Challenges in processing information is a critical consideration for providers engaging in prevention and outreach to people living with substance use disorder. To empower assessment and intervention, providers need to increase their skills in information gathering and sharing with people whose diagnoses contain a cognitive processing barrier. This presentation will define and exemplify what cognitive processing disorder is, how it presents, and some basic considerations for navigating it. This course is considered a prerequisite for the Cognitive Processing Disorder Learning Collaboratives for Supervisors.
-Identify the defining factors of Cognitive Processing Disorder (CPD) and its tie to common diagnoses experienced by clients.
-Explain how CPD disrupts treatment and engagement efforts re: substance use disorder.
-Recite key considerations and EBP strategies that can support information sharing and engagement with people living with CPD.
Sign up for the first CPD Learning Collaborative on April 16, 2025 here.
In order to be eligible for the contact hours/certificate of attendance, you must join the live webinar in the Zoom platform.
Contact Hours (Certificate of Attendance): up to 1.5 for attending the entire session.
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Laura Hinds MSW, LCSW is a clinical social worker with experience in medical, behavioral and mental health settings. Laura has had the pleasure of working with high acuity special needs populations and their providers for over 22 years. An alumna and instructor at Penn’s School of Social Policy and Practice for 13 years, and Bryn Mawr’s School of Social Work and Social Research’s for the past 4 years, Laura has supported the learning and education of new social workers, veterans in the field, and their interdisciplinary partners. With a focus on trauma, human and gender development, racial equity, and crisis intervention Laura supports special needs populations and those who serve them.
