- Credit Hours: 4 Hours
- Author: John Tinsley
- Price: $52.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Describe the ways in which older adults are at heightened risk for harm from alcohol misuse, including age-specific health effects.
- Identify validated screening measures developed for use with older adult populations, including the AUDIT.
- Explain the relationship between alcohol misuse and co-occurring mental health and social conditions in older adults.
- Apply evidence-based treatment approaches for binge drinking and alcohol use disorder in older adult clients.
- Describe the role of mutual-aid support programs and family involvement in the continuum of care for older adults with SUDs.
- Analyze how age-related physiological changes affect alcohol metabolism, medication interactions, and treatment planning for older adults.
- Develop treatment plans that address the specific needs and preferences of older adults with alcohol use disorders.
Package Contents
Course Details
Course Description: Treating Substance Use Disorder in Older Adults, Module 2 covers the screening, assessment, and treatment of alcohol misuse, drug use, and prescription medication misuse in older adults, and is designed for clinicians and counselors who work with this population. The first half addresses alcohol use disorder and binge drinking, including age-specific health risks, validated screening tools such as the AUDIT and SMAST-G, alcohol-medication interactions, and how to adapt treatment approaches and service structures to meet older clients’ needs. The second half focuses on non-alcohol substance use, including opioid addiction, illicit drug use, and unintentional prescription medication misuse, with attention to appropriate behavioral and pharmacological interventions across the continuum of care. Throughout both chapters, learners will explore how standard diagnostic criteria and treatment models may need to be modified for older adults, and how mutual-aid programs and family involvement support recovery.
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)
Provider Statement:
CEU Matrix, provider #2726, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 07/23/2026-07/23/2027.