Mental Health and Harm Reduction: Meeting Clients Where They Are-Presentation Slides

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The document discusses the topic of mental health and harm reduction, emphasizing the importance of meeting clients where they are at and applying harm reduction approaches to reduce negative consequences associated with behaviors like drug use. It highlights the need for understanding clients' perspectives, utilizing harm reduction principles, and incorporating motivational interviewing techniques. The document outlines the core skills of motivational interviewing, such as open-ended questions, affirmations, reflections, and summaries, to facilitate behavior change. It also introduces the LEAP method, emphasizing listening, empathizing, agreeing, and partnering with clients to support treatment goals. The text stresses the significance of considering other factors like relationships, housing, and trauma in influencing change. Furthermore, it provides insights into practical strategies for engaging clients, promoting safety, and challenging traditional definitions of success in mental health treatment. Overall, the document aims to guide mental health professionals in integrating harm reduction principles into their work to improve client outcomes and well-being.

Keywords

mental health

harm reduction

client-centered approach

drug use

motivational interviewing

core skills

LEAP method

behavior change

relationships

trauma