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Digital Seminar

Harm Reduction as Trauma-Informed Care for Substance Use Disorders

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Traditional treatments for substance use disorders often fall short, requiring sobriety as a prerequisite and inadvertently creating barriers to access for many individuals. Moreover, these approaches can inadvertently retraumatize and shame clients, stripping them of their autonomy and choice. This training seeks to change this narrative by embracing harm reduction as a vital component of trauma-informed care. 

During this session, you'll learn: 

  • The essence of harm reduction and its integration into trauma-informed care practices. 
  • Practical harm reduction techniques tailored to treat substance use disorders and trauma effectively. 
  • How to implement interventions aligned with clients' stage of change, ensuring personalized and effective treatment. 

Don't miss this opportunity to revolutionize your approach to substance use disorder treatment, empower your clients, and foster genuine healing through harm reduction and trauma-informed care. Register now to secure your spot! 

Here's What You'll Learn

The Scope and Need for Harm Reduction 

  • The argument for using harm reduction for treating substance use disorders  
  • Includes data from the US Department of Health Services and SAMSHA  
  • Early and contemporary principles of harm reduction 

 

Harm Reduction Effectiveness and Research  

  • Harm reduction effectiveness – Public Health 
  • Research on harm reduction  
  • Risks/limitations: There is limited research on harm reduction, who it works for, and why. There is always risk in continued substance use; however, these approaches make treatment more accessible for people who otherwise would not have sought out intervention. 

 

Trauma, Trauma Informed Care, and SUD 

  • Define trauma 
  • Relationship between trauma and substance use  
  • Review components of trauma informed care 
  • Compare trauma informed care and harm reduction principles and pillars  
  • Research supporting trauma informed care and harm reduction for SUD 

 

Clinical applications - Harm Reduction Strategies with a Trauma Informed Lens 

  • Review Transtheoretical Model of Change 
  • Review stage-appropriate harm reduction interventions using trauma informed lens 
  • Who is a good candidate for harm reduction?  
  • A stepwise approach to harm reduction 
  • Case example 
  • Clinical application    

Everything You're Getting

  • More than 1 hour of video content
  • Up to 1.25 CE credits
  • Certificate of completion
  • Handouts and resources

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Media Type:
Digital Seminar
Product Code:
POS059985
Duration:
1 hour, 24 minutes
Copyright:
Aug 09, 2024
Format:
Audio and Video

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