Managing Self-Medication (with food, alcohol and drugs, gambling, online shopping)

Dr. Lauren Zzyper

Training Description

The focus of this training is to better understand how heightened stress can lead at-risk youth and families to turn to food, drugs and alcohol, gambling, online shopping, or other behaviors. Helping vulnerable populations develop different coping mechanisms to prolonged stress will be addressed.

Learning Objectives

Participants will learn the difference between use and abuse.

Participants will learn about how they can support their clients using a harm-reduction model.