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SUBSTANCE ABUSE AMONG OLDER ADULTS

Tracking # 20-502687

$135.00

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Course overview

This course focuses on the unique issues of substance abuse among older adults and best-practice philosophies for treating older alcohol and or other substance abusing clients. Topics covered include vulnerabilities and risk factors, barriers to treatment, use and abuse of prescription drugs and over-the-counter medications, screening and assessment, legal and ethical considerations, referral and treatment issues.

Subject areas

This course counts toward the state boards and subject areas below.

Ohio Chemical Dependency Professionals Board

Chemical Dependency Counselor Assistant

30h C2-Counseling procedures and strategies as applied to those with substance use disorder

Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor II

30h C2-Counseling procedures and strategies as applied to those with substance use disorder

Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor III

30h C2-Counseling procedures and strategies as applied to those with substance use disorder

Licensed Independent Chemical Dependency Counselor

30h C2-Counseling procedures and strategies as applied to those with substance use disorder