Addressing Stigma at the Individual, Provider, and Community Levels – free CE

Sponsor: Center on Rural Addiction University of Vermont

Lisham Ashrafioun, PhD

Please join us on Wednesday, September 18th, 2024, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET for a UVM CORA Community Rounds Workshop Series session, “Addressing Stigma at the Individual, Provider, and Community Levels.” Our speaker is Dr. Lisham Ashrafioun, PhD, an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Rochester, co-PI of the UR Medicine Recovery Center of Excellence, and a Research Investigator at the VA Center of Excellence for Suicide Prevention at the VA Finger Lakes Healthcare System. This presentation will provide an overview of projects at the Rural Center of Excellence on SUD Prevention at the University of Rochester. These projects aim to address substance use disorder stigma at various levels (i.e., self, provider, community) in rural communities.

Learning objectives:  

1. Describe various types of stigma  
2.  Discuss evidence-based approaches to address stigmatizing beliefs in rural communities 
3. Outline specific examples of strategies that are currently being implemented to address stigma in rural communities 
4. Discuss where to find additional resources on addressing stigma in rural communities

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