Course Description
Course Description:
Addiction affects people of all ages, sexual orientation, races, ethnicity, social classes, religions, educational status, and family structure. The increasing rates of drug overdose and death from substance misuse and addiction is a serious public health issue that requires addressing. Substance use and addiction often results in hospital admissions and readmissions, and incarceration in jails or prisons. The economic toll of lost wages, and rising healthcare costs result in financial hardships. Additionally, substance misuse and addiction can cause disruptions and distress between families and friends as they experience the harmful effects of the disorder. Most importantly, recovery is more than abstinence or sobriety. Individuals affected by the deleterious consequences of substance use and addiction need to develop new roles, routines, and habits for participation in healthier lifestyles, including self-regulation/coping skills, rediscovering their purpose, and re-engaging with their families and communities (Cruz, 2019).
According to the results of the 2018 National Survey on Drug Use and Health, approximately 20.3 million people aged 12 or older had a substance use disorder related to alcohol or illicit drugs in the past year, including 14.8 million people who had an alcohol use disorder and 8.1 million who had an illicit drug disorder (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration [SAMHSA], 2018).
Contact Hours: 3
Target Audience:
Instructional Level: BeginnerAccreditation Information:
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Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This basic, introductory course will provide an overview of the role of occupational therapy and physical therapy practictioners including theoretical frameworks to guide evaluation and intervention for individuals with a history of substance use.  As occupational and physical therapists, we are in a unique position to offer a holistic approach to recovery for enhanced occupational participation/engagement, discovering purpose, and optimal well-being. Recovery can be defined as “a process of change through which individuals improve their health and wellness, live a self-directed life, and strive to reach their full potential” (SAMHSA, 2020).
Professional Objectives:
- Describe current definitions and DSM-5 criteria for substance use disorders.
- Recognize how substance use impacts functionality, including activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), psychosocial skills, cognition, and functional mobility.
- Identify substance use disorder as a primary and as a secondary diagnosis for individuals working with OT and PT.
- Illustrate current stigmas and discomforts among therapists who work with individuals with substance use disorder.
- Apply current treatment approaches used by PT and OT for persons with a history of substance use disorder.
- Understand and compare interprofessional team members plan-of-care for people with substance use disorder.
- Develop an appropriate initial evaluation for patients with substance use disorder using available assessment tools.
Disclosures:
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Contact Hours: 3 contact hours in length (check your state’s approval status in the state specific course catalog for your profession).
Target Audience: Occupational Therapist, Occupational Therapist Assistant
Instructional Level: Basic
Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial – Carol Myers is employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
No relevant conflicts of interest exist for any member of the activity planning committee.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service
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Authors:
Carol Myers, OTR
Carol Myers, OTR, received a Bachelor of Psychology (BA) from the University of California-Berkeley, Bachelor of Science (BS) in Occupational Therapy from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma, WA, and Master of Arts (MA) in organizational management from the University of Phoenix in Westminster, CO. Carol has been an occupational therapist for 38 years, working in skilled nursing, acute care, home health, and outpatient facilities, as well as in schools. Carol has published numerous articles for ADVANCE since 2003 and developed three webinars on Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders for therapists and Quality Indicators in SNFs Related to Function. Carol taught in the first occupational therapy program in Vietnam, and consulted in two special needs classes in India, and an autism center in Nepal in 2019.
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