Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Physical and Cognitive Disabilities (6 hours)
- Credit Hours: 6 Hours
- Author: John Tinsley
- Price: $78.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
• Describe the prevalence of substance use disorders among individuals with physical and cognitive disabilities.
• Identify the types of physical and cognitive disabilities commonly encountered in substance abuse treatment settings.
• Explain the barriers that prevent people with disabilities from accessing effective substance use disorder treatment.
• Apply treatment modifications and accommodations to make substance abuse programs accessible to individuals with physical disabilities.
• Describe assessment considerations specific to clients with cognitive disabilities, including intellectual disabilities and traumatic brain injuries.
• Analyze how physical and cognitive disabilities influence the presentation, progression, and treatment of substance use disorders.
• Develop treatment plans that integrate disability-related services with substance use disorder treatment.
• Outline the legal and ethical obligations of treatment programs to provide accessible services under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
• Explain how to coordinate care between substance abuse treatment providers and disability services agencies.
Package Contents
Course Update
About the Instructor
John Tinsley
Dr. John H. Tinsley is a former assistant professor of Medical Physiology at the Texas A&M University System College of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; M.S. from the University of North Carolina; and his B.S. from the University of Oklahoma.
He has been teaching, training, consulting and conducting research in the fields of Medical Physiology and Behavioral Biology for over twenty-nine years. Dr. Tinsley has authored over twenty-five professional and refereed articles, including invited reviews. He has been a member of the American Society for Physiology, and work done in 2001 led to an international award from The European Society on Microcirculation. Dr. Tinsley has received research funding from the Veteran’s Administration, American Heart Association, and Scott and White Hospital. In addition, he has served on numerous review committees for national grant-funding agencies and scientific journals.
Approved and Widely Recognized
CEU Matrix is approved by the following national and state accreditation boards:
CEU Matrix is approved with the following state boards:
Arkansas (ASACB), California (CCAPP #OS-07-394-0222), California (CADTP #250), Connecticut (#0115-5202), Delaware (DCB #37), Florida (FCB #5141-A), Georgia (ADACBGA #2026-4-003), Illinois (IAODAPCA #19345), Kentucky, Louisiana (LA ADRA #E026), Michigan (MCBAP), Missouri (Missouri CB #183), New Mexico (NMCBBHP #2046), North Carolina (NCSAPPB), Ohio (OCDP #50-19236), Oklahoma (OBLADS #20260153), Texas (TCB #1758-07)
