Research Report Series: Marijuana (1 credit hour)
Program Summary: This course explores marijuana use and its affects on the brain and the body. Acute, persistent, and long-term consequences are discussed, along with available treatments.
This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, and therapists and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice.
Publisher: National Institute on Drug Abuse; US Department of Health and Human Services; National Institutes of Health
Course Objectives: To enhance professional practice, values, skills, and knowledge by identifying key issues related to marijuana use.
Learning Objectives: Describe the effects of marijuana use on the brain and body. Identify acute, persistent, and long-term consequences. Identify available treatments.
Review our pre-reading study guide.
G.M. Rydberg-Cox, MSW, LSCSW is the Continuing Education Director at Free State Social Work and responsible for the development of this course. She received her Masters of Social Work in 1996 from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago and she has over 20 years of experience. She has lived and worked as a social worker in Chicago, Boston, and Kansas City. She has practiced for many years in the area of hospital/medical social work. The reading materials for this course were developed by another organization.