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North Carolina Harm Reduction Coalition
Program: LEAD and Overdose Prevention
URL: http://www.nchrc.org
Contact Person: Hyun Namkoong
MSW Supervisor: Mike Page
Address: 2416 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC, 27607
Phone: 910-795-7984
Fax: 000-000-0000
Email: nchrc.mpage@gmail.com
Level: BSW Program
Agency Auspices: Private, Non-Profit
Age Groups: Adult
Setting: Micro/macro combination
Transportation: Car Needed
Work Hours: 30
Disabilities: Yes
Screening Required: Other
Other Screenings Required: Harm reduction principles already encapsulated within the individual.
Number of Students: 1
Fields of Practice: Advocacy, AIDS/HIV, Community Health, Criminal Justice, Public Policy, Social Justice, Substance Abuse
Other Fields of Practice:
Major Functions: Advocacy, Assessment, Client Empowerment, Community Education, Community Outreach, Data Collection, Discharge Planning, Documentation, Legislative Activities, Multidisciplinary work, Policy Analysis, Prevention/Education, Public Speaking, Social History, Team Meetings, Treatment planning
Other Functions:
Tasks/Assignments for intern: The intern is expected to provide education on how to recognize and respond to an opioid overdose, education on the state’s Good Samaritan law and information on how to access treatment (medication-assisted, detox, residential, etc) resources in Wake County to people who have experienced an opioid overdose or to people who inject opioids or use them no as prescribed. The intern will also be expected to plan and execute a strategy to engage with people who have experienced an overdose and provide harm reduction services as requested by participants.
The intern will also assist the primary outreach worker in Fayetteville, NC on a law-enforcement assisted diversion (LEAD) program to provide harm reduction services. The intern will be expected to attend meetings, trainings and support the primary outreach worker as needed on a weekly or bi-weekly basis.
The intern will also provide syringe exchange services in Wake County by either delivery or fixed site locations. The intern will be expected to be knowledgeable on safe injection practices, substance use, STIs, HIV and hepatitis c transmission, prevention, testing and treatment, the legal immunities of the state law authorizing syringe access to people who inject drugs and provide trainings or presentations upon request in Wake County.
Ideal student description: People of color, the LGBTQI community, and individuals who have personal experience with drug use, sex work, HIV, HCV, and incarceration are strongly encouraged to apply.
Pay/stipend offered?: No