Note: Once the live event has passed, please allow two weeks for the recording and slide presentations to be posted.
Education is FREE to all professionals. If you would like to claim a CE Certificate, please note: You will be prompted to pay $25 and will have access to the CE quiz. A score of 80% or higher is required to pass the CE quiz and access your CE certificate.
A NO CE Certificate IS ALSO AVAILABLE
Target Audience: This activity is designed for counselors, psychologists, and social workers. This activity is not accredited.
Webinar Description: Recent attention has turned to opioid use disorder (OUD) and other substance use disorders (SUDs) as significant and growing health concerns among older adults. Biopsychosocial complications that develop with age, including medical comorbidities and cognitive impairments, contribute to some of the adverse interactions between substance misuse and the aging brain. This webinar will focus on how professionals can effectively work at the intersection of aging, mental health, and substance use, with a specific emphasis on opioid use disorder. Participants will learn practical strategies for assessing, diagnosing, treating, and supporting older clients with OUD or other SUDs, and will be empowered to offer compassionate, evidence-informed, and age-responsive care.
- Participants in this webinar will be able to identify three unique considerations for older adults related to opioid use disorder and other substance use disorders, mental health, and physiological aging.
- Participants will be able to describe two barriers to accessing the care that is needed at the intersection of substance use and the aging brain.
- Participants will be able to discuss three compassionate, evidence-informed interventions to support older clients in navigating OUD/SUD and achieving recovery.
