Curriculum for Addiction Professionals > Competency 4: Prevention > 3. Learning Objectives

Please Select One 1. Competency Description 2. Pretest 3. Learning Objectives 4. Introduction 5. Addiction Disorders in Women 5a. Risk and Protective Factors 5b. Screening Tools 5c. Treatment Considerations 5d. Ongoing Assessment To Obtain Accurate Diagnosis 5e. Brief Intervention and Motivational Interviewing 5f. Appropriate Preconception Planning Methods 5g. FASD Prevention Resources 6. Techniques to Engage Women Who Abuse Substances Into Treatment and Recovery 7. Community Awareness and Education 8. Training Primary Care and Other Helping Professionals 9. Outreach Services 9a. Guiding Principles for Service Delivery 9b. Comprehensive FASD Prevention Programs 10. Role of Men and Significant Others in FASD Prevention 9. Issues Related to Professional Values and Ethics 11. Matching Activity 12. Posttest 13. References

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Competency 4: Prevention

Learning Objectives

After completing Competency 4, the learner should be able to:

• Recognize tools and techniques to identify addiction disorders in women of childbearing age and with risk factors for FASD
• Identify gender differences among individuals who abuse substances
• Identify strategies to facilitate access to treatment by reducing gender-specific barriers to substance abuse treatment
• Discuss techniques to engage women who abuse substances into treatment and recovery
• Recognize issues related to professional values and ethics

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