Harm Reduction Therapy in Japan

Celia Sampayo Perez LCSW, Clinical Director

Our two HRTC founders, Patt Denning and Jeannie Little, and I, were honored to accept an invitation from Dr. Ayumi Takano, PhD, RN, PHN, Associate Professor at the Department of Mental Health and Psychiatric Nursing from Tokyo Medical and Dental University (TMDU) to

present a two-day seminar in Japan to about 50 participants (physicians, psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists, social workers, and students) on ‘Harm Reduction Psychotherapy – Integrated Treatment for Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders’.

Dr. Takano is a friend to HRTC who has visited us twice in San Francisco to learn how we practice harm reduction therapy. She believes harm reduction therapy is adaptable to the Japanese clinical environment and acceptable to healthcare professionals and drug users in Japan.

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