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Substance Use, Harm Reduction and Addictions

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SOCIAL WORK CPD · ONLINE · SELF-PACED

Harm Reduction and Substance Use Course Online: 2.5 Social Work CPD Hours

Substance Use, Harm Reduction and Addictions is a practical, self-paced CPD course for social workers and social service workers across Canada. Substances and effects, screening, withdrawal safety, harm reduction, treatment, overdose response, law and special populations. It has nine narrated lessons and a 36-question final exam. Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

✓2.5 CPD hours, with a certificate for your CPD record

✓Nine narrated video lessons (about 176 minutes) with slides, transcripts and a participant workbook

✓Knowledge checks with instant feedback, unlimited retakes, then a final exam

✓Access never expires

Need more than one topic? Get all 18 courses for $299 CAD: 54 CPD hours and a certificate for each. Save $403 compared with buying courses separately.

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At a glance

Substance Use, Harm Reduction and Addictions at a glance

Detail	Summary
Credit	2.5 instructional hours. Not accredited or approved by any regulator.
Format	Online, self-paced: nine narrated lessons (about 176 minutes), exercises, workbook
Completion	Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent
Documentation	Certificate with course title, completion date and 2.5 hours
Focus areas	Substance Use; Harm Reduction; Intervention
Level	Professional: registered social workers, social service workers, students and new graduates
Price	$39 CAD, or the complete pack of 18 courses for $299

What you will learn

What you will learn in this harm reduction and substance use course

Describe the spectrum of substance use and substance use disorder.
Describe the main effects and risks of common substances.
Use brief screening questions with respect.
Explain the principles and evidence base of harm reduction.
Describe evidence based treatments for major substance use disorders.
Respond to an overdose confidently and safely.
Describe the main federal laws on drugs and cannabis.
Adapt substance use care to different populations.
Apply the full process to mixed substance use cases.

What is inside

Harm Reduction and Substance Use course curriculum: nine lessons built around real situations

Short narrated lessons with worked examples and practice pauses, each closing with a knowledge check. Slides and a transcript are included for every lesson.

Lesson 1: A health and social issue, not a moral failing

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 2: What people use, what it does, and why the supply is so dangerous

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 3: Finding out what is needed, and keeping people safe

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 4: Keeping people alive, safer and connected

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 5: What works, for whom, and how to support it

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 6: Being ready when it happens, and caring for those left behind

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 7: How the law shapes substance use, and what it means for your practice

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 8: Tailoring care to people and to context

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

Lesson 9: Making it real

Narrated video with a worked example and a practice pause. Ends with a three-question knowledge check.

CPD hours

Harm Reduction and Substance Use course: 2.5 online CPD hours for Canadian social workers

The course counts as 2.5 instructional hours. Complete every lesson, pass the final exam, download your certificate, and enter the activity in your regulator’s CPD record yourself. Keep the certificate and your notes as evidence.

Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

Taking more than one course? Get all 18 for $299

The complete pack gives you all 18 courses and 54 CPD hours with a certificate for each, for $299 CAD. Bought one at a time they would cost $702.

See the complete social work CPD pack

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FAQ

Harm Reduction and Substance Use course: common questions

What is the Substance Use, Harm Reduction and Addictions course?

A self-paced online CPD course for social workers and social service workers in Canada. Nine narrated video lessons (about 176 minutes), a three-question knowledge check after each lesson, a participant workbook and a 36-question final exam. Passing the final exam at 80 percent completes the course and gives you your certificate.

How many CPD hours is it worth?

It counts as 2.5 instructional hours, based on the measured video time rounded down to the nearest half hour. The exercises, workbook and final exam add study time that is not counted.

Is this course accredited by my regulator?

Built to align with Canadian social work regulators’ CPD requirements for self-directed learning. Every course gives you what you submit for your CPD record: a certificate with your name, the provider, course title, completion date and CPD hours, plus the course outline, learning outcomes and your exam result.

Which provinces is it for?

Every province and territory outside Quebec. Hour totals and required topics differ by province, so see the requirements by province page.

How much does it cost?

The course is $39 CAD. The complete pack of all 18 courses (54 hours) is $299 CAD.

What do I need to pass?

Pass the 36-question final exam at 80 percent. Knowledge checks and quizzes give feedback with an explanation for every answer, and you can retake any quiz as many times as you need.

What evidence will I have for my CPD record?

A certificate showing the course title, completion date and 2.5 hours, the course outline and learning outcomes, and a participant workbook. Ontario registrants can complete the learning log template included with the pack.

Is this clinical or legal advice?

No. It is professional education. Law and practice rules differ by province and territory and change over time, so check current rules and consult your supervisor or counsel for specific situations.

Curriculum

10 Sections
9 Lessons
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Lesson 1: A health and social issue, not a moral failing
2 Items
- 1.1
  Lesson 1: A health and social issue, not a moral failing
- 1.2
  Knowledge Check 1: A health and social issue, not a moral failing
  3 Questions
Lesson 2: What people use, what it does, and why the supply is so dangerous
2 Items
- 2.1
  Lesson 2: What people use, what it does, and why the supply is so dangerous
- 2.2
  Knowledge Check 2: What people use, what it does, and why the supply is so dangerous
  3 Questions
Lesson 3: Finding out what is needed, and keeping people safe
2 Items
- 3.1
  Lesson 3: Finding out what is needed, and keeping people safe
- 3.2
  Knowledge Check 3: Finding out what is needed, and keeping people safe
  3 Questions
Lesson 4: Keeping people alive, safer and connected
2 Items
- 4.1
  Lesson 4: Keeping people alive, safer and connected
- 4.2
  Knowledge Check 4: Keeping people alive, safer and connected
  3 Questions
Lesson 5: What works, for whom, and how to support it
2 Items
- 5.1
  Lesson 5: What works, for whom, and how to support it
- 5.2
  Knowledge Check 5: What works, for whom, and how to support it
  3 Questions
Lesson 6: Being ready when it happens, and caring for those left behind
2 Items
- 6.1
  Lesson 6: Being ready when it happens, and caring for those left behind
- 6.2
  Knowledge Check 6: Being ready when it happens, and caring for those left behind
  3 Questions
Lesson 7: How the law shapes substance use, and what it means for your practice
2 Items
- 7.1
  Lesson 7: How the law shapes substance use, and what it means for your practice
- 7.2
  Knowledge Check 7: How the law shapes substance use, and what it means for your practice
  3 Questions
Lesson 8: Tailoring care to people and to context
2 Items
- 8.1
  Lesson 8: Tailoring care to people and to context
- 8.2
  Knowledge Check 8: Tailoring care to people and to context
  3 Questions
Lesson 9: Making it real
2 Items
- 9.1
  Lesson 9: Making it real
- 9.2
  Knowledge Check 9: Making it real
  3 Questions
Final Exam and Certificate
1 Item
- 10.1
  Final Exam: Substance Use, Harm Reduction and Addictions
  36 Questions

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