Social Intervention and Harm Reduction

Code:

PJD08

Acronym:

ISRR

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Psychology

Instance: 2022/2023 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MPSIC	12	Plano de Estudos 2021	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

1. To know and understand what harm reduction means and its relevance.


2. To distinguish social intervention and harm reduction from similar forms of intervention (community intervention, health education...).


3. To know the different areas, methods and strategies used in harjm reduction in drug use and sex work.


4. Based on good practices examples, identify, characterise and critically discuss other projects and programs.


5. To apply acquired knowledge to concrete situations and contexts by critically analysing diverse formats of intervention.

Learning outcomes and competences

The objectives have been defined in an operational way, thus being equivalent to the learning outcomes (See the field "Objectives" above).

Working method

Presencial

Program

1.1 Critical discussion of the concept of "risk": psychological risk, social risk, risks management, risk society.

1.2. Science informed public harm reduction policies for drug use and sex work

1.3. Social intervention and harm reduction and links to marginality/exclusion at the pos-industrial city; social history of drug use and the emergence of harm reduction.

2.Concepts, initial programs and principles of harm reduction

3. Harm reduction in the world and in Portugal

4. Main characteristics and programs:

4.1. Characteristics/principles: pragmatism, proximity, hotrizontality, progressivity, networking

4.2. Science-informed program usually implemented and good practices

5. Less frequent harm reduction interventions linked to: alcohol; tobacco; new psychoactive substances; alternative sexual practices.

Mandatory literature

Grup IGIA; Contextos, sujetos y drogas: un manual sobre drogodependencias, Fundación de Ayuda contra la Drogadicción, 2000
O'Hare, P., Newcombe, R., Matthews, A., Buning, E. & Drucker, E; La reducción de los daños relacionados con las drogas, Grup IGIA, 1995
G. Alan Marlatt; Harm reducation. ISBN: 1-57230-397-2
Justin Gaffney; Practical guidelines for delivering health services to sex workers. ISBN: 978-90-812297-4-6
WHO/SEARO | WHO/WPRO; Toolkit for monitoring and evaluation of interventions for sex workers, World Health Organization, 2009
Rekart, M.L.; Sex-work harm reduction, Lancet, 2006
Heddrich, D. & Rhodes, T.; Harm reduction: evidence, impacts and challenges, EMCDDA, 2010
Hart, C. ; High price, Harper, 2013

Teaching methods and learning activities

Teaching methodologies are based on an integrated matrix that combines

- Expository presentation of the main theories, concepts and practices;

- Dialogue and discussion (either in a small group or in plenary sessions);

- Work in groups, respective presentation and discussion in the classroom.

- Analysis and critical discussion of learning materials (texts, videos, news, documentaries, etc.);

- Organising a webminar

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Trabalho de campo	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Apresentação/discussão de um trabalho científico	4,00
Elaboração de projeto	30,00
Estudo autónomo	34,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de campo	40,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Presence in the classes is very important but it is not mandatory.

 

Calculation formula of final grade

The final mark (in a 0 to 20 points rating scale) is obtained througha group work develop through the semester - 100% os the final classification.

The student must obtain a minimum score of 10 points for successfully completing the course.