A Resource for Healthcare and Social Services Professionals
November 9, 2022
5:00 pm–6:30 pm ET
This event is a one woman play written and performed by a psychiatric nurse practitioner who specializes in addiction treatment. The play explores the lives of five people impacted by substance use disorder and their experiences in treatment, in the community, and in the healthcare setting.
Keefer Auditorium
72 East Concord St (Evans Building)
Room 111
Boston, MA
This in-person event is a one-woman play written and performed by a psychiatric nurse practitioner who specializes in addiction. The play explores the lives of five people impacted by substance use disorder and their experiences in treatment, in the community, and in the healthcare setting. A talk-back with the writer/performer, Judith Austin, and other experts in the addiction community will occur immediately following the showing.
The run-time of the play is approximately 1-hour, and the talk back session will be 30 minutes. Seats are limited; please be sure to register online in order to secure your seat for the showing.
For directions, please see the attached flyer. A group will meet between 4:00-4:40 at the Boston Medical Center Crosstown Lobby at 801 Massachusetts Ave, Boston, MA 02119. We will refresh on coffee and walk over to Keefer together. This walk is ~10min. Everyone is welcome to join!
Click here to watch the trailer.
Warning - there is some strong language used throughout the play.
The event is intended for a multidisciplinary audience and is a part of the AMERSA Annual Conference pre-conference activities. All are welcome, but seats are limited. Please be sure to register online in order to secure your seat for the showing.
1. Examine the role of stigma in the treatment of people with substance use disorders.
2. Deconstruct societal factors affecting the development and treatment of substance use disorders.
3. Reflect on healthcare systems and their impact on people with substance use disorders.
Boston Medical Center Grayken Center for Addiction Training and Technical Assistance, The Association for Multidisciplinary Education and Research in Substance use and Addiction (AMERSA), The Opioid Response Network (ORN)
Funding for this initiative was made possible (in part) by grant no. 1H79TI083343 from SAMHSA. The views expressed in written conference materials or publications and by speakers and moderators do not necessarily reflect the official policies of the Department of Health and Human Services; nor does mention of trade names, commercial practices, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.
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