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Work and Well-Being: A Guide for Addiction Professionals

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This booklet identifies common workplace stressors for addiction professionals and offers evidence-based, practical strategies and resources to promote healthy lifestyles and productive professional lives. It is intended to assist agencies...

Practicing or Just Preaching? Self-Care for Addiction Professionals: Why It Counts and How to Do It

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The principles of self-care are the same as for recovery, as exemplified by recovery-oriented systems of care. These principles promote a person-centred, strengths-based approach that helps people marshal the individual, social, and...

Burnout Prevention and Treatment

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High levels of stress can result in feelings of helplessness, disillusionment, and exhaustion. Burnout is defined as a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion caused by excessive and prolonged stress. The impact of burnout can...

Webinar: Recomendaciones de cuidado para las personas usuarias de drogas frente a la pandemia de COVID-19

22 April 2020

Buenos Aires

Argentina

Prevención en consumos problemáticos desde el modelo participativo

ISSUP Argentina les invita a participar en un webinar en el que se abordarán las dificultades y desafíos a los que nos vemos enfrentados quienes trabajamos en prevención y asistencia en el campo de los consumos problemáticos. El webinar tendrá lugar el 22 de abril de 2020 a las 11 hrs (tiempo de Argentina).

Self-Care: 12 Ways to Take Better Care of Yourself

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It is vital we practice self-care in order to protect our physical and mental wellbeing. Unfortunately, we fail to practice self-care, leading to fatigue, stress and ill-health. In this blog post, Tchiki Davis, Ph.D. describes the...

Supporting the Families of Substance Users: An Interview with Vivienne Evans OBE

24 April 2020

London

United Kingdom

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New Webinar Series: Mental Health & COVID-19

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The Lancet Psychiatry, Mental Health Innovation Network, and United for Global Mental Health are launching a series of weekly webinars designed to provide policymakers and the wider health community with the latest evidence on the impact of...