Module 2: How to Lead With Kindness

Course Overview

This module guides learners in transforming clinical care through kindness, empathy, and unconditional positive regard. Participants will explore strategies to recognize and reduce stigma, use compassionate and recovery-oriented language, and foster therapeutic reconciliation in healthcare settings. The module emphasizes the importance of addressing trauma, both for patients and providers, while promoting practical actions and systemic change. By the end of this module, learners will be equipped to lead with kindness, reduce bias, and create healing environments for families and babies affected by substance use disorders.

Course Objectives

Recognize the amazing impact kindness has on clinical outcomes.
Explore how stigma and discrimination have affected care of pregnant patients with SUDs.
Discuss concept of Therapeutic Reconciliation
Discuss use of person-first, recovery-oriented language
Create a plan for kindness, including fostering a mentality of grace, kindness and “Unconditional Positive Regard”

Target Audience

All clinical staff working with perinatal patients and infants.

Faculty

Donald Stader

Disclosure

Donald Stader discloses no such relationships exist

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