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Webinar Recordings
Welcome to the Kentucky Harm Reduction and Recovery Community of Practice webinar series, presented by Voices of Hope (Lexington, Kentucky) and the University of Kentucky Harm Reduction Hub.
If you have ideas for a training you would like to see, or would like to request a training from Voices of Hope, please reach out to us at Training@voicesofhopelex.org.
In this presentation, Christal L. Badour, Ph.D., the Georgia Davis Powers Endowed Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Kentucky, discusses secondary traumatic stress and avenues to sustainable support in harm reduction settings.
New Psychoactive Substances
In this presentation, Preston Tolbert, M.S., PhD student at the University of Kentucky studying Epidemiology and Biostatistics within the College of Public Health, and Research Analyst with the Harm Reduction Hub, discusses new psychoactive substances.
In this presentation, Dr. Emily Hennessy, Associate Director and Director of Biostatistics at the Recovery Research Institute, Associate Director of the National Center on Youth Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery, and Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, discusses recovery support models for adolescents to build recovery capital.
In this presentation, Professor D’lorah Hughes, the H. Wendell Cherry Associate Clinical Professor of Law at the University of Kentucky Rosenberg College of Law, discusses Expungements and More: the Basics of Record-Clearing with an open Q&A. Professor Hughes provides expungement resources and highlights the importance of timing and complications related to expungement.
Holistic Wellness UK Extension Office
In this presentation, experts from the University Cooperative Extension Service describe multiple aspects of health in Holistic Wellness for Recovery and Harm Reduction. We hear from Dr. Alex Elswick, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist for Substance Use Prevention and Recovery, Nichole Huff, Ph.D., Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist for Family Finance and Resource Management, Heather Norman-Burgdolf, Ph.D., Associate Extension Professor in the Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, and Katherine Jury, Senior Extension Specialist for Family Health.
Recovery Capital and Sex Work
In this presentation, Hartley Feld, Ph.D., Associate Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Nursing, and Kacey Byczek, Community Research Associate with the Harm Reduction Hub, discuss how sex work can impact recovery and recovery capital.
In this presentation, the Association of Recovery Schools shares High Schools 101, where we learn the basics of the recovery high school model, presented by Michael Durchslag, Director of PEASE (Peers Enjoying a Sober Education) and Board Chair of the Association of Recovery Schools, and Brandy Brink, Founder and CEO of Beyond Brink and WEcovery, and Tiffany Hanson, Adolescent Program Manager with Beyond Brink and WEcovery.
Overlap of Problem Gambling and Substance Use with Trevor Moffitt
In this presentation, Trevor Moffitt, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Health and Exercise Science at Transylvania University in Lexington, Kentucky, discusses the overlap of problem gambling and substance use disorder. Mark Huggins, Recovery Coach at Voices of Hope, adds his lived experience to the conversation. We are also joined by Kacey Byczek, a Community Research Associate providing an update from the Harm Reduction Hub.
Co-creation of a Toolkit for Peers to Share Drug-checking Results
In this presentation, Dr. Martha Tillson, Assistant Research Professor at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Department of Behavioral Science, and Center on Drug and Alcohol Research, discusses the Co-creation of a Toolkit for Peers to Share Drug-checking Results. We are also joined by Kacey Byczek, a Community Research Associate providing an update from the Harm Reduction Hub.
In this presentation, Brook West, Training and Education Manager at Voices of Hope, discusses Trauma-informed Approaches for Peer Support Specialists working in substance use and mental health recovery environments.
Developing Medications for Stimulant Use Disorder with Dr. Stoops
In this presentation, Dr. William Stoops, the Dr. William R. Willard Professor in Behavioral Science, faculty member in the Departments of Behavioral Science, Psychiatry and Psychology at the University of Kentucky, discusses Developing Medication for Stimulant Use Disorder. We are also joined by staff of Health First Bluegrass for a resource spotlight about their integrative healthcare model..
Harm Reduction Approach for Families with Jessie Blanchard
In this presentation, Jessica Blanchard, Founder of 229 Safer Living Access, Inc., shares the story of using harm reduction techniques to reestablish the relationship with her daughter. The conversation is hosted by Dr. Alex Elswick, Voices of Hope Co-Founder and Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist for Substance Use Prevention and Recovery at the University of Kentucky, who also shares about his discovery of harm reduction principles. Later, Alex’s mom, Shelley Elswick, CEO and President of Voices of Hope, joins the discussion to share how their family came to embrace the harm reduction approach.
How to Help Survivors Lenzi Dogen and Harm Reduction Hub Update Dr. Vickers Smith
In this presentation, Dr. Rachel Vickers-Smith, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the University of Kentucky Harm Reduction Hub, a transdisciplinary initiative to provide information about the local street drug supply to community organizations and their clients, provides an update on their recent findings. Then we hear from Lenzi Dodgen, acting director of the Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Center at the University of Kentucky, and she discusses how to have trauma-informed responses to disclosures of interpersonal violence.
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ADA and What it Means for People on MOUD
In this presentation, Anna-Maria South, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, discusses the Americans with Disabilities Act and what is means for people on medication for opioid use disorder. Sally Friedman, Senior Vice President of Legal Advocacy at the Legal Action Center, provides resources to help peer support specialists educate and advocate about the legal rights of people with opioid use disorder.
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Hepatitis C Elimination: Where Do Peers Fit In?
In this presentation, Katie Gardner, RN, BSN, Program Coordinator for the Viral Hepatitis Program at the Kentucky Department for Public Health, provides education and approaches to care in communities more impacted by hepatitis C and the overdose epidemic. Pamela Sulfridge, Health Education Coordinator UK Healthcare Target4, discusses best practices for peer support specialists having conversations with their participants about hepatitis C. span>
Advocating for Recovery: a Framework for Peer Support Specialists
In this presentation, Tara Hyde, CEO of People Advocating Recovery, discusses best practices for recovery advocacy and provides a framework of approaches for peer support specialists.
Self-care, Boundaries, and Empowerment for Peer Support Specialists
In this presentation, Brook West, Training Coordinator at Voices of Hope, discusses self-care, boundaries, and empowerment for peer support specialists working in substance use and mental health recovery environments.
Local Drug Supply Testing & Trauma-Informed Responses to IPV
In this presentation, Dr. Rachel Vickers-Smith, Co-Founder and Co-Director of the University of Kentucky Harm Reduction Hub, a transdisciplinary initiative to provide information about the local street drug supply to community organizations and their clients, provides an update on their recent findings. Then we hear from Lenzi Dodgen, acting director of the Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Center at the University of Kentucky, and she discusses how to have trauma-informed responses to disclosures of interpersonal violence.
De-Escalation for Peer for Peer Support Specialist
In this presentation, Sal Corbin, PhD., Training Coordinator at the Maryland Harm Reduction Training Institute, discusses de-escalation practices for peer support specialists and workers in substance use recovery and harm reduction settings.