INTEGRATIVE HARM REDUCTION PSYCHOTHERAPY ESSENTIALS TRAINING
Dates: April 19,20, and 21st.
Time: 10 AM- 4:30 PM (EST)
w/Andrew Tatarsky, PhD + Jenifer Levy, PhD, and Maurice Byrd, LMFT
Fee: $850
Details for online training will be provided after registration
Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) brings a therapeutic orientation to harm reduction settings, a harm reduction frame to treatment settings, and informs all phases of psychedelic-assisted therapy.
This training offers a re-humanized view of people who use drugs and problematic substance use and a comprehensive overview of IHRP and its seven therapeutic tasks. You will learn the clinical rationale and supporting theory for IHRP, as well as practical skills and strategies you can apply in clinical settings with various populations. This course consists of a combination of lectures, role-plays, case examples, and discussions. IHRP can be adapted to the work of mental health and substance use professionals and harm reduction counselors, case managers, outreach workers, and peer support specialists. We invite diversity in all its beautiful forms into our training as it facilitates exploration, creativity, and learning. Join the global harm reduction movement and be part of the solution!
Who Should Apply:
Harm Reduction Counselors
Psychologists
Social Workers
Substance abuse counselors
Licensed mental health clinicians
Addiction treatment providers and administrators
Graduate students
2 payments of $425, due 4/15
Full Payment Option
Payment, Refund, and Cancellation Policy cAN BE FOUND HERE.
Course Objectives
Describe the origins of harm reduction and its core principle
Understand the psychobiosocial framework and how it informs
Learn specific skills for assessment and treatment planning using the 7 Therapeutic Tasks of IHRP
Define mindfulness and discuss its application in the treatment
Fundamentals for conceptualizing, assessing, and treating substance misuse and other risky behaviors
Integration of relational psychoanalytic, cognitive-behavioral and mindfulness, and approaches
Discussion of limitations of the disease model
Identify effective strategies to develop the therapeutic alliance and track interpersonal process issues (e.g., transference, countertransference) in the treatment
Understand the new corrective emotional experience facilitated by IHRP
Application of emotion regulation strategies
In-depth practice with mindfulness-based interventions and breathing techniques
Who Should Apply
Psychologists
Social Workers
Substance abuse counselors
Licensed mental health clinicians
Addiction treatment providers and administrators
Graduate students
Recommended Reading Tatarsky, A. (2007). Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: A New Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems. New York: Aronson. You can purchase HERE.
Continuing Education: This Essentials program consists of a total of 15 contact hours which count towards continuing education credits. Optimal Living Psychological Services, PC is recognized by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Social Work as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers #SW-0534 and by the New York State Education Department’s State Board for Psychologist for licensed psychologists #PSY-0075.
Our Facilitators
Andrew Tatarsky, PhD
Dr. Tatarsky is a psychologist who developed Integrative Harm Reduction Psychotherapy (IHRP) for treating the spectrum of risky and addictive behavior. IHRP brings psychoanalysis, CBT, and mindfulness together in a harm reduction frame. The therapy has been described in his book, Harm Reduction Psychotherapy: A New Treatment for Drug and Alcohol Problems, and a series of papers. The book has been translated into Polish and Spanish. He holds a doctorate in clinical psychology from the City University of New York and is a graduate of New York University’s Postdoctoral Program in Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy. He is Founder and Director of the Center for Optimal Living in NYC, a treatment and training center; founding member and Past-President, Division on Addiction of New York State Psychological Association, and Member of the Medical and Clinical Advisory Boards of the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. Dr. Tatarsky trains nationally and internationally.
Jenifer Levy, PhD
Dr. Jenifer Levy is a psychologist who specializes in the treatment of trauma and co-occurring substance misuse. Working from an integrative harm reduction framework, Dr. Levy’s approach is interactive and focuses on the development of practical skills to manage intense emotions, reduce self-judgment, and promote self-compassion. Mindfulness skills are integrated into an active exploration of the interrelationship between thoughts, feelings, physical sensations, and behaviors, along with their contribution to substance misuse and relationship issues. Dr. Levy is also interested in how yoga can be used to enhance the connection with the body and support the development of emotion management skills. Together with Dr. Tatarsky, she created the Harm Reduction Psychotherapy Certificate Program and participates in the training and supervision of clinicians and graduate students. She was previously the Assistant Director of the Concentration in Mental Health and Substance Abuse Counseling at the New School for Social Research.
Maurice Byrd, LMFT
Maurice Byrd, LMFT of the Harm Reduction Therapy Center, has worked as a harm reductionist since 2004. He is the Director of Training and Business Operations, provides therapy, is a clinical supervisor, and has collaborated in the development and implementation of community programs for people experiencing chronic mental health disorders, substance use disorders, and experiencing homelessness. During his career, he has worked with adults and adolescents. He has provided mental health services in middle schools, high schools, private practice settings, in the San Francisco Jail system, in San Quentin prison, homeless drop-in centers, at needle exchanges, and on the sidewalk with people experiencing homelessness. He specializes in teaching and facilitating groups. He also led a Harm Reduction Marijuana Group for young adults that he facilitated for eight years. He has been trained in MDMA for PTSD with MAPS and Ketamine-assisted therapy. He has also provided individual and group KAT therapy. He trains, teaches, supervises, and consults with clinical and non-clinical staff at several non-profit agencies around the country, primarily in the San Francisco Bay Area, and specializes in teaching harm reduction groups and the fundamentals of Harm Reduction Psychotherapy. He has taught in the MFT program at Holy Names University in Oakland, CA focusing on Substance Use interventions and Community Mental Health. He is a published author, co-writing the chapter Dealing with Drug Use After Prison: Harm Reduction Therapy in the book Decarcerating America.