This interactive workshop will explore the intersection of harm reduction tenets and social work values that inform harm reduction-based social work practice. From theory to field, both harm reduction and social work share values such as social justice, dignity and worth of the person and the importance of relationships. This workshop will review the history of harm reduction practice in both the U.S. and Hawaii will as well as concrete applications of harm reduction practices. Data from evidence-based harm reduction services such as Housing First, Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion and Syringe Access programs will be highlighted as well as lessons learned from the Hawaii Health and Harm Reduction Center.
After this session, participants will be able to:
List and define three tenets of harm reduction as they apply to social work values
Describe three examples of harm reduction in practice
Identify and access harm reduction resources and services in Hawaii
The evaluation/CE request form for this program can be found
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