OAITH Webinars
OAITH Webinars
Harm Reduction Series
Presenters: Mella Brown and Bo Yih Thom
click on this link: Webinar 1: Harm reduction principles in practice
What does harm reduction actually mean? In this webinar we discuss harm reduction philosophy, and how to incorporate it into informal and ongoing counselling.
click on this link: Webinar 2: Harm reduction strategies to address crack and injection drug use
This webinar provides an overview of different types of drugs, signs of withdrawal and overdose, and how to respond, as well as strategies to promote health when smoking crack or injecting drugs.
click on this link: Webinar 3: Harm reduction practice: substance use conversations
Discussing substance use can be both challenging yet very useful in supporting women's needs. Here we share strategies and resources around learning more about having these conversations.
Presenter: Cathy Middleton
click on this link: From Abstinence to Harm Reduction
This webinar is another installment in our series on harm reduction practice. In this webinar we examine the initial steps in shifting residential programs from an abstinence approach to a harm reduction framework. Cathy Middleton reflects on the process she and her agency have been engaged in and shares insights and promising practice ideas.
Working with moms and kids accessing shelter services series
Presenter: Marlene Bell
Marlene has 25 years of experience working with women and their children who are survivors of domestic violence in Ontario, Nunavut and British Columbia. Recent work includes providing Child Witness to Violence and Parenting After Violence Training in Iqaluit, Nunavut and Vancouver. She is currently teaching in The Assaulted Women and Children Counsellor Advocate Program at George Brown College in Toronto.
Marlene has 25 years of experience working with women and their children who are survivors of domestic violence in Ontario, Nunavut and British Columbia. Recent work includes providing Child Witness to Violence and Parenting After Violence Training in Iqaluit, Nunavut and Vancouver. She is currently teaching in The Assaulted Women and Children Counsellor Advocate Program at George Brown College in Toronto.
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