Learning Objectives

- Define harm reduction as a practice and as a social movement
- Examine one’s beliefs and values around a harm reduction pathway of recovery
- Compare and contrast principles of harm reduction and recovery coaching
- Define and locate opportunities for improving a Recovery Oriented System of Care that serves People Who Use Drugs
- Identify advocacy and practices around social justice issues as part of harm reduction
- Practice newly acquired knowledge and skills supporting a harm reduction pathway of recovery
- Develop a personal action plan for further development of harm reduction implementation and recovery coaching
“What [people] don’t need in the midst of struggle is shame for being human.”
~Dr. Brene Brown