Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit (2 credit hours)

Program Summary:  This course offers basic overdose education for recognizing and responding to an opioid overdose.  The course highlights overdose causes, risks, signs, and prevention.  Opioid overdose reversal medications are discussed and overdose response steps are given.  This course is intended to complement and not replace overdose prevention and response training.

This course is recommended for social workers and counselors and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice.  

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Reading #1:  Overdose Prevention and Response Toolkit  Publisher:  SAMHSA

Reading #2:  Naloxone DrugFacts  Publisher:  National Institute on Drug Abuse

Course Objectives:  To enhance professional practice, values, skills and knowledge by examining opioid overdose prevention and response.

Learning Objectives:  Describe opioid overdose causes, risks, signs, and prevention.  Describe the role of opioid overdose reversal medications.  Identify overdose response steps.

Course Available Until: January 31, 2029.

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1: Overamping refers to an overdose of methamphetamine or cocaine __________.
 
 
2: Overamping can be reversed with naloxone.
 
 
3: Overdose prevention involves actions __________ acute overdose.
 
 
 
 
4: Which of the following is an example of a harm reduction support?
 
 
 
 
5: Three medications are approved by the FDA to treat _____________.
 
 
6: Which of the following is an opioid overdose reversal medication?
 
 
 
 
7: The higher the dose of the opioid overdose reversal medication, the ________ likely and severely someone who has developed tolerance to opioids will experience symptoms of withdrawal upon awakening.
 
 
8: Which of the following is not an overdose response step?
 
 
 
 
 
9: Which of the following describes the person who experiences OUD or opioid overdose?
 
 
 
 
10: When responding to an overdose, if the person does not respond or you are not sure what to do next, call 911.
 
 
11: When responding to an overdose, which is more important?
 
 
12: Naloxone wears off after
 
 
 
 
13: Appendix 3:  Research shows that people at risk of overdose interact with the health system
 
 
14: Appendix 3:  Use every interaction with a patient as an opportunity to
 
 
 
 
 
15: Appendix 3:  Which of the following is a practical technique for patient engagement across many chronic health conditions, including SUD?
 
 
 
 

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G.M. Rydberg-Cox, MSW, LSCSW is the Continuing Education Director at Free State Social Work and responsible for the development of this course.  She received her Masters of Social Work in 1996 from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago and she has over 20 years of experience.  She has lived and worked as a social worker in Chicago, Boston, and Kansas City.  She has practiced for many years in the area of hospital/medical social work.  The reading materials for this course were developed by another organization.

Course Available Until: January 31, 2029.
Filed under: Addiction, Opioids