction Research and Treatment.
Cost: $200.00
For questions, email info@ncaddmaryland.org