Cannabis
2.25 CEs | $39.50 | Ruth Campbell & Richard Coleman
Join Dr. Ruth Campbell, LCSW and Richard Coleman, LMSW as they discuss the latest information on marijuana use in terms of: health, economic issues, criminal justice and treatment. This course was updated in 2022 with current comparison data that reveals trends of legalization vs non-legalization of marijuana in the US states.
This two-hour long beginning to intermediate level online, self-study, recorded webinar was created in March, 2020, for social work and other clinical professionals.
Coleman says, “Because alcoholism and drug addiction are life-threatening disorders, the clinicians who work with people with substance use disorders (SUDs) should be given the best tools with which to operate.” . . .more on Coleman’s bio.
Participants will be able to:
- list two physiological effects of cannabis
- describe two plant-based varieties of cannabis by psychoactive properties
- describe one symptom of moderate-severe Cannabis Use Disorder
- list one assessment instrument for Cannabis Use Disorder
- describe two medical conditions for which cannabis is prescribed as medicine
What you get from this offer
Access to the course
Get access to a 2.25-hour long course.
Approved CEs
The completion of the course will grant you 2.25 CEs.
Insights to latest information on marijuana use
Understand and use the insights in your own practice.
Approved credits
For CASACs
Recognized CE provider for NYS OASAS (#0806) and has individual course and provider level approval to offer CEs for these webinars to NYS re-credentialing CASACs.
For NYS Clinicians
Recognized CE provider for NYS Social Workers (# SW-0519) and LMHCs (#MHC-0124) and has provider level approval to offer CEs for these recorded webinars to NYS SWers and LMHCs. Registrants should note that only 1/3 of contact hours needed for NY LCSWs and LMSWs can come from non-interactive web coursework.
All Other Social Workers*
Cannabis (#4194) has been approved by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program to be offered by Best Practice Trainers, Inc. as an individual course that is available for CEs for social workers in the US and Canada. Individual courses, not providers, are approved at the course level. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. ACE course approval period: 5/29/2022 – 5/29/2024. *See a map showing what jurisdictions accept ACE here.
About the authors
Ruth Campbell, LCSW, Ph.D. and Richard Coleman, LMSW
Ruth is currently in private practice in New York City and in upstate NY. She is the Continuing Education Director of the non-profit organization Best Practice Trainers, Inc. (BPTI), which has a research and training mission.
She has 40 years’ experience working in mental health settings as a clinician, teacher, and author, and over 20 years’ experience in direct practice with Substance Use Disorders. She is a thoughtful and thought-provoking writer. Read her bio here.
Richard is currently in practice in upstate New York. He has over 50 years experience working in mental health settings as a clinician and author, and 20 years experience in direct practice with Substance Use Disorders.
He is an engaging and dynamic clinician. Read his bio here.
Completion requirements
To earn CE credit, participants must log in, attend the entire course as determined electronically and complete a course evaluation and posttest with at least 75% accuracy.
How it works
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