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Thu Mar 13
1:00 - 3:00 p.m
Virtual
Free
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Racial and Social Justice in Harm Reduction

Compass Health is partnering with HaRT3S to provide three training sessions about the importance of harm reduction treatment for substance use and radical and social justice in harm reduction.

Through Hart Training series, providers will learn a set of pragmatic and compassionate strategies that aim to reduce substance-related harm and improve quality of life for people who use substances and their communities – without requiring abstinence or use reduction. In this training series, attendees will learn how to apply harm reduction in the individual psychotherapeutic context using an efficacious and client driven approach in which therapists engage a harm-reduction mindset, heart-set and concrete therapeutic components.

Participants will:

1. Describe what bias is, how it develops, and how it is experienced.

2. Describe the impacts of historical trauma, persistent discrimination, and microaggressions.

3. Describe and practice specific personal interventions to address internal biases, as well as institutional interventions to implement structural and systemic change.

About the presenter: Michele Andrasik, PhD (she/her): Dr. Michele Andrasik brings a critical perspective on health equity and social justice to her role as Vice President and co-founder of HaRT3S. As a clinical health psychologist with over 25 years of experience in HIV prevention, she understands how social and structural factors shape both health outcomes and access to care.

Continuing Education Credits: This course provides 2 hours of continuing education (CE) credits by the following boards: American Psychological Association (APA) National Association of Social Workers (NASW)

Clock Hours: This course is approved for 2 OSPI clock hours.

Class Details

  • As the class begins promptly, please arrive ten minutes early. Those who arrive late may be asked to leave without credit.
  • Those who stay to the end of class and complete an evaluation may receive a ceus or clock hours. Certificates will not be issued to those leaving early.
  • After registration is received, an Outlook Invitation with details will be sent. Accept the invitation and we will know you are coming. If you do not receive an Outlook Invitation in three to five days, please contact us. We do not allow drop-ins.
  • Please contact the LTD@compassh.org at least ten days prior to the training if you require special accommodations.
  • Cancellations must be emailed and received no later than seven days prior to the event. If we cancel the training, registrants will be offered the next available class.
2 OSPI Clock Hours for Educators
Certification Included

RSVP

Racial and Social Justice in Harm Reduction

Thu Mar 13
1:00 - 3:00 p.m
Virtual
Free