Addiction Recovery Counseling, LLC; Bristol Community College North Dartmouth, Massachusetts, United States
Session Description: Participants will be able to increase their knowledge of the cannabis industry, both medical and recreational, to better improve their effectiveness at providing treatment for cannabis use disorders patients. Participants will also be educated on the existing research that demonstrates whether there are benefits or harms to cannabis use, as well as how it can impact a patients ability to sustain long term recovery, the potential harms on both pre-existing mental health and physical disorders and the social challenges associated with legalized use. Participants will be able to utilize this information to educate their own patients and generate discussion to enhance the therapeutic bond rather than create division over encouraged abstinence. Lastly, participants will be educated on the laws associated with legalization of cannabis and the ethics and liability issues it places on providers.
Learning Objectives:
After this activity participants should be able to
Upon completion, participants will be able to define the differences between Marijuana, Cannabis, Hemp, THC, CDB, medical and recreational use.
Upon completion, participants will be able to assess the ethical and liability implications with patients who have acute cannabis use disorders.
Upon completion, participants will be able to assess the belief systems associated with cannabis use to increase treatment effectiveness.