MAT Education

This three-day interactive training provides participants with a detailed understanding of medication used to assist with substance use disorders. 35 hours of distance (on-line) learning is a component of this course that is provided with admission purchase. It is highly encouraged this distance learning be completed prior to the ‘live’ training.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Become familiar with the primary medications associated with the treatment of substance use disorder

• Develop an understanding of the role that medication can play in an individual’s recovery process from substance use disorder

• Increase ability to use treatment matching principles for individuals in recovery from substance use disorders

• Become familiar with a variety of recovery supports available to individuals’ entering recovery from substance use disorders

• Provide an overview of professional responsibilities in providing medication assisted treatment

• Develop a connection with other professionals working in the medication assisted treatment community CEU Information: This course provides 18 CEU’s for the instructor-led portion and 35 CEU for the self-paced portion. CEU’s are Category 1 CEU provided by Indiana State statute 839IAC 1-6-2(F)(86) Additional Information:

This course meets the education hours required for the ICAADA MATS credentials. More information on ICAADA MATS credential requirements can be found here: https://icaada.org/credentials-2/ . This course can be used as continuing education hours for all ICAADA credentials. 35 hours of distance (on-line) learning is a component of this course that is provided with admission purchase. This distance learning must be completed prior to the instructor-led 3-day course. Completing the distance learning will assist with understanding the instructor-led 3-day course. Information on how to begin/complete the distance learning will be e-mailed to the participant within 2 weeks of registration. Be sure to watch for this to be sent to your registration email as your email system may place it in your junk/spam when it is received. It will be sent by the Connecticut Certification Board