Modern Ethics in Addiction Treatment

Course overview

Working with substance use disorders can be an ethically complex terrain a biopsychosocial disorder with numerous stakeholders, regulatory bodies, and clinical philosophies to juggle as you make clinical and organizational decisions. This seminar focuses on applied ethics in the context of the treatment of addictions examining real-world scenarios and ethical conflicts to help prepare you to navigate these challenging situations when they present in your practice. Topics addressed include drug screening, administrative discharge, harm-reduction models, decisional capacity, medication-assisted therapy, and more.