Free Heroin Continuing Education Course at CEU-Hours.com

Free Course!
This 1.0 hour course is offered free to demonstrate how convenient it is to complete your CEU-Hours online. All we ask is that you tell one other licensed healthcare professional about our site if you find it useful. Certificates for this course will be delivered by email/online only unless an optional mailing fee is paid. The topic for this offer does not change. We ask that you take the free course only once.

You may also select the discounted $5.99 Three Hour Version of this course, but not both as they utilize the same content.

Heroin Abuse and Addiction Course Objectives - 1 Contact Hour
The course objectives are outlined below. These are provided so that you as the learner will be familiar with what to expect from this course. It outlines what will be able to do when you have completed the material and how the material is to be delivered. If you would like to have a copy of the course objectives, please print this page now.

Target Audience:
This course is designed for healthcare providers. Specifically, it is designed for Licensed Professional Counselors, Social Workers, Psychologists, Chemical Dependency Counselors, Marriage and Family Therapists, Nurses, or any other healthcare provider that is likely to gain professionally from increased knowledge in the subject area. It is appropriate for any provider that is likely to come into contact with those dealing with issues related to the clinical topic in the course of practice.

Teaching Method:
This course is being delivered via a web-based format in which you will be asked to read material relevant to the topic and answer questions about the material you have read. You will also have the opportunity to complete a course evaluation at the conclusion of the course to help the instructors know how well we are meeting the learning objectives and how well you like the format of delivery for the material. Other feedback related to the topic or course, including questions or concerns, is always welcome and may be submitted by E-Mail

Learning Objectives:
The objective of this course is to familiarize the learner with research on the use and abuse of inhalants including risk factors, health factors, and treatment approaches. Since mental healthcare practitioners are at a higher than average risk of encountering a heroin abusing or addicted individual, the ability to identify the problem and generate some initial treatment strategies is appropriate.

I have read and understand the objectives and skills development:

Skill Development:
At the completion of this course, the student will be able to:

1. Identify statistical information related to heroin abuse.

2. Understand and identify psychosocial factors associated with heroin abuse.

3. Enhance understanding of health risks associated with heroin abuse.

4. Demonstrate an enhanced understanding of efficacy in different treatment approaches.

5. Correctly answer 75% of multiple choice questions on a quiz over the material.

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