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WorkforceGPS Webinar: Implications of Substance/Opioid Misuse and Addiction for the Workforce Development System

October 18, 2018 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

WorkforceGPS, an interactive online communication and learning technical assistance platform sponsored by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration (ETA), presents the webinar, Implications of Substance/Opioid Misuse and Addiction for the Workforce Development System, on Thursday, October 18th, from 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM.

Workforce development professionals must have increasingly greater awareness of the issue and its impact on participants and employer partners as well as on workforce service delivery.  Join the U.S. Department of Labor’s Employment and Training Administration and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration on this webinar to discuss Federal efforts to support communities in addressing these challenges.  Participants will also learn about the Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) approach to the delivery of early intervention and treatment to people with substance use disorders and those at risk of developing these disorders.

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Date:
October 18, 2018
Time:
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
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