Safe and Respectful Practice in Substance Use Support

Safe and Respectful Practice in Substance Use Support Training helps healthcare providers learn about substance use disorders, focusing on safety, stigma awareness, professional boundaries, and respectful, trauma-informed responses in practice.

What You Will Learn:

• Define Substance Use Disorder (SUD) as a health condition and describe its common features.

• Identify substance categories, patterns of use, and risk factors that influence safety.

• Recognize signs of intoxication, withdrawal, and escalating behavior.

• Apply person-centered, trauma-informed communication strategies.

• Demonstrate appropriate professional boundaries and ethical documentation practices.

• Describe harm reduction principles and when to seek additional support.

Once completed, you will receive a certificate of completion to verify you have finished the training. Course Length: 45 min.

The information contained in these trainings was derived from publications of CMS, NIH, and HHS (Government Sourced Material). None of the planners, authors or instructors for this activity have any relevant financial relationships to disclose. The Government Sourced Material used by AMC is available for no charge on their associated websites. The use of the Government Sourced Material by AMC does not imply endorsement or recommendation by CMS, NIH, HHS, or by the United States Government, of AMC, its enterprise, its facility, its services or its products. © 2026 American Medical Compliance, no copyright claimed in Government Sourced Material. If you are not completely satisfied with this course within 30 days you will receive a full refund.