This interactive, engaging workshop series will cover information about and related to substance use, including viewing substance use on a continuum, substance use effects, how people make change, review of an abstinence approach and a harm reduction approach, recovery treatment options in Ontario, stamping out stigma, and recovery concepts.
A Question of Care (QoC) is a Peterborough-based capacity-building initiative focused on building and strengthening skills, knowledge, and awareness to address the intersections between substance use, stigma, mental illness, and trauma. QoC creates spaces for mutual learning, respectful dialogue, and fostering collaboration between community members, as well as multi-sectoral collaboration and interdisciplinary practice between professionals.
“I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of connection made in the breakout groups. People came from all different perspectives and professional backgrounds, but it felt like there was a common entity for us to connect over: the reason why we were all there”.
– Jane Mark, Patient Relations Consultant, PRHC
“Question of Care workshops are a great affordable resource for frontline workers. Topics and content are relevant and needed information for day-to-day work. Even if you are familiar with the theme, there are always new things to learn, new ideas or updated research, shared tips and techniques, and the peer support is very valuable, especially working in rural communities.” – Participant Don’t miss another training opportunity! Consider signing up for our mailing list and visiting our training calendar to learn more.
We go on auto-pilot with certain clients because their behaviour is difficult… But what we need to do is take the time to look at what is behind the behaviour and really understand what the intention is.
