PRESENTER:
T. D. Hostikka, PhD, LADC, ADCR-MN, IADC
Board Certified Clinical Supervisor
TRAINING DESCRIPTION:
Harm Reduction Strategies: Practical Applications for Clinical and Community Settings is a training for SUD clinicians and leaders that explores practical, evidence-informed approaches to reducing substance-related harm in clinical and community settings. Participants will examine harm reduction principles, overdose prevention, stigma reduction, trauma-informed engagement, and strategies for integrating person-centered care into assessment, treatment planning, referral, and organizational practice. The training is designed to support implementation in Iowa, Minnesota, South Dakota, and Nebraska, with a focus on rural practice and cross-system collaboration.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Define harm reduction and describe its relevance to substance use disorder treatment and community practice.
- Identify at least three evidence-based harm reduction interventions that reduce overdose risk and other substance-related harms.
- Apply trauma-informed and non-stigmatizing communication strategies to improve engagement with individuals who use substances.
- Assess overdose and safety risks and provide practical education on risk reduction, including naloxone use and referral to community supports.
- Integrate harm reduction principles into treatment planning, service delivery, and care coordination while honoring participant autonomy and readiness for change.
- Recognize ethical, cultural, and systems considerations affecting harm reduction implementation in clinical and community settings.
- Develop one actionable strategy to strengthen harm reduction practices within their own clinical, organizational, or community environment.
3.0 Hours -- Counseling Theories
Note: This is a live Zoom training. The zoom invitation will be sent to all registered participants within 2 days of the training. IN ORDER TO RECEIVE CREDIT FOR THIS TRAINING, IBC STAFF MUST BE ABLE TO BOTH SEE AND HEAR YOU DURING THE ENTIRE TRAINING.