Anti-Stigma Institute

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Spring 2025 Anti-Stigma Institute

The Spring 2025 Anti-Stigma Institute will be held in Washington, DC on April 7-8, 2025 at the Darcy Hotel.

To facilitate opportunities for meaningful interaction between and among Institute participants and faculty and networking opportunities, we keep the event intentionally small with a limited 75 spots. Register today!

Program Components:

Training on science and fundamentals of addiction stigma to understand and measure stigma in your organization/jurisdiction.
Three-year certification to deliver an evidence-based stigma intervention for your community. The intervention, Responding to Addiction, has proven effective in reducing stigma and increasing SUD knowledge among healthcare professionals, criminal justice practitioners, faith leaders, and other community stakeholders.
Three-year certification to deliver an evidence-based stigma intervention for families, caregivers and concerned significant others. The intervention, enCompass: A Comprehensive Training on Navigating Addiction, has proven effective in reducing stigma and increasing SUD knowledge among families and the general public. Read the recent journal article on the enCompass program published in the Journal of Addictive Diseases.
Training and a stigma survey toolkit to measure stigma in your community.
Education and training to launch an anti-stigma addiction social media campaign in your community, including creative assets and strategies for launching and measuring impact.
10 continuing education credits for Physicians (AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™), Psychologists (APA), and Social Workers (ASWB).
Networking opportunities to learn what other professionals are incorporating within their communities to address stigma around SUDs.

Download the Informational Packet here.

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Join a community of individuals committed to ending the stigma around addiction and support as a certified anti-stigma instructor for 3 years!

What is stigma?

Negative attitudes and behaviors toward individuals with a specific characteristic, like addiction, are also known as stigma. The consequences of the stigma around addiction are substantial. Research has found that individuals who experience stigma due to an SUD are more likely to continue engaging in substance use and manifest greater delayed treatment access and higher dropout rates. Stigma prevents struggling people from reaching out for help and isolates families affected by the disease who fear being judged by their communities. The public and many professionals continue to view SUDs as a moral failing, reinforcing discriminatory policies and practices and further isolating and deters those struggling to seek help.

After training with us, you'll:

Gain in-depth knowledge about stigma and its manifestations.
Become certified to deliver evidence-based stigma interventions in your community.
Learn how to deploy a survey on stigma in your community using validated instruments.
Deploy an anti-stigma addiction social media campaign.
Join a community of individuals working to eradicate the stigma around addiction.

Early Bird Rates for the Spring 2025 Institute

Pricing:

Early Bird Tickets (until February 28, 2025): $875
Late Registration Tickets (until March 28, 2025): $985

Payment and Refunds:

Full payment is required at the time of registration. Attendees will have until March 7, 2025 to modify/cancel registration. Canceling before the deadline will result in a full refund minus processing fees. Please note that the deadline for refunds is March 7, 2025.

Accreditation

Jointly provided by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and Addiction Policy Forum

Target Audience

This activity is intended for physicians, registered nurses, nurse practitioners, psychologists, social workers, peer support specialists, prevention and harm reduction professionals, individuals with lived experience, caregivers and family members, first responders, law enforcement, and anyone who has a desire to address stigma around substance use disorders within their organization and/or community with actionable strategies.

Educational Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to::

Identify the different types of stigma and how they impact both those with a substance use disorder as well as their family.
Describe the effectiveness of two evidence-based strategies shown to decrease addiction stigma and correct misinformation.
Facilitate a survey to evaluate the stigma around addiction within a community or organization.
Discuss how to deliver evidence-based stigma initiatives to engage the community or an organization to reduce overall addiction stigma.
Review evidence-based treatment options available to treat a substance use disorder by understanding the science behind addiction and the signs and symptoms of substance use disorder.

Disclosure of Conflicts of Interest

PACE requires every individual in a position to control educational content to disclose all financial relationships with ineligible companies that have occurred within the past 24 months. Ineligible companies are organizations whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. All relevant financial relationships are mitigated according to PACE policies.

Americans with Disabilities Act

Event staff will be glad to assist you with any special needs (i.e., physical, dietary, etc). Please contact Kayla Zawislak, LCSW, CADC prior to the live event at kzawislak@addictionpolicy.org.

Fee Information

Each ticket for the Anti-Stigma Institute includes registration costs, an institute booklet, a networking event early Monday evening, breakfast and lunch on Tuesday, and beverages throughout the institute.

Early Bird Tickets (until February 28, 2025): $875
Late Registration Tickets (until March 28, 2025): $985

Joint Accreditation Statement

Physician Continuing Education

PACE designates this live for a maximum of 10.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Psychologist Continuing Education

Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs.

Credit Designation

This program offers 10.0 continuing education credits for psychologists.

Social Work Continuing Education

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Partners for Advancing Clinical Education (PACE) and Addiction Policy Forum. PACE is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Partners for Advancing Clinical Education is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. Social workers completing this course receive 10.0 Clinical continuing education credits.