All About Harm Reduction Series
4 course bundle of basics (6 hours)
What the bundle includes
Dive all the way in with 6-hours of self-paced content to get familiar with harm reduction principles, strategies, supplies, and the evidence supporting harm reduction. You can review the preview videos and curriculum for each course on the individual course pages.
The bundle includes:
-Harm Reduction Primer (60 minutes)
-All About Harm Reduction Supplies for Safer Drug Use: Part 1 (90 minutes)
-All About Harm Reduction Supplies for Overdose Prevention, Safer Sex, First Aid, and Safer Spaces: Part 2 (90 minutes)
-All About the Evidence for Harm Reduction (120 minutes)
What You Will Learn
After completing this series, learners will be familiar with...
How to define and describe harm reduction services and key moments in harm reduction history
How to describe and apply principles of harm reduction
Understand the Drug+Set+Setting model for assessing and addressing risk
The continuum of drug use, and the stages of change model to support people who use drugs.
The Stages of Change Model to understand the life cycle of behavior change
How to integrate harm reduction tools in your life or professional setting to support people who use drugs
Identify common harm reduction supplies by name
Identify what supplies are used for injection, smoking, snorting, and other methods of drug use
Describe common routes of administration for drug use
Identify supplies used to change the form of drugs for different types of drug administration
Describe the purpose of each supply to prevent infections and/or promote health, safety, and comfort for people who use drugs
Describe potential options for reducing risk if harm reduction supplies are limited or unavailable
Identify gaps in your current offerings and considerations based on regional drug market trends
Map out opportunities to expand your supply variety and pathways to procure or purchase expanded types of harm reduction supplies
Identify and describe the purpose of harm reduction supplies to prevent and respond to stimulant and opioid overdose
Identify and describe the purpose of safer sex supplies to prevent sexually transmitted infections and unplanned pregnancy
Identify common injection-related skin and soft tissue infections.
Identify and describe the purpose of first aid supplies for wound and abscess care
Identify and describe supplies and strategies for creating a safer environment for safer drug use
Identify the components of overdose prevention sites and their role in preventing fatal overdose and connecting people who use drugs to support services
Understand the rationale for and history of studying harm reduction
Understand the basics of how research studies are designed
Describe the seven primary domains of harm reduction evidence
Understand the rationale for engaging in conversation about harm reduction
Understand how and why certain evidence domains elicit an emotional response and why that may limit how “convincing” the evidence is
Who is this bundle for:
These four courses are designed to help orient folks who are newer to harm reduction and refresh those revisiting the basics.
- Anyone providing direct services to people who use drugs in a harm reduction program
- Health department staff who offer direct services or oversee direct services
- Providers working in health, housing, care coordination, and drug treatment settings who are interested in harm reduction strategies
- Advocates and policy makers who are interested in the values and the evidence-base for harm reduction strategies
- Community members who are interested in learning more about evidence-based approaches to supporting people who use drugs
I was so impressed by how much this bundle covered for beginners that I want everyone working in our state to have access to them!
The pace of the instruction, opportunities for reflection, and the downloadable resources are perfectly designed for people who are doing the day-to-day work to support people who use drugs.
Katie C.
Delaware Health & Social Services
This bundle includes the following courses:
Harm Reduction Primer
Value: $45.00 Included!
For folks who are newer to harm reduction, learn about the harm reduction principles, stages of change model, drug-set-setting for risk reduction, and harm reduction strategies to promote any positive change.
All About Harm Reduction Supplies for Safer Drug Use (Part 1)
Value: $65.00 Included!
Ideal for anyone who is distributing harm reduction supplies to learn about different routes of administration for drug use, altering forms of drugs, and supplies needed for safer injection, safer smoking, safer snorting, and safer rectal use.
All About Harm Reduction Supplies for Overdose, Safer Sex, First Aid, & Safer Spaces (Part 2)
Value: $65.00 Included!
Ideal for anyone who is distributing harm reduction supplies to learn about supplies for overdose prevention, safer sex, first aid for wound care, and strategies for making physical spaces safer for drug use.
All About The Evidence for Harm Reduction
Value: $65.00 Included!
Ideal for anyone who is communicating with community members about the value of harm reduction to learn about research basics, domains of harm reduction evidence and key findings, and resources for the harm reduction evidence base.
Continuing Education
for community health workers, counselors, and other accredited professionals seeking continuing education credits
This course has been approved by In The Works, as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for educational credits (Counselor Skills Group #4). NAADAC Provider #307248, In The Works is responsible for all aspects of the programming. To obtain a certificate with the NAADAC continuing education credits, complete and e-mail the evaluation form as per the instructions at the end of the e-course. Refunds may be issued within 30 days of purchase and with less than 20% of the course content viewed by emailing [email protected].
