(WEBINAR) A Matter of Health Justice: The Intersect of Tobacco Use, Poverty, and Behavioral Health Services in Philadelphia

CE Type:CPRPIACETSWThe Tobacco Recovery in Behavioral Health Series

# of CE's: 1.5

0.2 IACET CE's

CE Type: SW, IACET, CPRP                # of CE's: 1.5 CE's      0.2 IACET CE's

About This Course

Tobacco-related health disparities in Philadelphia is a health justice issue linked to poverty, systemic discrimination, industry targeting, and social stigma directed toward residents with behavioral health disorders. This training reviews data from surveys conducted in residential drug and alcohol treatment programs to identify the perspectives of providers and individuals receiving care in behavioral health services, and to advance a shared vision for a realistic, data-driven strategy to effectively address the issue.

Philadelphia has one of the highest rates of smoking among American cities and is the poorest big city in America. The Philadelphia Department of Public Health reports that the greatest concentration of tobacco use, and the related health consequences are found among one in four residents living in poverty, many of whom receive behavioral health services.

The overall goals of this presentation are to identify how elevated life stressors of living in poverty, combined with racism, homophobia, and stigma directed toward people with mental and substance use disorders contribute to tobacco-related health disparities, and to describe a data-driven advocacy strategy and community resources to address the issue.

Learning Objectives: 

1. Develop an understanding of how racism, poverty, homophobia, stigma, and other forms of discrimination contribute to tobacco-related health disparities.
2. Define the origin of prevailing social norms in the treatment and recovery culture that serve to sustain a high rate of tobacco use and the related illness, disability, and premature death.
3. Review survey results that assessed Philadelphia’s efforts to integrate tobacco interventions in residential drug and alcohol treatment programs.
4. Describe an advocacy strategy to mobilize our community to reduce tobacco-related health disparities.

Intended Audience: 

The target audience includes the CBH provider network, all DBHIDS and CBH employees, recovery peer specialists, advocates, and community allies.

Instructional Level: 

Introductory

Completion Requirements: 

Participants must attend the entire session, participate in all activities, and submit an evaluation within the 7 days of training to receive credits and a certificate. All CEU certificates and certificates of attendance will be received through the DBHIDS Learning Hub. Once you have completed your evaluation you will have access to your CEU or Certificate of Attendance through your DBHIDS Learning Hub Account.

Credit Statements:

BHTEN is accredited by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) and is authorized to issue the IACET CEU. 
As an IACET Accredited Provider, BHTEN offers CEUs for its programs that qualify under the ANSI/IACET Standard.  BHTEN is authorized by IACET to offer CEUs for this program.
(0.2 CEU = 1.5 Training Hours)

1.5 CE credit hours for Psychologists awarded.  BHTEN is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists.  BHTEN maintains responsibility for this program and its content

Behavioral Health Training and Education Network BHTEN, #1779, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards have the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 9/22/22-9/22/25. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 General continuing education credits.

The Behavioral Health Training & Education Network (BHTEN), provider #4158280, is approved by Psychiatric Rehabilitation Association (PRA) to provide continuing education to Certified Psychiatric Rehabilitation Practitioners (CPRPs) and CPRP candidates.

This activity is approved for a maximum of 1.5 contact hours of continuing education in psychiatric rehabilitation and recovery in the following CPRP Focus Domain(s): ## - DOMAIN TITLE.  CPRPs and CPRP candidates should only claim credit commensurate with their participation in the activity