(WEBINAR) Adolescent Substance Use 101

CE Type:IACETSW

# of CE's: 3.0

0.3 IACET CE's

CE/CEU Type: SW, IACET # of CE/CEU's: 3.0 CE's 0.3 IACET CEU's

About This Course

Adolescent Substance Use 101 – The teenage years are a time of exploration and growing independence. This brings growth but can also bring risk, including the risk of substance use concerns. In this course, we’ll review the ways substance use and addiction may present during adolescent and define the risk factors, protective factors, and warning signs that may impact those adolescents most at risk for substance use.

Learning Objectives: 

• Explain how adolescent brain development impacts substance abuse;
• Identify at least one risk factor substance use disorder  (or SUDs) and at least one protective factor against Substance Use Disorders;
• Outline how the stages of addiction may be experienced in the adolescent development stage.
• List at least 2 warning signs of adolescent substance use.

Intended Audience: 

Child Welfare System social workers, supervisors, and administrators

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.
(0.3 CEU = 3.0 Training Hours)

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: 9/22/25-9/22/28. Social workers completing this course receive 3.0 General continuing education credits.