Certificate in Harm Reduction
8 December 2011
The Certificate in Harm Reduction consists of 117-hours of instruction designed to introduce service providers, administrators and policy makers to the principles, concepts and practices of harm reduction, to provide an opportunity to critically examine examples of harm reduction work; and to become familiar with strategies for mobilizing support for and developing harm reduction programs in communities, families and institutions. Participants who complete all evaluative components will receive a Certificate in Harm Reduction from York University, Canada.
The purpose of this initiative is to provide participants with:
- an understanding of the basic principles, philosophy and application of harm reduction (as a strategy for working with individuals, families and communities);
- provide students with the skills needed to critically analyze a broad range of examples of harm reduction programs, policy and practice;
- and strategies for mobilizing support for harm reduction in communities, families and institutions, developing programs, helping shape policy, coping with resistance.
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