Wednesday, April 24, 2024
4/24/2024
The Evidence Based Substance Use Disorder Curriculum for Social Work Students project is a multi-university initiative aimed at developing a new substance use disorder (SUD) curriculum for undergraduate and graduate social work students. For that purpose, Florida State University (FSU) Center for the Study and Promotion of Communities, Families and Children created the Florida Higher Education Substance Use Disorder Consortium (‘the Florida Consortium”) of 11 university social work programs at Barry University, Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University, Florida Atlantic University, Florida Gulf Coast University, Florida Memorial University, Florida State University, Saint Leo’s University, University of North Florida, University of South Florida, University of West Florida, and Warner University. The Florida Consortium universities are more diverse than the national average; and consortium member universities are located in rural and urban areas. This cooperative network of Florida universities has the goal of collectively developing a SUD curriculum, piloting the curriculum at the FSU College of Social Work during the first year of the project and then rolling out the curriculum in the other 10 universities during the second year of the project.. The basic requirements for the new SUD curriculum include 15 key content areas ranging from concepts of SUDs, screening, assessment, the application of evidence-based practices in treatment and recovery, cultural competency in SUD services, ethics, prevention, and clinical supervision. FSU and the Florida Consortium universities will be able to integrate content areas from the curriculum into their core courses in addition to developing electives specifically dedicated to SUDs. The curriculum will address population-specific competencies for elderly, homeless, pregnant women, veterans, and adolescent clients paying attention to alcohol, marijuana, stimulants and opioid misuse. The project will also include working with the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB), a project partner, to develop an evidence-based set of examination items on substance use disorders to be recommended for inclusion in licensure exams in social work across the U.S. and Canada. In addition to the universities, Citrus Health Network and the National Association of Social Work- Florida, have partnered with the FSU and the Florida Consortium for the curriculum project. SUD have important implications for the health and well-being of individuals, families, and communities in the United States. Social workers are likely to encounter clients with SUD in a wide array of settings, suggesting that social workers need to have a solid understanding and conceptual foundation in substance use disorder treatment practices and concepts.
HHS’ Tracking Accountability in Government Grants System (TAGGS) website provides access to detailed descriptions of grants, loans, aggregated direct payments and other types of financial assistance awarded by the HHS Operating Divisions (OPDIVs) and the Office of the Secretary Staff Divisions (STAFFDIVs).
