Training Overview: This training will discuss the application of harm reduction in substance use treatment programs and settings. Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies that  reduce negative consequences of drug use and improve the quality of the client’s life based on harm reduction principles. This approach can be challenging for providers trained in traditional […]

Training Overview: Taking care of complex clients is at times a difficult business. The people we work with suffer greatly and the stories we hear are distressing. Agencies and individuals can develop strategies for coping with the feelings that often mirror the distress of our clients. This workshop offers information about the nature of vicarious […]

Training Overview: This highly participatory session will focus on workshopping practical ways providers can integrate to their practice the six principles of harm reduction. Trainees will engage with each other to unpack real life case scenarios and will have the opportunity to collectively review and analyze how to effectively consistently infuse harm reduction to their […]

Training Overview: Harm reduction has its origins in grassroots social justice and mutual aid. The Spirit of Harm Reduction examines the history and state of the four-part U.S. harm reduction movement and its impact on the creation and current use of Harm Reduction Therapy (HRT). This training explores beliefs systems, countertransference, and basic assessment models […]

Training Overview: This training will give harm reduction workers a background of the history and policies related to many of the health disparities faced by people who use drugs, especially those who also identify as people of color, women, and/or LGBTQ.  Through a combination of discussion, shared experiences, and activities, training participants will explore how […]

Training Overview: Biology, psychology, and sociology play a critical role in a person’s relationship with substances and helps to explain or understand substance use. Different substances affect different people in different ways for many different reasons. This training will cover the types, classifications, and major categories of substances. Also, we will explore how different substances […]

Training Overview: This training will provide health and human service providers with a comprehensive overview of Harm Reduction. This approach incorporates a practical set of strategies designed to prevent disease and promote health by “meeting people where they are” rather than making judgments about where they should be in terms of their personal health and […]

Training Overview: This training will discuss the application of harm reduction in substance use treatment programs and settings. Harm reduction is a set of practical strategies that reduce negative consequences of drug use and improve the quality of the client’s life based on harm reduction principles. This approach can be challenging for providers trained in traditional substance use […]

Training Overview: More than 50% of people who have a substance use disorder have a co-occurring mental health disorder.  It is the rule, not the exception, with trauma almost universal among people who misuse substances.  Yet more than half of young people who misuse drugs will mature out of a problematic relationship with drugs by […]