Social Worker Addiction Training
Gain confidence in managing addiction cases using practical tools for assessment, harm reduction strategies, medication-assisted treatment coordination, trauma-informed care, and ethical practices. Tailored for social workers aiming to enhance client and family outcomes and safety through evidence-based approaches.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips social workers with practical tools to evaluate opioid and polysubstance use, use motivational interviewing techniques, and provide trauma-informed, harm reduction-focused care. You will learn to develop overdose prevention strategies, manage withdrawal risks, coordinate medication-assisted treatment, create safety plans, and make effective referrals, while confidently handling ethics, cultural considerations, documentation, and community resources.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Advanced motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioural therapy tools for promoting addiction recovery.
- Harm reduction and overdose response planning to develop quick, practical safety measures with clients.
- Medication-assisted treatment coordination skills for buprenorphine, methadone, and naltrexone support.
- Rapid clinical assessment techniques to screen, document, and prioritise opioid and polysubstance risks.
- Ethical, trauma-informed practices to minimise stigma and safeguard client rights.
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