Substance Use Disorders Recovery with a Focus on Employment and Education (3 hours)
- Credit Hours: 3 Hours
- Author: John Tinsley
- Price: $39.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the relationship between sustained recovery from substance use disorders and meaningful employment and work-life balance.
- Identify the challenges individuals in SUD recovery face in obtaining and maintaining employment, including stigma, gaps in work history, and criminal justice involvement.
- Analyze evidence-based approaches for providing employment supports to individuals recovering from substance use disorders.
- Explain the policy considerations that affect employment opportunities for individuals with substance use disorder histories.
- Describe the elements of effective employment support programs and their integration with substance use disorder treatment.
- Outline the role of education and workforce training as components of a comprehensive recovery support system.
Package Contents
Course Details
Course Description: Substance Use Disorders Recovery with a Focus on Employment and Education covers the relationship between employment, workforce training, and recovery from substance use disorders, and is designed for professionals who work with individuals navigating SUD recovery. Participants will explore what current research says about effective employment supports, the elements that strengthen program outcomes, and how to select and implement evidence-based practices. The course also addresses how meaningful work contributes to sustained recovery and financial independence, and provides resources for program quality improvement and evaluation.
Date: Ongoing
Distance Learning Method: Asynchronous Reading
Target Audience: Social Workers, Substance Abuse Counselors, Criminal Justice Professionals
Refund Policy: If you request a refund within 30 days of placing your order (and prior to submitting any exams / completing any courses) we will gladly issue a refund of your money, less the processing fee and handling charge.
Course Interactivity: None
Posttest Requirements: Must score 80% or better to pass. Tests can be taken multiple times to obtain passing score.
Course Completion Requirements: Passing score on posttest. Submission of course evaluation. Course date of completion is recorded at this point.
Certificate of Completion: Issued when course is completed, available for download in Student Center
System Requirements: Internet access
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)