Harm Reduction: Laying the Groundwork

Harm Reduction: Laying the Groundwork

Description

This training reviews the medical ethics and tenets of harm reduction and their importance in expanding the care continuum for people who use drugs. It provides examples for devising policies influenced by harm reduction. Further, it explores the legalities of harm reduction practices in different healthcare settings, including considerations for licensed providers.

Intended audience

The entire multidisciplinary team providing treatment for substance use disorders in an office-based setting as well as anyone in a clinical or non-clinical position that is interested in learning about harm reduction.

Objectives

Following this training, participants will have the knowledge to:

• List the four ethical principles for harm reduction as a practice and a philosophy.
• Describe harm reduction as a set of practical skills to reduce harms associated with substance use.
• Describe harm reduction as a philosophy to create equity in healthcare and promote wellness throughout populations of vulnerable people.
• Integrate harm reduction as a philosophy into clinical practice.
• Integrate harm reduction into clinical practice.
   

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