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SUMMARY:FLOURISH: Empathy and Communication in the Recovery Workforce
DESCRIPTION:Join us on June 11 for Part One of our Summer Series on Empathy and Compassion Fatigue. Morning and Afternoon sessions are available. \n\n\n\nThis series will help professionals identify practical and sustainable ways to practice empathy and compassion\, both with our clients and with ourselves.  \n\n\n\nIn Part One\, Barbara Mooney\, LCSW\, will explore how empathetic practice can impact client outcomes. Participants will learn Motivational Interviewing techniques to enhance engagement and discuss common communication blocks in treatment settings. Participants will be given examples of experiential practices to strengthen empathetic presence and attunement. \n\n\n\nThere are two session options\, 10 am – 12 pm OR 1 pm – 3 pm. Please only register for one session. Each participant only needs to attend one session to recieve two hours of continuing education credits. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://metrodrug.org/event/flourish-empathy-and-communication-in-the-recovery-workforce/
LOCATION:The Gateway\, 530 W 5th Ave\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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SUMMARY:Adult Mental Health First Aid Training 
DESCRIPTION:Mental Health First Aid teaches you how to identify\, understand and respond to the signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. \n\n\n\nThis training gives you the skills you need to reach out and provide initial support to someone who many be developing a mental health or substance use problem and help connect them to appropriate care. \n\n\n\nThis training is available free of charge to anyone within MDC’s service area\, which includes Knoxville and the surrounding 15 counties.  \n\n\n\nThe deadline to register is June 11. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister
URL:https://metrodrug.org/event/adult-mental-health-first-aid-training/
LOCATION:The Gateway\, 530 W 5th Ave\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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SUMMARY:June 2026 Community Coalition Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting does not have a virtual option because the agenda largely consists of networking and other in-person activities. \n\n\n\nWhen: Tuesday\, June 23\, 2026 from 11:30am – 1:00pm. Please RSVP by June 18th. \n\n\n\nThe Community Coalition meets at 11:30am on the fourth Tuesday every month (except for January and December). \n\n\n\nWhere: The Gateway – 530 W. Fifth Ave.\, Knoxville\, TN 37917. *Parking is limited so please park at St. John’s Lutheran Church – 544 N Broadway \n\n\n\nCost: Free – RSVP below. \n\n\n\nWhat is the Community Coalition? The Community Coalition consists of ANY individual in or around Knoxville that wants to help create a healthy and safe community free of substance misuse. Participation can increase knowledge of substance misuse and the tough issues our community is facing today. Each year\, members of the Coalition create goals and projects focused on community education and reducing substance misuse in Knoxville. Anyone interested in making a positive impact in the community through prevention activities is encouraged to attend. A few hours of your time each month can make a big difference! By working together\, we can create positive\, lasting changes in Knoxville. \n\n\n\nQuestions? Please email Bethany Lemons at blemons@metrodrug.org or call 865-588-5550.
URL:https://metrodrug.org/event/june-2026-community-coalition-meeting/
LOCATION:The Gateway\, 530 W 5th Ave\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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SUMMARY:REACH Community Impact Summit
DESCRIPTION:MDC is co-hosting the Knoxville Community Impact Summit from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at The Gateway Recovery Community Center. We’ll have panel discussions with experts from around the region on overdose prevention\, opioid settlement fund strategies\, and reducing stigma around substance use disorder – moderated by Dr. Stephen Loyd. \n\n\n\nAt 12:30 p.m.\, we’re cutting the ribbon on a new Naloxone vending machine outside our building that will provide free\, no-barrier access to life-saving medication for anyone who needs it – any time\, day or night. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRegister Here
URL:https://metrodrug.org/event/reach-community-impact-summit/
LOCATION:The Gateway\, 530 W 5th Ave\, Knoxville\, TN\, 37917\, United States
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SUMMARY:CPRS Training Series | Addiction: Fast & Fake\, Recovery: Slow and Strong
DESCRIPTION:The science behind relapse + recovery skills \n\n\n\nThis training is designed to be continuing education for current CPRS or other recovery professionals. This may not be substituted for the state’s Certified Peer Recovery Specialist Training. \n\n\n\nTrainings sponsored by Cornerstone of Recovery \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n530 W Fifth Ave\, Knoxville\, TN 37917  \n\n\n\n*Parking is limited so please park at St. John’s Lutheran Church – 544 N Broadway
URL:https://metrodrug.org/event/cprs-training-series-the-science-behind-relapse-and-recovery-skills/
LOCATION:The Gateway\, 530 W Fifth Ave.\, Knoxville\, Tennessee\, 37917\, United States
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