Substance Use in the Workplace
Hours: 1.00
Drug and alcohol use by individuals in the workplace can lead to harm on many levels. There are steep costs for the organization. The individual who is using substances can be harmed, as can their coworkers. Perhaps most concerning is the harm that can come to the individuals who have trusted the healthcare organization to care for them. Their safety and well-being depend on staff who can attend to their needs effectively.
This course describes what substance use disorders are and what signs might suggest someone is using substances. It explains the impact of substance use in the workplace. It also gives an overview of how you can get help if you or your coworker has a problem with substance use.
The goal of this educational program is to provide general staff in all healthcare settings with information to identify and address substance use in the workplace.
Drug and alcohol use by individuals in the workplace can lead to harm on many levels. There are steep costs for the organization. The individual who is using substances can be harmed, as can their coworkers. Perhaps most concerning is the harm that can come to the individuals who have trusted the healthcare organization to care for them. Their safety and well-being depend on staff who can attend to their needs effectively. This course describes what substance use disorders are and what signs might suggest someone is using substances. It explains the impact of substance use in the workplace. It also gives an overview of how you can get help if you or your coworker has a problem with substance use. The goal of this educational program is to provide general staff in all healthcare settings with information to identify and address substance use in the workplace.
Florida Board of Nursing - Certified Nursing Assistants
This is not an accredited course for professional license renewal. Florida CNAs may use this inservice toward meeting their annual inservice requirement.
This activity is approved for 1.0000 contact hours.
Human Resources Certification Institute
This program has been approved for 1.00 (General) recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.
National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals
This activity is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
SHRM Preferred Provider
This course is approved for 1.00 contact hours.
Describe the four primary symptoms of substance use disorders.
Summarize the impact of substance use in the workplace.
Explain how you can get help if you or your coworker have a problem with substance use.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: The Impact of Substance Use in the Workplace
Meet Tom
How Common Is Substance Use?
How Common is Substance Use at Work?
What are Substance Use Disorders?
What Does Substance Use Look Like?
What Are the Effects of Substance Use on the Job?
Review
Summary
Section 3: Help for Workplace Substance Use
What Should I Do If I Have a Problem?
What Type of Help Can I Access?
Are There Any Laws That Protect My Job?
What If My Coworker is Using Drugs or Alcohol?
Review
Summary
Section 4: Conclusion
Summary
Course Contributor
Resources
References
Monique Kahn, Psy.D. received her doctoral degree in Clinical Psychology from Nova Southeastern University in Florida. She completed a pre-doctoral internship at Spokane Mental Health in Washington, which included specialty rotations in behavioral medicine and time-limited psychotherapies. She is licensed as a psychologist in Maine, where she was in private practice for 14 years, providing services to adult clients with varied presenting issues, but with particular emphasis on the treatment of anxiety disorders, the relationship between psychosocial stress and illness, insomnia, and coping with chronic illness. She has taught in the undergraduate psychology program at Husson University in Maine. In addition, she has worked as a content writer and psychology subject matter expert for several major educational publishing firms. She joined Relias as a clinical content writer and subject matter expert in 2016.
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