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Aiming for Safety: Trauma-Informed Harm Reduction, Risk Assessment and Safety Planning

December 3, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 3:00 pm

This workshop will provide advocates and allied professionals with comprehensive knowledge and practical skills in trauma-informed and healing- centered: harm reduction, risk assessment, and safety planning.

Emphasizing self-efficacy and self-determination, this training will highlight the importance of an intersectional approach when working with trauma-impacted individuals, paying particular attention to vulnerable and/or rural populations as they experience higher victimization rates.

The presenter will also discuss various risk assessment tools and lethality indicators. She will then help participants to use these tools while working with clients to create a comprehensive plan to navigate and/or reduce harm in potentially dangerous situations.

Participants will learn how to create a tailored safety plan based on the individual needs of each client. There will be a special emphasis on the importance of safe exit planning- as this is a matter of life and death for many.

Objectives:

  • Understand trauma, its origins, manifestations, and long-term effects
  • Apply an intersectional approach
  • Learn and implement harm reduction strategies to minimize harm and promote safety
  • Explore comprehensive risk assessments
  • How to develop and implement personalized safety plans based on risk assessments
  • How to incorporate GPS monitoring into planning
  • Develop confidence in applying trauma-informed principles, harm reduction strategies, risk assessment techniques, and safety planning methods in everyday work

This training will be presented by Myra Strand. Read more about Myra on the training registration page.

Register for this training HERE.

Details

Date: December 3, 2024
Time:
10:00 am - 3:00 pm

Venue

Zoom

Organizer

CACWA
Phone: 360-753-3703
Email: training@cacwa.org