Centerstone hosting free virtual webinar on withdrawal management

Centerstone, a nonprofit health system specializing in mental health and substance use disorder treatments, will host a free, virtual “Withdrawal Management / Detox: Who is it for?” webinar on Friday, May 27 from 12 – 1 p.m. CT. The webinar will focus on the fundamentals of withdrawal management. CEUs are available.

This webinar is sponsored by Centerstone’s Fellowship House Campus, located at 800 North Main Street in Anna, IL, and provides addiction recovery services to individuals who suffer with substance use disorders (SUDs) and co-occurring problems.

This training provides one hour of continuing education approved for IL LCPC / LPC, IL LCSW / LSW, and IL Nursing (LPN, RN, APN) under IDFPR Professional Counselor CE License No. 197.000263 and IDFPR Nurse CE Sponsor License No. 236.000184.

Objectives of the training include:

• Learn the common signs of substance use disorders and withdrawal
• Discuss the foundations of withdrawal management
• Learn about aftercare planning
• Go through how to make referrals to a withdrawal management program

The facilitator is Krysten Green, RN, BSN. Green is a behavioral health nurse at Centerstone’s Fellowship House Campus in Anna, IL. In her role, she manages withdrawal management/detox authorizations, as well as policy, procedures, and infectious disease monitoring.  She received a bachelor’s degree in nursing from McKendree University in 2020, associate’s degree in nursing from Shawnee Community College in 2013, and licensed practice nurse certification from Shawnee Community College in 2012. She has worked at the Fellowship House as a nurse since 2013.  

This webinar series will be offered quarterly on the last Friday at noon in August and November in 2022. For more information, contact Samuel Stearns, Centerstone’s Community Development Representative, at samuel.stearns@centerstone.org.