COE: Building Partnerships and Community Integration

February 26, 2025

Overview

Members of the healthcare team will learn about the importance of employment as a critical part of opioid treatment and recovery and how to tailor vocational and emploment support for people in recovery using best practices for needs and skills assessment and effective partnerships with community organizations and job training programs.

Agenda:

  1. Introduction
  2. Background
    1. The Significance of Employment in Recovery
    2. Employment’s Impact on Recovery Outcomes
    3. Psychological Benefits of Employment
    4. Social Benefits of Employment in Recovery
  3. Strategies for Connecting Clients to Employment Services
    1. Determine Needed Services
    2. Incorporate Needs into Care Plan
    3. Employ Continuous Evaluation
    4. Utilize Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
    5. Involve Vocational Support Early
    6. Educate Treatment Staff
  4. Strategies for Partnership Development
    1. Establish Clear Strategic Focus
    2. Identify Key Partners
    3. Address Complex Barriers
    4. Consider Your Organizational Strengths,
  5. Practical Application
  6. Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
    1. IPS Defined
    2. Key Components of IPS
    3. Benefits of IPS
  7. Helpful Resources,
    1. People in Recovery
    2. SAMSHA Evidence Based Resource Guide Series
    3. The Recovery-Ready Workplace Toolkit
    4. Pennsylvania Specific Resources
  8. Discussion

 

Target Audience

  • Nurse
  • Physician
  • Social Worker

Learning Objectives

• Discuss the importance of employment as a critical component of opioid treatment and recovery, emphasizing its impact on long-term recovery outcomes.
• Implement best practices for assessing the needs and skills of individuals in recovery, ensuring vocational and employment support is tailored to their specific circumstances.
• Foster partnerships with community organizations and job training programs to effectively connect individuals in recovery with employment resources.

Additional Information

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Course summary
Available credit: 
  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.25 ASWB
  • 1.25 Attendance
Course opens: 
02/26/2025
Course expires: 
06/30/2025
Event starts: 
02/26/2025 - 12:00pm EST
Event ends: 
02/26/2025 - 1:30pm EST
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Program

Members of the healthcare team will learn about the importance of employment as a critical part of opioid treatment and recovery and how to tailor vocational and emploment support for people in recovery using best practices for needs and skills assessment and effective partnerships with community organizations and job training programs.

Agenda:

  1. Introduction
  2. Background
    1. The Significance of Employment in Recovery
    2. Employment’s Impact on Recovery Outcomes
    3. Psychological Benefits of Employment
    4. Social Benefits of Employment in Recovery
  3. Strategies for Connecting Clients to Employment Services
    1. Determine Needed Services
    2. Incorporate Needs into Care Plan
    3. Employ Continuous Evaluation
    4. Utilize Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
    5. Involve Vocational Support Early
    6. Educate Treatment Staff
  4. Strategies for Partnership Development
    1. Establish Clear Strategic Focus
    2. Identify Key Partners
    3. Address Complex Barriers
    4. Consider Your Organizational Strengths,
  5. Practical Application
  6. Individual Placement and Support (IPS)
    1. IPS Defined
    2. Key Components of IPS
    3. Benefits of IPS
  7. Helpful Resources,
    1. People in Recovery
    2. SAMSHA Evidence Based Resource Guide Series
    3. The Recovery-Ready Workplace Toolkit
    4. Pennsylvania Specific Resources
  8. Discussion

 

Venue

Zoom Meeting
Pittsburgh, PA
United States

Faculty

Julie Brewer, MSW

Christine Crowell

Samantha Mears, MHA - Pitt-PERU

Accreditation

imageIn support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 continuing education credits.

Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 1.5 contact hours.

The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing (CNE)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 1.25 contact hours.

Physician (CME)
The University of Pittsburgh designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity

Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.

Available Credit

  • 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
    The University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
  • 1.25 ANCC
    UPMC Provider Unit is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation
  • 1.25 ASWB
  • 1.25 Attendance

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