Deconstructing Substance Use and Wellness From a Sociocultural Perspective

Description

The purpose of "Deconstructing Substance Use and Wellness from a Sociocultural Perspective" is to uncover the sociocultural issues that affect the acceptance, retention, and treatment outcomes of clients who have been diagnosed with a substance use disorder as well as provide culturally responsive interventions that can be utilized to ensure the process of recovery from a wellness perspective is established and maintained.

Learning Objectives

• Participants will be able to identify the four functions that substance use disorder serves in society.
• Participant will be able to discuss substance use disorder and wellness from a cultural context.
• Participants will be able to summarize cultural recovery and how it intersects with wellness.

Content Level

Beginning level courses introduce learners to a content area; include information about a condition, treatment method, or issue; and involve learning and comprehending content.

Interactivity

Polls and Q&A.

Who Should Attend

Addiction professionals, employee assistance professionals, social workers, mental health counselors, professional counselors, psychologists, and other helping professionals that are interested in learning about addiction-related matters.

Presenter

Karla Sapp, EdD, LPC-S, LMHC-S, NCC, is a nationally certified counselor (NCC), certified clinical mental health counselor (CCMHC), master addiction counselor (MAC), certified professional counselor supervisor, licensed professional counselor in Georgia, approved clinical supervisor (ACS) and licensed mental health counselor in Florida. Sapp has been practicing for 13 years, specializing in mental health and addictions counseling within the following settings: inpatient acute hospitalization, outpatient, drug court, and federal correctional environment. Sapp has presented on the global, national, regional, state, and local level at several conferences and events.

Credits

To earn a CE Certificate for viewing this webinar, you must view the webinar in its entirety, complete the online evaluation, and pass the CE quiz.

1. Upon completing the webinar, click on the “Online CE Quiz” link in the grey box at the top to complete the online evaluation survey and CE quiz, and get your CE certificate. This link will be made available after the webinar takes place. NAADAC members will be prompted to register for the CE quiz for free, while non-members will be prompted to pay a processing fee to access the quiz.

2. A score of 80% or higher is required to pass the CE quiz and access your CE certificate. You have 10 opportunities to pass the quiz. If you are unable to pass the quiz in the allocated number of tries, then you must retake the course.

3. Upon passing the CE quiz, your CE certificate will be immediately available to download in your NAADAC profile. Detailed step-by-step instructions for accessing your CE quiz and CE Certificate are available.

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This webinar is eligible for ASWB ACE CE hours.

This course meets the qualifications for one (1) hour of continuing education credit for LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs as required by the California Board of Behavioral Sciences.

Accessibility

Live closed captioning is available and the captioning capabilities are in compliance with the practices defined in Worldwide Web Consortium’s (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) and Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act. In addition, transcripts are available for on-demand webinars recorded on and after March 27, 2019.