Thu, Jan 11
|Virtual Event
Words Matter: Language and Stigma Reduction
This webinar will explore how the words we use affect individuals in recovery.
Time & Location
Jan 11, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Virtual Event
About the event
Free training!
Faces & Voices of Recovery invites the recovery community to a FREE virtual training sponsored by the Opioid Response Network.
This webinar will explore how the words we use affect individuals in recovery. This session will focus on how to utilize our words to create greater inclusivity, apply strategies to destigmatize individuals with Substance Use Disorder, and perform language audits within your organization. Research on common terminology will be discussed and commonly held beliefs and myths will be debunked. Participants will learn strategies to eliminate stigmatizing language through storytelling and conducting a stigma audit. (1 hour training.)