Description
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November 19, 2025 | 12:00 – 1:00 PM Beyond Awareness: Evidence-Based Strategies for Reducing Stigma in Clinical Practice
Description:
This webinar will provide an overview of the social psychological principles related to stigma-reduction, with a focus on the stigmas associated with substance use and behavioral health conditions. Webinar content will give examples of research that supports actionable strategies to reduce stigma and we will discuss the application of these strategies to the clinical context. Webinar content will emphasis opportunities in everyday clinical practice that may be adapted to enhance equity, empathy and patient engagement.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand key concepts and theories related to the science of health stigma from a social psychological perspective.
- Identify opportunities to implement evidence-based strategies to reduce stigma in everyday clinical contexts.
Presenter: Liz Scharnetzki, PhD
Dr. Scharnetzki is a Faculty Scientist at CIPHR. She completed her PhD in Experimental Social Psychology at the University of Vermont. Broadly, Dr. Scharnetzki is interested in the psychological, physiological, and behavioral effects of social devaluation mechanisms such as stereotyping, stigmatization and social identity threat. Specifically, her research focuses on understanding how these mechanisms impact the uptake of health-promoting behaviors among patients with stigmatized identities and/or conditions and how these processes may ultimately contribute to health disparities.
Continuing Medical Education:
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education and CCSME. The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education is accredited by the Maine Medical Association Committee on Continuing Medical Education and Accreditation to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The Hanley Center for Health Leadership and Education designates this regularly scheduled series for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
*Nurses and Nurse Practitioners will be awarded a certificate of participation with a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit ™.
This course has been approved by Co-Occurring Collaborative Serving Maine (CCSME), as a NAADAC Approved Education Provider, for 1 educational credits. NAADAC Provider #324712, CCSME is responsible for all aspects of the programming.
Contact Hours 1 contact hours for social workers, licensed clinical professional counselors, and behavioral health professionals.
1 Category 1 Contact hours for psychologists. CCSME is a pre-approved sponsor and provider of Professional Education Activities for Psychologists.
1 contract hours CHES. CCSME is a designated provider of continuing education contact hours (CECH) in health education by the National Commission of Health Education Credentialing, Inc.
