The book on Harm Reduction in Residential Treatment has yet to be written. However, harm reduction as a model uniquely fits the framework of Social Rehabilitation. Elements of motivational interviewing, the stages of change model and the context of trauma-informed treatment is the key to developing these interventions. If we focus on transparency instead of judgement, agreements as opposed to rules and flexibility instead of rigidity, supporting client choice as the basis of our practice in our treatment model, a harm reduction philosophy will thrive in the milieu
