Do I Need to be an Addictions Expert? Engaging and Supporting People Who Use Drugs Webinar Quiz
Engaging with Harm Reduction
Test your knowledge and understanding of harm reduction approaches and stigma related to substance use through this insightful quiz. Designed for healthcare professionals, students, and anyone interested in making a positive impact, this quiz will challenge your perceptions and improve your ability to support individuals in need.
- Explore key concepts in harm reduction
- Understand the dynamics of stigma
- Learn effective communication strategies
The harm reduction approach involves all of the following except:
Flexibility
Ignores barriers to help
Centers participant’s needs and wants
Focuses on concrete steps
Harm reduction includes a spectrum of three strategies: Safer techniques, managed use and abstinence
True
False
The key element of stigma:
Blame and moral judgement
Criminalization
Fear and isolation
All of the above
Stigma encompasses all of the following except:
Stereotypes
Lack of Knowledge
Prejudices
Discrimination
Stigma is static
True
False
Why is it important for treatment/health care providers to ask themselves the question: “Is it okay to get high?”
It shapes how we perceive others and the influence of stigma on our perceptions.
To be sure we are changing with times
To know how to respond to a client if they ask the question
Stigma is the ______. Discrimination is the ______.
Belief; Action
Action; Belief
Prejudice; Action
Discrimination; Belief
Healthcare workers don’t trust me, as if I want drugs” is a how stigma causes discrimination against people.
True
False
I don’t deserve to get help” is a form of what kind of stigma:
Institutional Stigma
Stigma from Individuals
Self-Stigma
Stigma Through Association
Developing a climate of trust involves:
Making sure staff have knowledge of all levels of substance mise and addiction
Knowing individual needs are more important than cultural factors
Care that emphasizes building relationships is as an important outcome
Developing treatment plans for all clients
Taking an approach on an individual level that reduces the impact of stigma:
Being aware of one’s use of language when referring to individuals with substance use disorders
Developing guidelines on how to treat a person who may present for services under the influence of a drug
Sharing one’s personal experiences with the use of substances
B and C
The setting of a person’s drug use includes:
How a drug is used
The drug’s effect on the brain
The physical and social environment
The mindset someone brings to a situation
Points to consider when asking a person about their alcohol and/or other drug use:
Address substance use history when talking about their lifestyle
Normalize and be transparent
Has person used alcohol or other drugs to relieve emotional distress
All of the above
What is an example of non-stigmatizing language:
Person resumed their use of substances
Person had a dirty drug test
Person has a history of drug abuse
Person currently uses different drugs
What is not a principle of a healing centered approach:
Ignoring a person’s cultural background
Peer support
Safety
Collaboration and mutuality
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