Talk About Opioid Use Disorder (1.5 CECHs)

Wayne State University School of Social Work has partnered with Kognito to give social workers and other health professionals access to simulated learning. Kognito simulations (pdf) "harness the power of conversations with virtual humans in a safe and versatile digital environment to offer healthcare providers hands-on practice leading patient encounters that prepare them for real life clinical practice."

Let us Talk about Opioid Use Disorder with your clients is a simulated learning experience that educates providers on opioid use disorder (OUD) and medication-assisted treatment (MAT).

Learning objectives

• Recognize people with OUD (Opioid Use Disorder) as patients in need of help.
• Reject outdated and moralistic beliefs about "addicts" and "addiction."
• Understand the medications available to treat OUD and their effectiveness.
• Use shared decision-making and motivational approaches to help people with OUD engage in healthier behavior and begin recovery through treatment.
• Seek a DATA-2000 waiver and/or use buprenorphine to treat patients in an office setting.
• Incorporate best practices for telehealth visits.

Steps to complete this course

1. Pay for the course: The cost of the lecture with 1.5 Continuing Education Clock Hours (CECH) is $20. The course is open to all licensed social work practitioners. Non-Social Workers will obtain a certificate of completion. Payment must be submitted to obtain course content. Please use your computer, (not a phone), to pay. Click here to pay for this course
2. Complete Course: You will be sent a document containing course materials and Post-Test. Complete the directions in this document.

Pending a passing test score and payment in full, a CE certificate will be e-mailed to you within 7 to 10 business days.