Substance Abuse: Harm Reduction

These classes are designed to teach staff about how to help clients who engage in high-risk drug and alcohol use to reduce the potential harm related to these choices (e.g. overdose, contraction of blood-borne pathogens like HIV and hepatitis, victimization, homelessness, job loss, relationship stresses, etc.)

• Overdose Prevention
• Harm Reduction & Specific Substances (e.g. safer use of alcohol, amphetamines, cocaine, Opioids, ecstasy, etc.)
• Harm Reduction in an Institutional Setting
• History of Harm Reduction

Instructor JENNIFER BAITY CARLIN, LCSW, a licensed clinical social worker, currently works as a Dual Diagnosis Specialist at the San Francisco Behavioral Health Center at San Francisco General Hospital. She provides individual, group, and family treatment for adults with serious and persistent mental illness who also have substance use histories; provides staff supervision and training; and co-developed the dual diagnosis program at SFBHC. She has over 19 years experience in the substance abuse field and 14 years experience working with both children and adults with mental health problems.