PRACTICAL STRATEGIES
Plan
for
change
Harm Reduction Fundamentals
Topics may include principles of harm reduction, person-centered care, health disparities, risks and risk reduction strategies, the history of harm reduction, sex work and harm reduction, evidence-based models, MOUD, and more
Overdose Education and Naloxone Distribution (OEND) ToT
Topics may include the science of overdose and naloxone, compassionate response, rescue breathing, bag valve masks, risk reduction, Good Samaritan law and more
Trauma-informed De-escalation
Topics may include trauma and the nervous system, mental health crises, verbal and non-verbal communication, environmental awareness, co-regulation, grounding, transformative justice, and more.
Motivational Interviewing
Topics may include resolving ambivalence, active listening skills, rapport, OARS, non-verbal communication, self-efficacy, motivation scales, action planning, rolling with resistance, and more.
Risk Reduction ToT
Topics may include routes of administration, substance-specific risks, risk reduction strategies, risk reduction supplies, overdose prevention, overamping, sexual health, safer sex work, non-judgemental risk reduction counseling, and more
Basics of HIV and HCV
Topics may include transmission and symptoms of HIV and Hepatitis C, treatment, stigma, prevention, testing, health disparities, and more
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.
Bloodborne Pathogens and Sharps Safety
Person-centered Engagement
Topics may include stigma, person-centered care, non-verbal communication, OARS, trauma-informed care, unconditional positive regard, evidence-based harm reduction practices, and more.
Health Equity
Topics may include social determinants of health, health policy, epidemiology, social norms, structural violence, and more.
Collective Grief
and Healing
Topics may include types and effects of grief, ambiguous loss, emotional regulation, resilience, ritual and mourning, policy and practice recommendations for organizations, and art activity.
The Overdose Crisis and the War on Drugs
Topics may include the history of drug policy in America, xenophobia, moral panic, misinformation, sensationalism, stigma, the iron law of prohibition, decriminalization, safe supply, and more.
Health Equity
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