In early 2017, NEPHTC offered its first training for Community Health Workers on substance use in Massachusetts, receiving outstanding evaluations.  The course, entitled “Understanding Substance Use Disorders and Models for Supporting Recovery” will be offered in again in November of 2017 in Connecticut.

Participants will learn to:

• Describe the disease model of addiction and a holistic approach
• Describe the Multiple Pathways of Recovery
• Describe and Utilize the Stages of Change Model
• Identify available SUDs resources at the community level
• Understand Stigma and their roles in addressing it

The trainer for this event is: Trainer: Haner Hernandez, Ph.D., CPS, CADC II, LADC I

Register today! Class is limited to 35 participants. To register, go to ct.train.org and search for TRAIN course ID 1072887. Questions? Contact dheffernan@schoolph.umass.edu

November 15, 2017, 9:00am-4:30pm

Location: Connecticut Hospital Association, 110 Barnes Road, Wallingford, CT

Plenty of free parking. Unfortunately, we are not able to provide food.