{"id":52835,"date":"2024-09-05T14:02:13","date_gmt":"2024-09-05T19:02:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?p=52835"},"modified":"2025-12-22T17:40:30","modified_gmt":"2025-12-22T23:40:30","slug":"overdose-prevention-and-response-toolkit-2-credit-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.freestatesocialwork.com\/?p=52835","title":{"rendered":"Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit (2 credit hours)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Program Summary: \u00a0<\/strong>This course offers basic overdose education for recognizing and responding to an opioid overdose. \u00a0The course highlights overdose causes, risks, signs, and prevention. \u00a0Opioid overdose reversal medications are discussed and overdose response steps are given. \u00a0This course is intended to complement and not replace overdose prevention and response training.<\/p>\n

This course is recommended for social workers and counselors and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice. \u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

\"\u201cBook\" \u00a0Open the Course Reading Here.<\/a><\/p>\n

Reading #1: \u00a0<\/strong>Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit \u00a0<\/em>Publisher: \u00a0<\/strong>SAMHSA<\/p>\n

Reading #2:<\/strong>\u00a0 Naloxone DrugFacts\u00a0<\/i> Publisher: \u00a0<\/strong>National Institute on Drug Abuse<\/p>\n

Course\u00a0Objectives:<\/strong>\u00a0 To enhance professional practice, values, skills and knowledge by examining opioid overdose prevention and response.<\/p>\n

Learning Objectives: \u00a0<\/strong>Describe opioid overdose causes, risks, signs, and prevention. \u00a0Describe the role of opioid overdose reversal medications. \u00a0Identify overdose response steps.<\/p>\n\t\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t