February 13, 2025 10-12 PM

Training Overview:

This workshop explores boundary setting and disclosure between people who use drugs and providers within a harm reduction framework. The workshop will provide guidance and ‘best practices’ for identifying boundary issues and boundary violations in their daily work with participants. In addition, the function of individual and group supervision will be discussed, in relation to improving engagement with participants by identifying and setting personal and professional boundaries; alongside examining potential transference issues.

At the conclusion of this training, participants should be able to:

• Discuss the role of boundaries and disclosure within a harm reduction framework. 
• Identify boundary challenges versus boundary violations. 
• Describe the role of staff supervision in relation to improving boundaries with clients, preventing burnout, and identifying transference/disclosure issues.

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Continuing education units (CEUs) are available thanks to the Center for Learning and Innovation (CLI) for the following disciplines:  

• Certified Addiction Professionals (CCAPP)
• Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW)
• Licensed Educational Psychologists (LEP)
• Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT)
• Licensed Professional Clinical Counselors (LPCC)
• Registered Nurses (RN)

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Equity Statement

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is committed to leading with race and prioritizing Intersectionality, including sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, class, nationality, language, and ability. SFDPH strives to move forward on the continuum of becoming an anti-racist institution through dismantling racism, building, building solidarity among racial groups, and working towards becoming a Trauma-Informed/Trauma Healing Organization in partnership with staff, clients, communities, and our contractors. When attending, SFDP trainings, events, and/or meetings, we uphold expectations and standards of rules of engagement for our employees and contractors. We expect that all participants operate in professional integrity and adhere to the DPH Employee Code of Conduct or their employee conduct. Participants will be accountable for upholding any group agreements provided by the trainer or host and uphold principles of transparency, confidentiality and respect. We support respectful participation across intersecting identities and experiences including race, ethnicity, sex, gender, sexual orientation, age, class, nationality, religion, language, physical and mental ability, and political ideology. While we strive to make an space of inclusivity, belonging, and hub for various perspective, we do not tolerate any inappropriate behavior or comments rooted in anti-blackness, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, sexism, or any comments or behavior that is discriminatory, disruptive, or divisive. If participants cannot abide by these expectations, they will be removed from the training or event and will not be allowed to attend any additional DPH trainings, event, and/or meetings. Trainers have been informed to notify DPH of any misconduct and a DPH representative will follow up with that employee’s supervisor or participant’s agency regarding the misconduct.