Course Summary
This series equips medical, behavioral health, and service providers working with perinatal women/individuals with foundational knowledge on perinatal substance use disorders (SUDs).
Topics include epidemiology, prevalence rates in Colorado, and the influence of stigma, bias, and systemic racism on diagnosis and treatment. Providers and others will learn to recognize SUD concerns during pregnancy, early parenthood, and within the parent-child dyad. The training covers theoretical frameworks, policy considerations, screening, referral, and treatment approaches. Upon completion, participants will be able to incorporate anti-racist practices, identify SUD impacts on parent-child relationships, and effectively use tools and resources to support families.
Courses in the Series Include:
- Perinatal Substance Use Disorder: Understanding Maternal Perinatal Substance Use
- Perinatal Substance Use Disorder: Social Justice and Systemic Racism
- Perinatal Substance Use Disorder: Substance Misuse and Theoretical Perspectives
- Perinatal Substance Use Disorder: A Journey Through Perinatal Substance Use and Treatment
Learning Audience
The learners for this training are behavioral health service providers, social workers, counselors, peer support specialists, and other professionals who support individuals with substance use and behavioral health conditions.
American Psychological Association Continuing Education (APA CE) Credits
Individual courses in this series are eligible for Continued Education Units (CEU) upon completion, which are awarded as follows:
- 1 APA CEU credit awarded per (1) hour of completed learning
The University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The University of Colorado Department of Psychiatry maintains responsivity for this program and its content.
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Content Contributors
- Jacqueline Jacobs, PsyD
- Kacy Behrend, LPC, LAC
- Kallen Thornton, LCSW, Manager of Maternal, Child and Reproductive Health
- Britt Westmoreland, PSS, Doula, Recovery Coach Doula Program Coordinator
- Allison Fulton, Peer Recovery Coach, Birth Doula, Elder Caregiver
