Self-directed online training
Event description
Harm Reduction Australia in conjunction with Pill Testing Australia is pleased to announce the first Australian online harm reduction education course.Across four interactive and engaging modules the Harm Reduction e-course will provide you with key information, videos, and exercises, that will enlighten you about a movement towards a just and more effective drug policy world and away from the war on drugs.
The training includes a specific module on pill testing for all volunteers wishing to assist in Pill Testing Australia activities and all modules have a mix of text, links, videos, and other helpful information. The course is comprehensive and has many links to external media and resources.
This session will cover:
- Understand the history of harm reduction within Australia and globally
- Understand Australian drug policy
- Implement the harm reduction approach into your work or life
- Explained what harm reduction is and why it is a just and effective approach
- Provided an understanding the history of harm reduction within Australia and globally
- Provided an understanding Australian drug policy, and
- Explained harm reduction in the context of everyday life
- Understand what advocacy is and why it is important in the harm reduction context
- Understand different forms of harm reduction advocacy and how they are used in relation to various contexts and issues
- Learn about different advocacy tools and approaches and how to put them into practice, and
- Learn how to develop an Advocacy Plan
Eligibility criteria
If you are a new user:
1. Navigate to the course homepage at https://hra.myopenlms.net and scroll down to ‘Our Courses’ and click Harm Reduction - An Australian Perspective (or click the image).
2. Click ‘Create new account’ (NOT ‘Log in’) where you will see a New Account form. Note: The Username field must contain only lowercase letters and no spaces (similar to an email username). The password requirements are stated above the password field. Complete the form and click ‘Create my new account’.
3. You will now receive an email from HRA - click on the confirmation link in the email.
4. You will be taken to the Registration confirmation page - click ‘Courses’ and you will arrive on the course login page.
5. Enter your new Username and Password - you will land on the Enrolment page and click ‘Enrol me’ and you will land on the Welcome page of the course.
6. You can choose to do the Welcome to Your Course tour or you can skip it. Now you can start the course. You can log out anytime and continue later by signing in.
Categories:
Capability 6 - Understanding and responding to substance use and addiction,
Developing and sustaining lived and living experience workforces (clearinghouse)
Disciplines:
Allied Health,
Lived Experience Workforce,
Medical,
Nursing,
Other
Levels:
Introductory
Lifespans:
Infant,
Child,
Adolescent,
Youth,
Adult,
Older Persons
6+ hours self-paced
