Social Worker Addiction Training
This course equips social workers with practical skills for handling addiction cases, covering assessment of opioid and polysubstance use, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed harm reduction care, overdose prevention planning, withdrawal management, MAT coordination, safety strategies, referrals, ethics, cultural sensitivity, documentation, and community resources to boost client outcomes and family safety.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain hands-on tools to evaluate opioid and polysubstance use, use motivational interviewing, provide trauma-informed harm reduction care, plan overdose prevention and withdrawal strategies, coordinate MAT, create safety plans, make effective referrals, and manage ethics, culture, documentation, and resources confidently as a social worker.
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Develop skills
- Advanced MI and CBT tools for addiction change using brief evidence-based methods.
- Harm reduction and overdose response to build quick safety plans with clients.
- MAT coordination skills for buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone support.
- Rapid clinical assessment to screen, document, and triage opioid and polysubstance risks.
- Ethical trauma-informed practice to cut stigma and safeguard client rights.
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