Drug Testing in SUD Treatment: Purpose, Limitations, and Client Conversations
2 CE hours · $6.00 · AODCEU-DT-201
Self-paced learning for substance use disorder counselors, with applied practice, a final assessment, evaluation, and final attestation.
Learning objectives
- Explain a clinical testing purpose without using punishment as the rationale; combine a result with relevant client information while separating observation from interpretation.
- Avoid inferring impairment or exact timing from detection alone; identify why a negative result may not answer the intended question.
- Collect relevant medication information and refer technical questions appropriately; use a recovery conversation that supports honest information and next steps.
- Distinguish treatment testing from external reporting and high-impact decisions; use testing information to guide relevant counseling support.
- Explain collection steps and route concerns within the program's authorized process; distinguish an incomplete or questioned specimen process from a finding about substance use.
- Review repeated findings with other recovery information and avoid unsupported trend claims; clarify team roles and permitted information sharing when several services use testing information.
Earn your certificate after meeting the course completion requirements. This course is also included in an active Annual Pass.