Medication Support for Substance Use Disorder Training: June 26, 2026: In-Person @ CODAC

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Training Description

This training provides an overview of medication support for substance use disorders (SUD), including the role of FDA-approved medications in reducing cravings, preventing overdose, and supporting long-term recovery. Participants will learn how medications interact with the brain, address common misconceptions, and explore how medication support can be integrated alongside counseling and recovery supports. Emphasis is placed on practical application, person-centered care, and reducing stigma.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the biological mechanism that drives addiction
  • Describe the role medication plays in supporting recovery from SUD
  • Identify at least three medications used to support recovery from SUD
  • Explain best practices for supporting decision making around the use of medication in SUD treatment
  • Describe common barriers to the use of medication in SUD treatment

Trainer Bio

Elizabeth Black, LADC, has spent her career working with and on behalf of people with behavioral health disorders. She holds a master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and is a Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor. Ms. Black serves as subject matter expert, trainer, and technical assistance provider for behavioral health and recovery initiatives.  Her areas of interest and expertise include harm reduction, medication for opioid use disorder, rural healthcare systems, and health and wellness in recovery.  Prior to her current role at C4 innovations, Ms. Black worked for the Department of Mental Health for the state of Oklahoma for over a decade. In her work there, she oversaw the implementation of health and wellness interventions into behavioral health services statewide. In that role, her team received a governor’s commendation for their work which resulted in better health outcomes in Oklahoma’s most vulnerable communities. She currently resides in Quincy, MA.

Training Facts:

  • Date
    • June 26, 2026
  • Time:
    • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm ET
  • Location: In-person training at CODAC Royal Little Conference Room, 45 Royal Little Drive, Providence RI, 02904
  • Subject: Medication support for SUD
  • Practice level: Beginner, Intermediate 
  • CE credit: 
    • ASWB: 6 hours
    • NAADAC: 6 hours
    • NBCC: 6 hours
  • Course type: In-person
    • 6 hour training
  • Covered topics: Medication support, MOUD, Medication for Substance Use Disorder, Medication for Alcohol Use
  • Date created: 2026

Who Should Take This Course:

Staff at all levels of health and human service agencies, behavioral health organizations, and recovery-centered organizations.

Refund and Cancellation policy:

Refund will be provided in full up to one week prior to the training date. After that, payments can be used towards another training. 

Training Certificates:

Participants may earn a Certificate of Course Completion* by:

  1. Attending the entire 6 hour in-person training
  2. Completing all required learning activities
  3. Completing the course evaluation form and the certificate request form

6 hours of continuing education credit will be awarded upon completion of this course through ASWB, NAADAC, and NBCC. Certificates will be emailed directly to participants roughly two weeks after the completion of the training evaluation and certificate request form. 

Accommodations: 

If you need accommodations for disability, please contact Project Coordinator, Isabel-Kai Fisher at rhodetta@c4innovates.com.

Grievances: 

If you would like to report a complaint, please contact Project Director, Rachel Ehly at rehly@c4innovates.com. 

In order to fully complete this course and receive a continuing education certificate, you must arrive on time, fill in the sign-in sheet, and stay for the duration of the training, completing the evaluation. If you are a social worker, you will need to write in your license number in the sign-in sheet.

C4 Innovations, Provider #1457, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. C4 Innovations maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 10/17/2023-10/17/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 6 continuing education credits.  

C4 Innovations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6576. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. C4 Innovations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

This course has been approved by C4 Innovations, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #100990, C4 Innovations is responsible for all aspects of their programming. 

Training Description

This training provides an overview of medication support for substance use disorders (SUD), including the role of FDA-approved medications in reducing cravings, preventing overdose, and supporting long-term recovery. Participants will learn how medications interact with the brain, address common misconceptions, and explore how medication support can be integrated alongside counseling and recovery supports. Emphasis is placed on practical application, person-centered care, and reducing stigma.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the biological mechanism that drives addiction
  • Describe the role medication plays in supporting recovery from SUD
  • Identify at least three medications used to support recovery from SUD
  • Explain best practices for supporting decision making around the use of medication in SUD treatment
  • Describe common barriers to the use of medication in SUD treatment

Trainer Bio

Elizabeth Black, LADC, has spent her career working with and on behalf of people with behavioral health disorders. She holds a master’s degree in Rehabilitation Counseling and is a Licensed Drug and Alcohol Counselor. Ms. Black serves as subject matter expert, trainer, and technical assistance provider for behavioral health and recovery initiatives.  Her areas of interest and expertise include harm reduction, medication for opioid use disorder, rural healthcare systems, and health and wellness in recovery.  Prior to her current role at C4 innovations, Ms. Black worked for the Department of Mental Health for the state of Oklahoma for over a decade. In her work there, she oversaw the implementation of health and wellness interventions into behavioral health services statewide. In that role, her team received a governor’s commendation for their work which resulted in better health outcomes in Oklahoma’s most vulnerable communities. She currently resides in Quincy, MA.

Training Facts:

  • Date
    • June 26, 2026
  • Time:
    • 9:00 am - 4:00 pm ET
  • Location: In-person training at CODAC Royal Little Conference Room, 45 Royal Little Drive, Providence RI, 02904
  • Subject: Medication support for SUD
  • Practice level: Beginner, Intermediate 
  • CE credit: 
    • ASWB: 6 hours
    • NAADAC: 6 hours
    • NBCC: 6 hours
  • Course type: In-person
    • 6 hour training
  • Covered topics: Medication support, MOUD, Medication for Substance Use Disorder, Medication for Alcohol Use
  • Date created: 2026

Who Should Take This Course:

Staff at all levels of health and human service agencies, behavioral health organizations, and recovery-centered organizations.

Refund and Cancellation policy:

Refund will be provided in full up to one week prior to the training date. After that, payments can be used towards another training. 

Training Certificates:

Participants may earn a Certificate of Course Completion* by:

  1. Attending the entire 6 hour in-person training
  2. Completing all required learning activities
  3. Completing the course evaluation form and the certificate request form

6 hours of continuing education credit will be awarded upon completion of this course through ASWB, NAADAC, and NBCC. Certificates will be emailed directly to participants roughly two weeks after the completion of the training evaluation and certificate request form. 

Accommodations: 

If you need accommodations for disability, please contact Project Coordinator, Isabel-Kai Fisher at rhodetta@c4innovates.com.

Grievances: 

If you would like to report a complaint, please contact Project Director, Rachel Ehly at rehly@c4innovates.com. 

In order to fully complete this course and receive a continuing education certificate, you must arrive on time, fill in the sign-in sheet, and stay for the duration of the training, completing the evaluation. If you are a social worker, you will need to write in your license number in the sign-in sheet.

C4 Innovations, Provider #1457, is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved as ACE providers. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. C4 Innovations maintains responsibility for this course. ACE provider approval period: 10/17/2023-10/17/2026. Social workers completing this course receive 6 continuing education credits.  

C4 Innovations has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 6576. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. C4 Innovations is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs. 

This course has been approved by C4 Innovations, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits. NAADAC Provider #100990, C4 Innovations is responsible for all aspects of their programming.