Beyond the Charge: Understanding HIV Criminalization
July 22, 2026This webinar examines the current landscape of HIV criminalization, including how laws are applied and their impact on individuals and communities. It explores the intersections of stigma and the legal system, while highlighting disparities in enforcement and outcomes.
Care Without Borders: Advancing HIV Services for Newcomer Communities
July 7, 2026AUGUST 13, 2026 — This webinar explores strategies to improve access to HIV prevention, care, and supportive services for newcomer communities. It highlights the structural impact while offering practical approaches to build trust, ensure confidentiality, and provide culturally responsive, affirming services.
Sustaining the Workforce: Self-Care and Professional Resilience
July 1, 2026This session addresses burnout, secondary stress, and sustainability for frontline workers. Participants will explore individual and organizational strategies to support long-term wellness and workforce retention.
When Our Clients Age: Adapting Drug User Health for Older Adults
This webinar will help participants build practical skills for assessing and supporting older clients, including those with long-term substance use histories. Participants will explore how aging changes the way drugs affect the body, why overdose risk increases, and how common signs of substance use may present differently in older adults.
Complementary and Integrative Approaches in Substance Use Care
This training introduces complementary and integrative practices that can support individuals navigating substance use, including mindfulness, body-based approaches, and culturally grounded care models.
Motivational Interviewing
June 29, 2026AUGUST 20, 2026 | This interactive skill-building learning collaborative is designed to strengthen participants’ ability to use motivational interviewing (MI) techniques when working with people who use drugs.
Rationale, Reasoning, and Readiness for Same-Day PrEP
June 16, 2026Over the course of this 1.0 credit/contact hour certified interactive live activity, an interdisciplinary faculty team including an HIV specialist, LGBTQ+ primary care clinician, and prevention services leader will examine the rationale, clinical considerations, and operational readiness required to implement same-day PrEP initiation within real-world practice settings.
Ethical and Compassionate Pregnancy Care for People at Risk for Overdose
June 10, 2026This webinar will explore compassionate, ethical ways to provide supportive care
during pregnancy for people at risk for overdose, with a focus on respect, dignity, and practical approaches. Highlights on how nonjudgmental, evidence-informed approaches can promote health, informed choice, and personal autonomy for both the parent and baby will also be shared.
Affirming Care for Immigrant Communities: Building Inclusive and Responsive Services
June 3, 2026This session equips participants with tools to create affirming, inclusive services for immigrant communities with a focus on respect, access, and trust across Maryland’s service systems.
Trauma-Informed Care: Practical Tools for the HIV Prevention Workforce
May 28, 2026This webinar provides an overview of trauma-informed care and its application across clinical and programmatic HIV settings. Participants will explore how trauma impacts health behaviors, engagement in care, and service delivery, and will be introduced to practical, evidence-informed tools that can be integrated into everyday practice.
Sex Work, Health, and Safety: Building Trust Through Community Engagement
This webinar will focus on the intersection of sex work, health access, and community safety. Participants will explore trust-building strategies and engagement approaches that support autonomy, reduce stigma, and promote safer service environments.
Real Talk, Real Impact: HIV Prevention and Sex Work
May 8, 2026This webinar explores the intersection of sex work, access to healthcare, and community safety. Participants will learn practical strategies for building trust, engaging respectfully, and supporting autonomy while working to reduce stigma and create safer, more inclusive service environments.
