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Podcast: UCLA Public Mental Health Partnership
Episode: Harm Reduction in the Context of COVID-19
Description: Presented by Elizabeth Mackey, LMSW. This presentation discusses the practice of radical acceptance, a distress tolerance and emotional regulation skill, and component of reality acceptance from Dialectical Behavior Therapy. Discussion will include the application of radical acceptance in coping with uncertainty, especially as it relates to experiences that many are faced with during the COVID-19 pandemic. The overall aim of the training is to provide an approach that supports provider well-being as well as a skill that can be used and taught to clients.