This training addresses the challenges frontline workers often experience when working with clients who return to drug use after an extended period of abstinence. Throughout the course of the training, participants will have the opportunity to review the research underscoring the chronic nature of problematic substance use and define transference and counter transference in the client/provider relationship. Through a series of interactive exercises and discussions, participants will examine their own responses and develop tools to support clients who have recently returned to substance use by helping them reflect on their circumstances, plan for safety, and consider their goals.
At the conclusion of this training, participants should be able to:
-Understand key data points related to the chronic nature of substance use disorders.
-Define the term transference in relation to front line workers’ experiences when clients return to substance use following a period of abstinence.
-Offer support and interventions with clients who have recently returned to substance use after a period of abstinence.
-Identify at least three best practices to support a client who has recently returned to substance use after a period of abstinence.
Facilitators: Katie Burk, MPH, (she/her), Facente Consulting and Savannah O’Neill, MSW, CATC, (she/her), Facente Consulting
Location: 25 Van Ness Ave., Room 610
Organized by the Harm Reduction Training Institute
