HIV and Aging Webinar Series: Exploring Data and Engaging in Discussions of HIV, Aging and Housing
September 18, 2023The webinar equips attendees with a multifaceted understanding of the challenges people with HIV (PWH) face, as well as strategies and best practices for meeting the intersectionality of “Health and Housing” and aging with HIV.
Understanding and Addressing Stigma and Discrimination in Addiction
August 24, 2023This webinar will briefly review the new knowledge gained during the past 50 years. The faculty will describe the shifts in cultural understanding of addiction that have given rise to new research and approaches that can help reduce stigma and discrimination against people with substance use disorders.
Aging Gracefully with Harm Reduction: Reducing Harm and Enhancing Well-Being
This session provides a non-clinical view of harm reduction, with a particular focus on its intersection with aging.
Synergy in Care: Embracing and Empowering Community Healthcare Workers
August 4, 2023This webinar explores the role of community health workers (CHWs) in improving health outcomes. The faculty will review strategies for integrating CHWs into clinical teams, effective communication and collaboration with CHWs, and best practices for supervision and training. Participants will also learn about the potential benefits and challenges of integrating CHWs into the clinical workforce.
Supporting Clients Through the Stages of Change with Motivational Interviewing
July 25, 2023This interactive webinar defines, describes, and demonstrates motivational interviewing. It will present key concepts and principles of MI as a set of methods employed to help people increase intrinsic motivation by exploring and resolving ambivalence about behavioral change.
Destigmatization of Drug Use
June 2, 2023This session explores the impact of stigma on people who have been diagnosed with substance use disorder (SUD) and those who are not clinically diagnosed but display symptoms. The presenter examines the relationship between stigma and systemic racism, as well as racism’s compounding effect on access to healthcare services for people who use drugs. The presenter also provides strategies for challenging stigma and misconceptions about SUD.
Harm Reduction and Family
May 24, 2023This training provides participants with a comprehensive understanding of harm reduction and its practical application in daily life.
The Intersection of Mental Health and HIV Among Youth
May 22, 2023This webinar will increase the audience’s understanding of mental health challenges among children, adolescents, and young adults with HIV. The webinar will provide strategies for addressing particular needs and promoting overall physical and mental health.
The Effects of the Social Determinants of Health on Intimate Partner Violence
April 25, 2023This self-paced module covers how the effects of various social determinants of health affect both intimate partner violence and the spread of HIV.
The New Paradigm in Addiction Treatment: Introduction to Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP), Clinical Rationale, Theory and Technique
March 30, 2023Drawing on relational, psychodynamic, cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness therapies, IHRP techniques are uniquely tailored to each person. A central focus on therapeutic alliance and relationship creates a safe context in which to clarify the meanings and functions of risky and addictive behavior, enhance self-regulation and develop alternative healthier, self-affirming solutions.
BRIDGE PrEP: Building Bridges to Reach People Who Inject Drugs with the Goal of Employing PrEP for HIV Prevention
January 30, 2023This initiative aims to educate and motivate clinicians and other providers working in substance use disorder (SUD) centers in metropolitan and less-populated areas to increase their clients’ awareness of and access to HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP).
Optimizing HIV and HCV Treatment and Prevention Among People Experiencing Homelessness
December 15, 2022On-demand, five-part series provides critical updates on specific recommendations for HIV and HCV treatment and prevention in PEH, including those with opioid use disorder.
