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POLICY

The Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP) recently released the Policy Statement on Priorities for Year One for the current administration.

These drug policy priorities take a bold approach to reducing overdoses and saving lives. The priorities provide guideposts to ensure that the federal government promotes evidence-based public health and public safety interventions. The priorities also emphasize several cross-cutting facets of the epidemic, namely by focusing on ensuring racial equity in drug policy and promoting harm-reduction efforts. The priorities are:

•   Expanding access to evidence-based treatment;
•   Advancing racial equity issues in the approach to drug policy;
•   Enhancing evidence-based harm reduction efforts;
•   Supporting evidence-based prevention efforts to reduce youth substance use;
•   Reducing the supply of illicit substances;
•   Advancing recovery-ready workplaces and expanding the addiction workforce; and
•   Expanding access to recovery support services

Read the document here.

ETHICS TRAINING

Substance abuse prevention professionals regularly face situations that involve ethics. Often, it is clear how to act ethically. In some situations, a professional may not be aware of ethical responsibility or know how to respond ethically. Laws and policies assist with making ethical decisions; however, many situations occur where the right ethical response is not clearly prescribed by regulations.

Ethics in Prevention can help you make ethical choices in everyday work. This training describes the six principles in the Prevention Code of Ethics – non-discrimination, competence, integrity, nature of services, confidentiality, ethical obligations for community and society, and the ethical decision-making process – illustrated by realistic examples designed to enhance your understanding of each principle. It also introduces a decision-making process designed to help apply this code to a variety of ethical dilemmas.

May 20, 2021 No Cost 6 CEU

9:00am-4:00pm, Live interactive online training

Ethics in Prevention will be facilitated by Indiana-based, certified trainers Albert Gay and Jasynda Radanovich.

SOCIAL WORK CONFERENCE

This year's virtual conference is presented by the University of Southern Indiana social work department and NASW Indiana Chapter in celebration of National Professional Social Work Month. The annual spring conference is an opportunity to earn CE hours. Breakout morning and afternoon workshops will provide opportunities to explore various dimensions of social work practice while earning CE hours.

Recognition will be given to the NASW Region 8 social worker of the year and the social work community partner of the year.

Be sure to attend Ethical Guidelines and Best Practices for Teletherapy presented by Dr. Ellen Belluomini.

POSITIVE CULTURE FRAMEWORK TRAINING

The Positive Culture Framework is an approach based on our research about improving health and safety in communities and organizations. The Framework builds on shared values and beliefs that already exist in a culture to improve health and safety. It addresses key skills (the how), steps in a process (the what), and the context for doing the work (the where).

The Positive Culture Framework Training is an excellent opportunity to engage with others across the country and move toward cultivating a culture that supports and sustains health and safety. This virtual training will provide multiple opportunities for engagement including large discussions, small group breakout sessions, and polling. The step-by-step handouts, interactive training sessions, and small group activities provide attendees with an informative, engaging experience. 

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