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Podcast: UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership
Episode: FSP Training Collaboratives: Harm Reduction Part 2
Description: Part 2 will begin with a review of the stages of change model and Motivational Interviewing, as critical for continued engagement and goal-setting with clients around substance use. These are contextualized as two components of a Harm Reduction Psychotherapy approach, which the training will proceed to expand on by teaching harm reduction and CBT-based skills via a clinical scenario. Participants will learn about concepts such as “dignity of risk” and Abstinence Violation Effect, and their implications for goal-setting and referral to treatment. This training acknowledges the challenges of working with individuals who are subject to significant risk, and will explore tech...