Social Service Worker SSW371 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Harm Reduction, Anger Management, Methadone

• School: Seneca College
• Department: Social Service Worker
• Course: Social Service Worker SSW371
• Professor: Adele Robinson

Document Summary

Inclusive service: makes it easier t work with women as they don"t have to be abstinent to access the shelter. How harm reduction is explained to shelter clients: through use of, rules, policies and handbooks accessible to the women, discussions during intake, agency websites, pamphlets and brochures, crisis line, signs throughout the residence. In conversation with women as issues arise: some shelters are still working through how to best communicate harm reduction, one model of harm reduction practice is not possible. Combining harm reduction and trauma-informed practice: harm reduction and trauma-informed practice are theoretically complementary, applying these together in practice is more challenging balancing between both approaches in practice is needed. In the moment, shelter staff need to be attuned to women who are using and women who are experiencing trauma responses: shelter staff should be careful to avoid prioritizing one woman"s needs over another"s.