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ORN Virtual Learning Cohort: Words Matter Stigma & Language (1 Hour Training)

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Date April 3, 2024
Time 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EDT

Free training!

Faces & Voices of Recovery invites the recovery community to a FREE virtual training sponsored by the Opioid Response Network.

This webinar will explore how the words we use affect individuals in recovery. This session will focus on how to utilize our words to create greater inclusivity, apply strategies to de-stigmatize individuals with Substance Use Disorder, and perform language audits within your organization.  Research on common terminology will be discussed and commonly held beliefs and myths will be debunked.  Participants will learn strategies to eliminate stigmatizing language through storytelling and conducting a stigma audit. (1 hour training.)