Collaborative Strategies for Success: Healthcare and Educational Interventions for Children Impacted by Substance Exposure 11.7.2025

Friday, November 7, 2025, 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM, Cincinnati Children's, Location S, Cincinnati, OH

Join us for a day of learning current research and strategies to provide caregiver supports and interventions for children with prenatal substances exposures or parental substance use disorders.

Presented by The Next Step Collaborative, continuing education credits will be offered for a variety of professions.

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Next Step Collaborative is a community coalition of professionals and family members who focus efforts on education, research and advocacy to support children and families impacted by substance use disorders.

Why Attend?

• Knowledge Exchange: Engage with leading experts and fellow professionals.

• Interprofessional Networking: Forge connections across disciplines.

• Empowerment: Strengthen your skills to make a difference.

• Community Impact: Contribute to positive change.

Who should attend?

Anyone working to support children and families in this space! This may include:

Clinical Counselors Early Education Specialists Guardian ad Litem Lawyers Nurse Practitioners (NP/APRN) Nurses Occupational Therapists (OT) Peer Support Physical Therapists (PT)

Physician Associates (PA) Physicians Psychologists School Administrators School Psychologists Social Workers Speech-Language Pathologists (SLP) Teachers

This conference has both in-person and virtual options.

SUPPORT THE CONFERENCE

• Physician & Advance Practice Providers (on or before October 15, 2025) - $70.00

• Physician & Advance Practice Providers (After October 15, 2025) - $100

• Other Professionals (on or before October 15, 2025) - $50.00

• Other Professionals (on or before October 15, 2025) - $75.00

• Peer Support Specialist or Student- $25.00

Please indicate during the registration process if you plan to attend in person or virtually.

In support of improving patient care, Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Physician: This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™.

Nursing: This activity is approved for continuing nursing education (CNE) contact hours.

Physician Assistants: Cincinnati Children’s has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. The total number of approved credits is yet to be determined..

Psychology: Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

Social Work: Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is an approved provider of Social Worker, Counselor and Marriage and Family Therapist continuing education by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker and Marriage and Family Therapist Board. Provider numbers (RSX069302) and (RCT052503).

Clinical Counseling: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center is an approved provider of professional counselor continuing education credits by the State of Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, and Marriage and Family Therapist Board, Provider #RCX111201.  This program is approved for clock hours.

Teacher: Contact Hours of Educator Credit are provided. Final approval of Certificates of Participation will be determined by your Local Professional Development Committee (LPDC).  Keep all Certificates of Participation with your Individual Professional Development Plan (IPDP).

Occupational Therapists: This CE activity meets OT requirements for the state of Ohio. Occupational therapists must retain proof of content (e.g., brochure, agenda, notes, etc.) and proof of credit and verification of participation (e.g., certificate or transcript.)

Speech Language Pathology & Audiology: This activity provides credit through Cincinnati Children's accreditation with Joint Accreditation for Interprofessional Continuing Education (JA). This activity can be counted towards ASHA professional development hours (PDH).

Peer Support: OMHAS accepts continuing education credits from a continuing education program that meets the professional needs of the intended clientele. Peer Support Specialists must retain proof of content (e.g., brochure, agenda, notes, etc.) and verification of participation (e.g., certificate or transcript.)

Department of Developmental Disabilities: Application for credit has been submitted.

Guardian ad Litem: Application for credit has been submitted.

Continuing Legal Education: Application for credit has been submitted.

IPCE: This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credits for learning and change. 

 The credit hours listed below are not final, please check back closer to the activity for final approved credit hours.

AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ (8.50 hours), AAPA Physician Associate (8.50 hours), APA Psychology Regular CE (8.50 hours), CME - Non-Physician (Attendance) (8.50 hours), Counseling (G) (8.50 hours), IPCE (8.50 hours), Nursing CE (8.50 hours), Social Work – (OH CSWMFT) (8.50 hours), Teaching (LPDC) (8.50 hours)

Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Cincinnati Childrens Hospital Medical Center adheres to the ACCME’s Standards for Integrity and Independence in Accredited Continuing Education. Any individuals in a position to control the content of a CE activity, including faculty, planners, reviewers or others are required to disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible entities (commercial interests). All relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated prior to the commencement of the activity.

No faculty are available for this activity at this time.