“Perinatal Substance Use & The Child Welfare System”
Alli Heppell
Addiction Social Work Fellow, BC Centre on Substance Use
Tuesday, October 1
12pm – 1pm PDT
Key learning objectives:
- Present a review of the historical and current relationship between substance use services and child welfare systems.
- Discuss the evidence-based literature regarding the impact of child welfare system on pregnant and parenting individuals who use substances.
- Identify and discuss current models of care designed to address these issues.
What’s New in Addiction Social Work is a lunch-time series featuring clinicians and researchers who will deliver the latest research and information on novel, evidence-based addiction medicine topics.
This free series is geared towards the needs and interests of individuals operating in a healthcare or research setting, however, the public and other interested stakeholders are welcome and encouraged to attend.
If you have any questions about event logistics, please contact Amir Dhut at [email protected].