Supporting People With Addictions

Learn how to support individuals who experience addictions to drugs and alcohol. This training emphasizes harm reduction and trauma-informed perspectives.
OUTLINE
Conceptualizing Addiction
- Substance use spectrum
- Diagnostic criteria for a substance use disorder
- The role of trauma
- The physiology of addiction
- Helpful metaphors
- Dismantling stigma
- Harm reduction
Trauma-Informed Assessment
- Principles of motivational interviewing
- Conversational guide to assessment
- Stages of change
- Relapse management
- Holistic signs of recovery
Empathetic Intervention
- The importance of empathy
- Trauma-informed principles
- Mapping triggers
- Boundaried empathy
- Moral injury
About the Facilitator:
April is a registered social worker, therapist, and mental health educator. April’s approach to facilitation is both trauma-informed and culturally responsive. She enjoys the interaction and engagement of facilitating and believes every opportunity to teach is an opportunity to learn.
Register Here: https://oaksmentalhealth.ca/public-training/supporting-people-with-addictions-saskatoon-9/