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HIV and Bloodborne Pathogens, Section I: Introduction and Definitions

HIV and Bloodborne Pathogens, Section I: Introduction and Definitions
A Recorded Webinar
Recorded on Friday, September 7, 2018

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Description
Ethically, addiction counselors and allied service providers have an obligation to protect their clients, communities and themselves through infection and disease containment. This section of the webinar will define key terms used when discussing bloodborne pathogens, define bloodborne pathogens most implicated with substance use disorders, and discuss infection and containment.

Presenter
Mita M. Johnson, EdD, LPC, LMFT, LAC, MAC, SAP

Mita M. Johnson, EdD, LPC, LMFT, LAC, MAC, SAP, has degrees in biology, community counseling, and counselor education and supervision. Johnson is a core faculty member in Walden University’s School of Counseling MS program. She teaches, trains, and speaks locally and nationally on many topics including ethics, psychopharmacology and the science of addictions. She became interested in the field of addictions when she realized that most of her clients were dealing with co-occurring mental health and substance use or other addictive behavior disorders. Johnson is passionate about understanding how drugs influence the body's homeostasis systemically. She is an Executive Committee member at NAADAC as NAADAC’s President-Elect. She is also an active member of the Colorado Association of Addiction Professionals. Johnson has been working as a clinician for 29 years, and currently maintains a thriving private practice where she is providing counseling, clinical supervision and consultation.

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Addiction professionals, employee assistance professionals, social workers, mental health counselors, professional counselors, psychologists, and other helping professionals that are interested in learning about addiction-related matters.
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