PROUD | Know Your Role: An Overview of CAPTA and Family Care Plans for Hospital Providers – 9/29/26

Delivered by the Substance Exposed Pregnancy Initiative of Connecticut (SEPI-CT), this interactive in-person workshop wraps up the 2026 Parents Recovering from Opioid and Other Use Disorders (PROUD) Summer Series, themed Strengthening Care for Parents in Recovery.

Training Objectives:

• Learn Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (CAPTA) and Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) legislative requirements
• How to develop Family Care Plans (FCPs; formerly known as “Plans of Safe Care”)
• Learn how to implement your role to support CAPTA and FCPs
• Identify resources available for clients, patients, and providers
• Learn about SEPI-CT

Federal and Connecticut legislative mandates require Connecticut hospitals and health systems to implement CAPTA and FCPs. It is critical that hospital staff who work with pregnant and/or parenting individuals who have had substance exposed pregnancies understand their respective roles.

Hospital staff are instrumental to the implementation of federal and state CAPTA and FCP mandates within their systems. Equipping staff with knowledge and tools, while addressing stigma related to substance use, is essential to successful adoption. Training provides staff with a foundational understanding of CAPTA and FCP requirements, as well as practical guidance on how to initiate conversations about substance use in a nonjudgmental, supportive, and non-stigmatizing manner.

This training is intended for: OBGYN, psychiatry, nursing, social work, and mental health professionals

Participants are eligible to receive 1.5 continuing education credits (CECs) through the CT National Association of Social Workers and 1.5 Contact Hours through the CT Certification Board.

Registration for this event is open to providers from CHA member organizations.