How do Social Workers’ Perceptions of Substance Use Disorders Impact Medication- assisted Treatment Acceptance?

Heavy alcohol consumption and opioid overdose rates continue to increase in the U.S. and social workers provide approximately 70% of the behavioral health care in the U.S.

Joseph Bartholomew, Ph.D., licensed clinical social worker and clinical addiction counselor, studies how social workers’ perceptions of substance use disorders impact medication-assisted treatment acceptance.

His talk will address:
• Social stigma and stigma types
• Factors that influence social workers’ attitudes toward substance use disorders
• The need for increased addiction education in health care

Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/2016772616801/WN_X8TIJ_cfQtymir_Fd-jV_A