Description

Participants will be introduced to the principles of harm reduction and given the basic skills to help individuals understand the spectrum of positive and negative effects of drugs, process addictions and compulsive behaviors and their impact. Skills and techniques will be practiced through role-play, examples, and peer feedback including attainable goal progression, treatment readiness, motivational change, and maintenance of behavior change. A special section will concentrate on Medicated Assisted Treatment as a pathway of recovery. 4-hour Training.