New: Pregnancy and Opioid Exposure: A Training Course to Increase Understanding at Four Key Points of Intervention 2024
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Pregnancy and Opioid Exposure: A Training Course to Increase Understanding at Four Key Points of Intervention
A variety of life experiences can lead to opioid-exposed pregnancies. Some of the more common pathways include:
Women* in recovery who are taking methadone or buprenorphine as medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD).
Women who are taking opioids prescribed by a provider for the treatment of chronic or acute pain.
Women with active opioid use disorders who may or may not be receiving opioids through medical means, including those who use heroin.
*Individuals with the anatomy to become pregnant may not identify or present as female. It is important to provide the same level of care for all individuals who may become pregnant including those who may be taking opioids during pregnancy.
This free, online, self-paced, training course explores the role of gender in the development of opioid use disorders and examines evidence-based practices and available resources that support improved outcomes for pregnant and parenting women who use opioids and other substances, and their children, at four key points of intervention:
Pre-pregnancy, Prenatal, Birth, and Postnatal.
This training course will take learners approximately 4 hours to complete.
UNC SSW, 1406, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. UNC SSW maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 8/10/22-8/10/25. Social workers completing this course receive 4 general continuing education credits.
UNC SSW has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6642. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. UNC SSW is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. The successful completion of this online course qualifies for 4 contact hours.
UNC SSW is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. UNC SSW maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
This course is approved by the North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board for 4 SS contact hours. Approval # 24-193-S.
Funded by the federal Substance Use Prevention, Treatment and Recovery Supports Services Block Grant Fund (CFDA #93.959) as a project of the NC Division of Mental Health, Developmental Disabilities & Substance Use Services.
