Strategies to Reduce Substance-Related Harms for Peer Recovery Support Specialists: LIVE WEBINAR

This brief training will equip participants with the knowledge and abilities to address substance use-related harms. Participants will learn about the harm reduction movement's history, philosophy, and core principles, which prioritize reducing the negative consequences of substance use and other high-risk behaviors rather than focusing on abstinence. Participants will also learn about standard tools and strategies to minimize harm and better understand recovery pathways, incorporating these principles to deliver person-centered peer recovery support services. 

Learning Objectives:

• Participants will be able to describe the history, philosophy, and core principles of the harm reduction movement

• Participants will better understand the continuum of substance use and how use intersects with a variety of factors that adversely impact people who use drugs

• Participants will learn to identify and address stigma and biases to deliver person-centered peer recovery support services

• Participants will have an understanding of multiple pathways of recovery, including ones that are not abstinence-based

• Participants will learn standard tools and strategies to reduce substance-related harms 

Presented by: Lisa Lee, DrPH, CPRSS, PRSS-S and John Saderlund, PRSS-S

Continuing Education Units: 1.5 CEUs

*This webinar is approved for CEUs by the following professional organizations ONLY:

• Nevada Certification Board for PRSS(S)

No CEUS are available for license types other than the ones listed above.

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