While there is a significant push to implement harm reduction in a variety of settings, many providers and community members may not have an understanding of what harm reduction is and how it can be implemented and sustained in practice. This webinar will provide attendees with the core principles of harm reduction, and identify related strategies and challenges to implementation in a variety of treatment and community spaces.                                

Presenter: Dr. Delores Blackwell, LCSW, is a multijurisdictional licensed clinical social worker. She has held numerous administrative and clinical positions within both the addictions and mental health disciplines. She is an adjunct professor at both Touro College and Hunter College Silberman Schools of Social Work. In conjunction with her numerous roles, she also conducts and develops trainings for mental health and addictions professionals in both direct practice and leadership positions. She is currently a Research Project Manager at the New York State Psychiatric Institute at Columbia University Medical Center, where she works with the Opioid Response Network and Rural Opioid Technical Assistance Center within the Northeast and Caribbean (HHS Region 2).

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