DESCRIPTION:This course is designed with a singular goal: to improve the care you provide to your patients with substance use disorders. By delving into a model case performed by actors, seven Yale instructors from various fields provide techniques to screen your patients for substance use disorder risk, diagnose patients to gauge the severity of their use, directly manage treatment plans, refer out to treatment services, and navigate the various conditions that may limit your patient’s access to treatment. You will ultimately be prepared to provide compassionate and evidence-based care to a large population of patients living with addiction— a chronic, often relapsing-remitting disease, but a treatable one.
AUDIENCE:
Healthcare professionals and those involved in addiction treatment: Counselors, Social Workers, Licensed Mental Health Counselors,
Nurses, PAs, Physicians, Psychiatrists, Public Health Officials.
TIME COMMITMENT:
- 5 modules in the course
- Each module ranges from 60-90 minutes of activities (lecture videos, readings, and quizzes)
- Each lesson video is roughly 10 minutes
BROAD OUTLINE:
MODULE 1: “How can I show compassion toward patients with substance use disorders?”
Topics: Models of addiction, stigmatizing language, motivational interviewing
MODULE 2: “How do I know if my patient has a substance use disorder?”
Topics: Rsk factors, screening, SBIRT-brief interventions, diagnosis
MODULE 3: "How do I recommend treatment options?”
Topics: Evaluation, clarifying treatment goals, treatment settings, referring to treatment, interprofessional teams
MODULE 4: “What medications help patients manage their substance use disorders?”
Topics: Neurobiology of addiction, medications for OUD, AUD, and NUD, treatment monitoring
MODULE 5: “What psychosocial or behavioral therapies are available for patients with substance use disorders?”
Topics: Neurobiology of recovery, self-help & peer support, psychotherapies, family involvement, psychiatric comorbidity