Understanding the Impact of Stigma on Addiction Treatment
Explore how to reduce stigma, a significant barrier to treating patients with addiction, to improve your quality of care with this online course from ASAM.
Who is the course for?
This course is designed for those who treat patients with addiction.
It is best suited for those who are new to addiction medicine, such as primary care physicians, clinicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and behavioral health specialists.
Develop your understanding of addiction medicine even further with these courses from the American Society of Addiction Medicine:
A Survey of Substance Use Disorder
The Neurobiology of Addiction
What will you achieve?
By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to…
Demonstrate understanding of the definition of stigma and its effect on the treatment of patients with substance use disorder.
Explore treatment inequities among marginalized groups.
Discuss the types of stigma and how they interact with one another to impact patient treatment.
Identify examples of commonly used language that is stigmatizing to patients seeking treatment.
Explore ways to eliminate stigmatizing language in your practice or clinical setting.
Demonstrate understanding of how to incorporate person-first language into your practice or clinical setting.
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