Police survey

A few weeks ago I posted about creating a pamphlet concerning talking to the police. I also made a survey that people can fill out if they have an encounter with the police they are uncomfortable with. With the complicated needs of our clientele there have been reports of police harassing or waiting for our patients to leave and then trying to  persecute them. So we made a form they can fill out of they have any incidents.

Police Incident Report

Location: 

Badge number/ ID number 

Officers name 

Description of incident:

Date and time of incident:

Was naloxone confiscated:

Yes/No 

Were any unused supplies confiscated:

Yes/No

*If you were given a receipt you should attach it to this document or give it to a staff member to make a copy to attach

 

Current research with COVID

With COVID having an early second wave we are seeing the harm reduction community changing and adapting accordingly. We are seeing a lot of harm reduction agencies having to move backwards when it comes to opening up their services. They are having to have less person to person contact, move back towards rely on tele-medicine as the primary way to help their patients. At the Open Aid Alliance we are still delivering supplies to patients and only having the office open a few times a week with minimal staff. Hopefully with new guidelines/ laws being put in place we can see COVID final go away. 

Homework assignment

Part of my internship experience has been making a educational tool. I crafted a presentation to teach kids about the philosophies of harm reduction and how it is changing the world we live in. Below is a homework assignment I made for the presentation. We chose an educational path because we feel like not a lot of people know what harm reduction is or how it works. 

Name:_______________

Research Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to use one of the tools we learned about today. Research and proper information is a very important ideal in the practices of Harm Reduction.

Real vs. Phony:

In this exercise you need to find three different sources. Each on the same topic, a drug of your choosing. Find one source that is reliable, one that is semi reliable and one that is “phony”. For each source give an example that validates the source's reliability.

Phony:

 

 

Semi Reliable:

 

 

Reliable:

 

 Bias/ Privilege Assignment

Now that you have talked about some bias in the class. It is time for you to reflect on your own experiences with bias. Write down some of your personal experiences, they can be either times you have witnessed or experienced. Also write down some ways privilege has affected your life in a negative and positive way. Attach these reflections to this sheet.

 

 

Communication Assignment

When talking to people, there are certain ways to say things. When most people communicate with people who suffer with substance abuse disorder it is hostile or accusatory. Brainstorm some phrases that could be seen hostile and/or accusatory. Then think of ways to communicate better. Then write down how this could change people's lives and how it may be the first steps to help people down the path to recovery. Also attach your ideas to this paper.