D10 - Harm Reduction in Practice

Tuesday, May 2, 2023

2:15 PM – 3:15 PM

Location: 406 AB, Level 2, LACC

None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.

Relias, LLC and National Council for Mental Wellbeing guarantee this educational conference is free from bias.

Moderator(s)

Nick Szubiak, MSW LCSW (he/him/his)

Principal
NSI Strategies
Bethesda, Maryland

Workshop Presenter(s)

Jasmine Myrick

Research Assistant/LGBTQ+ Liaison
The REACH Project, Inc.
Ithaca, New York
NG

Nelson Gonzales
KO

Katie E. O'Bryant, Graduate prop 36 Alameda County Drug treatment, certified Naloxone trainer (she/her/hers)

Outreach coordinator
West Oakland Punks With Lunch
Oakland, California

If you work in fields related to SUD prevention, treatment and recovery and want to learn about the evolving scope of harm reduction supports and services to build competency around the integration into practice and hear about strong overdose prevention pilots, this session is for you. We’ll showcase integrated harm reduction treatment models, warmline interventions and programs utilizing peers.

Learning Objectives:

Define the term “harm reduction.”
Describe harm reduction techniques and practices.
Identify harm reduction interventions in integrated and community settings