Events

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 criminalization and […]

Join us for a virtual training on how to expand wound care education, assessments, and services at your harm reduction program. We’ll start with a foundation in understanding types of wounds, skin and soft tissue infections, and how to identify what services may be needed based on symptoms. Then, we’ll explore how best to support […]

Motivational Interviewing (MI) is a collaborative, person-centered counseling approach designed to strengthen an individual’s motivation and commitment to change. This interactive training equips participants with the foundational principles, spirit, and core skills of MI, including expressing empathy, developing discrepancy, rolling with resistance, and supporting self-efficacy. Participants will learn how to engage clients in meaningful conversations […]

De-escalation starts with knowing our own responses to an escalated situation, knowing how other people that you work with respond, and knowing your people that you work with. This training will focus on developing effective techniques for approaching escalated situations before they happen, while they are happening, and how we care for each other after the […]