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ForwardHARM REDUCTIONS: WORKING WITH CLIENTS AND THEIR SUPPORT SYSTEMS
There is an increased need for additional evidence-based harm reduction approaches for treatment that are client-centered and support identified clients as well as their support systems. Clinical teams do not have the training to best support highly stigmatized behavioral health diagnoses and co-morbid substance use disorders. Clinicians are faced with limited access to these services due to stigma, policy barriers, and a lack of education.
This activity will provide clinicians the opportunity to improve collaboration across disciplines and enhance communication with clients and support systems leading to appropriate referrals and increased care.
Target Audience
Social Worker
Learning Objectives
Describe the harm reduction approach and its basic principle.
Attendees will be able to explain how harm reduction is implemented in various contexts
Attendees will understand the role of family members, friends, and community resources in the harm reduction process.
Additional Information
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 Working DRAFT AGENDA_BHF_Cohort1_Harm Reduction Session 11.9.23_edits AB.docx | 75.53 KB |
 JHF 11.2.23.pdf | 5.36 MB |
 11.9.23 CEU Slides.pptx | 83.07 KB |
There is an increased need for additional evidence-based harm reduction approaches for treatment that are client-centered and support identified clients as well as their support systems. Clinical teams do not have the training to best support highly stigmatized behavioral health diagnoses and co-morbid substance use disorders. Clinicians are faced with limited access to these services due to stigma, policy barriers, and a lack of education.
This activity will provide clinicians the opportunity to improve collaboration across disciplines and enhance communication with clients and support systems leading to appropriate referrals and increased care.
Carol Frazer, MEd, LPC, Behavioral Health Specialist, Pittsburgh Regional Health Initiative
Bridget McNamee, MID, Behavioral Health Project Manager, Jewish Healthcare Foundation
Alice Bell, LCSW, Overdose Prevention Project Director, Prevention Point Pittsburgh
In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the University of Pittsburgh and The Jewish Healthcare Foundation. The University of Pittsburgh is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
As a Jointly Accredited Organization, University of Pittsburgh is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. University of Pittsburgh maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive 1.5 continuing education credits.
Social Work (ASWB)
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Social Work Education activity is 1.5 contact hours.
Other health care professionals will receive a certificate of attendance confirming the number of contact hours commensurate with the extent of participation in this activity.
Available Credit
- 1.50 ASWB
- 1.50 Attendance