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Harm Reduction Fundamentals 

Topics may include principles of harm reduction, person-centered care, the context of substance use, risks and risk reduction strategies, the history of harm reduction, evidence-based models, MOUD, and more

Risk Reduction Train-the-Trainer

Topics may include routes of administration, substance-specific risks, risk reduction strategies, risk reduction supplies, overdose prevention, overamping, sexual risks, safer sex work, non-judgemental risk reduction counseling, and more

OEND Train-the-Trainer

Topics may include opioids vs. opiates, fentanyl, the science of overdose and naloxone, rescue breathing, wooden chest syndrome, risk reduction, using a bag valve mask, drug checking, overdose aftercare, safety planning, 911 Good Samaritan laws, and the dangers of high-dose naloxone.

Patient-centered Engagement Strategies for Providers

Topics may include sources of stigma, person-centered care, non-verbal communication, motivational interviewing, trauma-informed care, unconditional positive regard, risk reduction, overdose prevention, evidence-based harm reduction practices, and more.

Motivational Interviewing

Topics may include resolving ambivalence, active listening skills, OARS, non-verbal communication, self-efficacy, motivation scales, action planning, rolling with resistance, relapse prevention, and more. 

Basics of HIV and Hepatitis C

Topics may include effects of HIV and Hepatitis C, treatment, stigma, prevention, testing, health disparities, and more

Trauma-informed Crisis De-escalation

Topics may include trauma and the limbic system, hierarchy of needs, boundaries, mental health crises, overamping, non-violent communication, verbal and non-verbal communication, rapport-building, environmental awareness, rational detachment, and more.

Bloodborne Pathogens and Sharps Safety

Topics may include HIV, Hep B, Hep C, safe syringe collection and disposal, best practices for other potentially infectious material, standard operating procedures, PEP, and more.

Topics may include the history of drug policy, xenophobia, moral panic, media hysteria, stigma, the iron law of prohibition, decriminalization, and more.

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