Mothers with Substance Use Issues: What They Say They Need
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Build skills to support perinatal and postpartum mothers with substance use and untreated mental health concerns through a person-centered, collaborative approach.
Heather Howard, PhD, LICSW/LCSW is a clinical social worker licensed in multiple states whose practice has focused on providing trauma-informed, clinical care for perinatal and postpartum clients.
Dr. Howard is a Graduate Faculty Affiliate at Florida Atlantic University and a co-founder at Support Not Stigma Counseling and Wellness, which is focused on breaking the cycle of intergenerational trauma. Dr. Howard has over 30 peer-reviewed journal articles that focus on maternal health issues and family strengthening, including shared decision-making with pregnant women presenting with opioid use disorder. She also collaborated with Florida Atlantic University’s College of Medicine as a co-investigator and shared decision-making trainer for the SAMHSA State Opioid Response Grant Curriculum Development and Implementation Project. Her current research explores supporting the mother-infant dyad, increasing recovery capital for those impacted by substance use, and the intersection of infant removal on recovery.
GetPractice LLC, provider #2517, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period:11/14/25-11/14/26.
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