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This event is currently being postponed. You still have the ability to register for this event and will be notified of the new date the event will take place. 

Description

The webinar is to support the education and skill development for professionals who work with people with substance use disorders (SUD). We will explore how addiction treatment approaches continue to integrate our new understanding of addiction as a neurological- biological behavior chronic health condition into our bio-psycho-social-spiritual models of prevention, treatment, and recovery. Building on the existing knowledge of the addiction field, this webinar explores the most recent scientific understanding of addiction with evidence-based practices to support addiction treatment along a continuum of care.

Objectives:

• Explore ways to change traditional treatment models and clinical approaches to adapt to the most current neuroscience and research to treat women with substance use disorders in more effective ways.
• Learn how understanding addiction as a chronic health condition can enhance the implementing and utilization of evidenced based interventions to address SUDs while supporting personal recovery and prevention.
• Utilize our understanding of the neuroscience of addiction as a way to address and remove treatment barriers and obstructions such as bias and discrimination towards people with substance use disorders.

Presenter

Nick Szubiak brings more than 20 years of experience in direct service, administration, and clinical experience to the healthcare field. He is the Principal of NSI Consulting, an organization that provides support to integrated healthcare environments. Nick is the former Assistant Vice-President of Addiction and Recovery at the National Council for Behavioral Health. He has provided technical assistance, consultation and training toward bi-directional integration of behavioral health and primary care, medication-assisted treatment (MAT), SBIRT, measurement-based care, and population health management. His experience includes MAT implementation, FQHC integration models and partnerships, trauma-informed care, recovery-oriented systems of care, health homes, and developing high-functioning teams to provide integrated care to the communities they serve. His expertise also involves systems change management, leadership development, and supervisory skills. Nick is known for his heartfelt presentations and has sat on various expert panels, partnering with many organizations as a subject matter expert. Nick is an adjunct professor at the University of Hawaii, Myron B. Thomas School of Social Work. He earned his master’s degree in Social Work from Rutgers University.

I started NSI Strategies to focus on the work I love – integrated care. My own experience of working in and building integrated care settings and teams was the first-hand experience that sold me on the integrated care model. To me, this was the culmination of what I had been striving to achieve for the better part of 15 years: patients getting better, observing mission and vision-driven providers finally enjoying their work, and efficient and cost-saving healthcare. This experience fed a passion to build NSI Strategies as a partner to organizations striving to improve and build their levels of integrated care, to help them bring wellness and healing to the people they serve.

****SPECIAL NOTE****

This event is currently being postponed. You still have the ability to register for this event and will be notified of the new date the event will take place.