This is a three part webinar series that has been made available as an anytime training.
Addiction counselors and allied service providers have an ethical obligation to protect their clients, their communities, and themselves through infection and disease containment. In addition, all National Certification Commission for Addiction Professionals (NCC AP) national credentials require at least six hours of HIV/Bloodborne Pathogens-specific education.
Section 1: Introduction and Definitions
Originally Aired on September 7, 2018
Ethically, addiction counselors and allied service providers have an obligation to protect their clients, communities and themselves through infection and disease containment. This section of the webinar will define key terms used when discussing bloodborne pathogens, define bloodborne pathogens most implicated with substance use disorders, and discuss infection and containment.