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Psychosocial Intervention courses

1. Advanced Motivational interviewing (Two day course)2. ITEP / Mapping (Two day course)3. Focus Solution Training (one day)4. Mindfulness - The Third Wave of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy 5. Working with Recovery (Recovery capital etc.) (One Day)6. Basic Group-work (one day)7. Therapeutic Group Work Skills (TWO-DAY) 8. Managing Difficult & Aggressive Situations (one day)9. Mental health (two day)10. Dual diagnosis (two Day)11. Supporting clients (one day)12. Risk management (one day)13. First Steps in Engaging and Assessing (two day)14. Effective Care Planning (one day) 15. Abstinence and Integrated Recovery (one day)16. Drugs and Alcohol and the Impacting on Parenting Skills (1 Day)17. Peer education - peer support services training

Substance use courses

18. Harm Reduction - Theory and Practice (one day)19. Basic Drugs Awareness (one day)20. Intermediate Drugs Awareness Training (one day)21. Advanced Drugs awareness and Brain Chemistry (one day)22. Alcohol Brief Intervention Using Audit (one day)23. Advanced Alcohol Awareness (one day)24. The 'Legal Highs' Phenomenon (one day)25. Working with people using Synthetic Cannabinoids (one day)26. Cannabis (one day)27. Cocaine Crack and other Stimulants (one day)28. Heroin and other Opiates (one day)29. Benzodiazepines (one day)30. PIEDS (Steroids) (one day)31. Drugs in the Workplace (one day)






Psychosocial Intervention Courses

1. Advanced Motivational interviewing (Two day course)Aims:

• To understand the foundations and principles of MI.• Develop a presentation of a new 4-process framework for use in diverse settings.• To gain clarification about the common and unique elements of MI.• To enhance the practise of rapid engagement: opportunity to observe and practice the skills.• Give an opportunity to practice core skills for evoking motivation to change.• To focus on client change language and how it guides the practice of MI.• To reflect on workers own issues regarding change and resistance to change.• To increase an understanding so workers are able to apply MI skills and techniques in their

work practice.• To identify the benefits and potential applications of MI in the context of their work practice.

At the end of the course, participants will be able to:

1. Have gained effective evidence-based strategies for all practitioners - whether working in long-term therapeutic relationships or with brief 5 minute contacts.

2. Discover the research on how what your client says increases what they do afterwards . . . and how to get them to say it!

3. Have a better understanding on how to prevent and manage resistance more effectively.4. Identify how to make goal setting work and feedback more effective as motivating factors.5. Identify how to currently try and motivate clients and the strengths and limitations of such

styles.6. Have a better understanding of why ‘low energy’ clients can be unmotivated and what can be

done about it.7. Have an improved understanding of the stages of the change model & the implications for

motivational strategies.8. Pre-Contemplators: The forgotten client group 9. Have an improved understanding on why we have totally unmotivated clients.10. Have an enhanced understanding on the general principles for motivating "unmotivated

clients".11. Have an enhanced understanding of the key principles and attitudes on information giving

and handling resistance.12. Understand the role of motivational statements and how to elicit them.13. Identify goal setting & feedback for increasing motivation.14. Have a better understanding on powerful tools for good and bad.15. Have an enhanced understanding of how goal making is more effective.16. Identify how important it is to increase the effectiveness of feedback.

DANOS units: AA2, AA6, BI5, AF2, AG1, AI1, AI3






2. ITEP / Mapping (Two day course)

Aims:

• To explore the concept, principles, and benefits of ITEP. • To enable an understanding on how techniques can be applied to improve interventions with

clients with drug & alcohol problems.• To understand ‘Node-Link Mapping’ is a cognitive approach which encourages clearer and

more systematic thinking and can be an effective tool in support sessions to help maintain focus, support behaviour change, and address unhelpful thought-processes.

• To enable an understanding that this is thought to be particularly useful when working with new clients, difficult to engage clients, and clients who have been ‘stuck’ in the treatment system for some time.


1. Have a better understanding of the concept and principles of ITEP & node-link mapping.2. Incorporate Node-Link Mapping into their daily role as a tool for improved treatment

effectiveness.3. Understand how maps can be used effectively on new, difficult to engage, and ‘stuck’ clients.4. Have developed skills to enhance communication and rapport with clients.5. Have an understanding on how to enable clients to work more collaboratively in their

treatment process.6. Have gained flexible tools that work well across all interventions and focus key work sessions

(brief/structured/group intervention).7. Understand the foundations and basic principles of MI.8. Have reflected on their own issues regarding change and resistance to change.9. Apply basic MI skills and techniques in their own work practice.10. Identify the benefits and applications of MI in the context of their work practice.11. Have undergone practice sessions to develop in confidence and self-awareness.

DANOS units: AA2, AA6, BI5, AF2, AG1, AI1, AI3






3. Focus Solution Training (One day course)

Aims:

• To gain a better understanding on how these approaches provide practitioners with an introduction into how to help strengthen and an individual's motivation for, and movement toward a specific goal (for instance engaging in child protection work, engaging in work-focussed activity, reducing offending, adopting healthy eating practices etc.) by eliciting and exploring the person's own reasons for change within an atmosphere of acceptance and compassion.


1. Understand the philosophy behind solution-focussed interventions.2. Have an enhanced understanding on some of the innovations brought in with solution focussed

brief interventions.3. Know when solution focussed approaches are the most useful strategies to use.4. Demonstrate using solution focussed conversations for supporting individuals.5. Consider how solution focused conversations can move people to recovery.

DANOS units: Ab2, AA6, BI5, AF2, AG1, AI1






4. Mindfulness - The Third Wave of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Aims:

• To understand Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) gets its name from one of its coremessages 'Accept what is out of your personal control, and commit to action that improves and enriches your life'.

• To understand the aim of ACT is to maximise human potential for a rich, full and meaningful life.

• To understand that Social Care Training Solutions is providing a new training programme called'Mindfulness - The Third Wave of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy'.

• To help staff develop the skills to offer techniques from Acceptance & Commitment Therapyand Mindfulness Based Relapse Prevention to support people working towards recovery fromproblematic substance use.

• To understand that ACT is easy to use and whilst relatively new, it is now established in the UK within treatment agencies, residential rehab and in peer recovery.

• To understand that this programme maximises cost effectiveness by incorporating self-directed learning as well as class time.


1. Have a better understanding of the six core principles of ACT, and how to adapt them to different clinical populations.

2. Identify the five powerful tools to develop and strengthen psychological acceptance.3. Identify the powerful ways to rapidly reduce the believability of negative thoughts.4. Have gained a better understanding of mindfulness, and how to use it therapeutically.5. Understand how to innovate own mindfulness techniques.6. Know how to effectively utilise ACT in a wide variety of clinical problems.7. Understand how to use ACT to help you cope with the stresses of difficult clients.8. Understand how to fundamentally change a relationship with unwanted thoughts and feelings.9. Know how to help clients connect with their core values, and take committed action.






5. Working with Recovery (Recovery capital etc.) (One day course)Aims:

• To understand that there is now greater recognition of recovery management as a key approach to working with people with substance use issues.

• To understand integrating recovery into treatment services is becoming the central focus inthe commissioning of drug and alcohol treatment services.

• Understand that this course is useful for drug and alcohol workers and managers.


1. Understand what recovery is and the process of recovery. 2. Understand evidence-based practice - record work for clients, practitioner, manager and

commissioners. 3. Recognise the role of recovery within the drug and alcohol treatment system.4. Critique the Maintenance Model and the Recovery Process.5. Identify the Skills of Graphics, Facilitation, PATH and MAPS6. Know how to cope with urges and craving. 7. Identify and cope effectively with high-risk situations. 8. Know how to work more collaboratively in their treatment process.

DANOS: AB2, HSC3111, HSC33, HSC35

6. Basic Group-work (One day course)Aims:

• To provide all people interested in training and workers keen to improve their presentation skills with a better perspective.

• To understand that this can be useful in drugs education settings, group work settings and conference and training settings.


1. Have a greater understanding of group dynamics and group work theories.2. Have a greater understanding of their part in the development and progress of a group.3. Know how to improve on communications and people skills for working with reluctant

participants.4. Have planned and presented group tasks and received group feedback.5. Have considered and reflected on their own practice.

DANOS: AA2, AA4, AA6, AC1, AC2, AD1, AD2, AD3, AD4, AG2, AI3






7. Therapeutic Group Work Skills (Two day course)

Aims:

• To gain a better understanding on methods that can be used to make meetings more effective, engage groups to develop creative solutions and to help groups find consensus.

• To teach participants how to help groups understand their shared goals and plan for them.


1. Have a greater understanding of group dynamics and group work theories. 2. Have a greater understanding of their part in the development and progress of a group. 3. Know how to improve on communications and people skills for working with reluctant

participants. 4. Have planned and presented group tasks and received group feedback. 5. Have considered and reflected on professional practice.

DANOS: AA2, AA4, AA6, AC1, AC2, AD1, AD2, AD3, AD4, AG2,National occupation standards: BI401, CS13, PHS07

8. Managing Difficult & Aggressive Situations (One day course)

Aims:

• To understand that within social care work, we are likely to need to deal effectively and professionally with people who are difficult, aggressive and potentially violent.

• To cover the basic considerations and skills required to handle such situations confidently andsafely.


1. Demonstrate effective communication that shows respect and reduces abusive/aggressive behaviour.

2. Recognise and know how to appropriately deal with triggers to abusive/aggressive behaviour,protect the individual, self and others and defuse the situation.

3. Have a better understanding on the importance of constructively reviewing incidents of abusive/aggressive behaviour by all involved including managing own feelings and behaviour.

4. Have a better understanding of the importance of reporting and recording information in regard to abusive/aggressive behaviour and individuals who are at risk from abuse, and whomay be at risk of danger due to their substance use.

DANOS: AB3, AB4 National occupation standards: B8, B9, C6, CU125.2, D4, D9, D10, E9, E11,






9. Mental health (Two day course)

Aims:

• To stimulate thinking and discussion around mental health.• Participants will build on their existing knowledge and skills as well as exploring alternative

perspectives and models of mental health. • To consider complex issues, including psychosis, personality disorders, substance misuse, self-

harm, suicide and other expressions of mental distress. • To gain a better understanding of the mental health legislation.• To gain a better understanding on the resources, treatment and recovery orientated practice.• To explore tools and methods to help build skills and confidence when working with clients to

enable and enhance self-development and recovery.


1. Recognise different models of mental health and explain their relevance and impact.2. Identify the key pieces of legislation in relation to mental health.3. Have a better understanding of the effects of mental health conditions and what treatments

or services are available.4. Apply recovery orientated approaches and tools to support clients with enduring and

complex needs.5. Intervene and respond more effectively in crisis situations.

DANOS: AF1, AF1.1, AF1.2, AF2, AF2.1, AF2.2, AF2.3, AF3, AF3.1, AF3.2, AF3.3, AI1, AI1.1, AI1.2, AI1.3,AI2, AI2.1






10. Dual diagnosis (Two day course)

Aims:

• To gain an understanding that dual diagnosis is generally viewed as a difficult presentation to treat.

• To understand that frequently the patient may be resistant to the idea of illness, disillusionedwith conventional medication, and resigned to 'self-medicating'.

• To understand those other times, such patients simply cannot see there is a problem. • To know how to bring effective help in such a situation is a very skilled task.


1. Investigate situations sufficiently to allow them to make reason able judgements about whether individuals are demonstrating behaviour(s) consistent with psychoactive substancesand/or co-existing mental health problems.

2. Understand they can obtain specialist assistance where they feel unable to make reasonablejudgements about whether individuals are demonstrating behaviour(s) consistent with psychoactive substances and/or co-existing problems.

3. Respond promptly to individuals presenting for substance misuse services by using appropriate techniques and procedures in order to maintain the individual’s motivation to engage in treatment.

4. Assess any immediate risk to the individual and to others, which may result from substance misuse and/or co-existent mental health problems.

5. Have gained a better understanding of the information about situations and actions taken only to those entitled to have it.

6. Screen for drug use, alcohol use, psychological problems, physical problems, social problemsand legal problems

7. Have the appropriate knowledge and expertise to be able to make reasonable judgements andinvolve appropriate agencies when individuals are demonstrating behaviour(s) consistent withpsychoactive substance misuse and/or co-existing mental problems.

8. Establish objectives and options for meeting with individuals, carers and other relevant workers.9. Evaluate the suitability of options for meeting the individual’s identified needs and

maximising existing resources.10. Acknowledge the constraints affecting the individual and others in the process.

DANOS: AF1, AF1.1, AF1.2, AF2, AF2.1, AF2.2, AF2.3, AF3, AF3.1, AF3.2, AF3.3, AI1, AI1.1, AI1.2, AI1.3,AI2, AI2.1






11. Supporting clients (One day course)

Aims:

• To provide anyone working with vulnerable clients, or who responsible for meeting the needsof service users, whether that be through frontline delivery of services or management of a project/service with a better perspective on their role.


1. Identify factors that impact on an individual’s ability to access accommodation, employment,education and training.

2. Explore appropriate intervention strategies to empower individuals.3. Demonstrate an understanding of networks supporting individuals.4. Identify local specialist agencies in relation to housing, benefits, employment, training and

education.5. Formulate an action plan based on Egan’s Skilled Helper Model.

DANOS: AK1, AK2, AK3, AK4 AA1, HSC335, AB2National occupation standards: PHS07 BI401, CS13, EUSC07, C6






12. Risk management (One day course)

Aims:

• To understand that risk assessment and support planning are increasingly important aspectsof the work undertaken with our client group.

• To understand this one-day course will introduce them to the key elements involved in undertaking responsive needs assessment and support planning with the principle aim of improving client outcomes.

• To provide an overview of client motivation and empowerment, explore relevant models of change, and will introduce some useful tools for supporting and measuring change.

• To engage clients in these processes, ensuring clients views are at the heart of needs assessment and support planning.


1. Describe the role of risk assessment.2. Identify factors that indicate whether a service user or someone associated with them is at

risk.3. Have more awareness that the environment in which the session takes place is safe for both

the worker and the service user.4. Agree parameters of confidentiality for the risk assessment process - in line with

organisational policy and legal requirements.5. Agree action with the service user.6. Clarify when it may be necessary to act without the service user’s consent in line with

organisational policy and legal requirements.7. Know when to refer to local organisations/agencies that may be required to respond in both

urgent and non-urgent situations. 8. Describe what types of information should be recorded and shared with relevant agencies in

line with organisational policy and legal procedures.

DANOS: AB1, AB1.1, AB1.2, AB2, AB2.1, AB2.2, AB2.3, AB4, AB4.1, AB4.2, AB4.3, AB5, AB5.1, AB5.2,AB5.3National occupation standards: A1, A2, A3, D8, BI401, CS13, PHS07






13. First Steps in Engaging and Assessing (Two day course)

Aims:

• Understand the dynamics that can exist between workers and clients, how workers can ensure that this initial session is as productive as possible and how to complete required paperwork as painlessly as possible.

• Understand all workers are engaged in face-to-face drugs work, especially those within theirfirst year of employment.


1. Understand how client and worker expectations impact on a session.2. Describe worker prerequisites for a successful session.3. Prepare and undertake an assessment exercise.4. Role-play the assessment process.5. Discuss how to ask assessment questions effectively.6. Describe different methods of note-taking during assessment.

DANOS: AA2, AA3, AC1, AF!, AF2, AF3, AG2

14. Effective Care Planning (One day course)

Aims:

• Improve delegate’s ability to engage with clients in a structured and user led manner. • Be able to identify the principles of good practice in key working and care planning.


1. Understand the principles of Models of Care.2. Conduct comprehensive assessments of risk and need.3. Provide brief interventions in a harm reduction context.4. Assess an individual’s substance misuse, the possible risks and related problems.5. Explore the use of information giving, as a way of enabling the individual to find out about

and access, other services and facilities.

DANOS: AA2, AA4, AB2, AB5, AC1






15. Abstinence and Integrated Recovery (One day course)

Aims:

• Understand that contemporary drug treatment is now characterised by a focus on abstinencein recovery and using the Integrated Recovery effectively.

• Gain an enhanced understanding on how to strengthen an individual’s motivation for, and movement toward, specific recovery goals by eliciting and exploring the individual’s own reasons for change.

• Participants will consider some of the key issues in recovery and abstinence orientated treatment including the integration of interventions to improve and enhance effective outcomes. This process is integral to the treatment journey, from initial assessment and care planning through to reviews and abstinence support strategies.


1. Have increased awareness of the changing direction in drug treatment.2. Have a better understanding on the elements and process of abstinence-based recovery.3. Evaluate the benefits and limitations of 12 step recovery strategies and interventions.4. Identify factors that impact on an individual’s ability to access accommodation, employment,

education and training.5. Identify local specialist agencies to actively support reintegration in relation to housing,

benefits, employment, training and education.6. Enable clients to work more collaboratively in their treatment process.7. Explore appropriate intervention strategies to empower individuals.






16. Drugs and Alcohol and the Impacting on Parenting Skills (One day course)

Aims:

• Increase delegate’s understanding and skills in building resilience among children, engaging with parents whose substance use puts their families at risk and motivating change in the context of risk assessment, safeguarding and how agencies can work better together to provide appropriate care and support for all the family.


1. Have an increased understanding of the needs of parents who use drugs and/or alcohol and the impact on their children.

2. Provide an introduction to the evidence and good practice in working with families affected by substance misuse.

3. Have increased confidence amongst front line workers to explore strategies of working effectively with parents in relation to drug and alcohol use.

4. Be able to respond to concerns about parental substance misuse and develop effective assessments and intervention skills.

5. Improve effectiveness of partnership working in response to parental substance misuse by increasing understanding of different agencies roles and responsibilities.

DANOS: AA1, AA2, AB2, AC1, AD1, AD2, AF1






17. Peer education - peer support services training

Aims:

• The aim of this training is to assist in the development is to complement and enhance existing services, by providing service users with access to peer mentors, who will provide on-going support and guidance alongside their treatment journey.


1. What is peer education 2. Identification of priority target groups3. Selection, training and supervision of peer educators 4. Models for peer education projects and support services 5. Recruitment and supervision of peer educators 6. Personal and professional boundaries 7. Managing internal relations among peer educator trainees 8. Monitoring and evaluation of peer education programmes 9. Developing policies and guidelines

DANOS: AB2, HSC3111, HSC33, HSC35






Substance Use Courses

18. Harm Reduction - Theory and Practice (One day course)

Aims:

• Allow workers to see beyond needle exchange and look at the wide range of other harm reduction interventions that they could explore.


1. Explain key reasons for adopting a harm reduction approach.2. Critique the pros and cons of harm reduction.3. Have a better understanding of the ethical issues within harm reduction.4. Illustrate stages within the cycle of change to introduce harm reduction.5. Describe harm reduction interventions on a drug by drug basis.6. Apply harm reduction in practice scenarios.7. Recognise examples of drug related harm.

DANOS: AA2, AA6, AB2, AB4, AB5, AB8. AD1, AFR2,

19. Basic Drugs Awareness (One day course)

Aims:

• Increase the delegate’s knowledge and understanding of drug culture, the range of drugs andsubstances that can be misused.

• Have better knowledge of drug effects, the risks associated with drug misuse and the role ofdrugs within society.


1. Identify the main groups of drugs. 2. Have developed an understanding of the reasons why people use substances.3. Have a better understanding of drug use trends. 4. Have a better understanding of the psychosocial implications of drug use.5. Have acquired knowledge of the current legislation around controlled substances. 6. Have acquired skills to enable individuals to access specialist services.

DANOS: units supported: AA1, AA3, AD1 National occupation standards: CS13, D8, EUSC07, PHS07






20. Intermediate Drugs Awareness Training (One day course)

Aims:

• To gain an understanding on the effects, risks and trends in drug and alcohol use, drugs & thelaw, working effectively with drug and alcohol users and referral processes & support services.


1. Demonstrate knowledge of various drugs and how they are used.2. Deliver Increased knowledge of the dangers and effects of drug misuse.3. Show Greater confidence in working with drug users.4. Have better awareness of the benefits to accessing and engaging in treatment as well as use

basic Bio psychosocial interventions.5. Have increased knowledge of drugs legislation and the legal framework.6. Have considered best practice and appropriate boundary setting.7. Have a better understanding of the benefits to community if clients engage into treatment

e.g. health and crime.

DANOS: AA1, AA3, AB2, AB5, AC1, AD1, AC3, AD4






21. Advanced Drugs awareness and Brain Chemistry (One day course)

Aims:

• To provide knowledge to experienced workers who are confident with the key drugs and wantto enhance their knowledge and skills

• To gain an understanding that the subject of neuropharmacology accessible for workers, andenable them to understand key terms, the main neurotransmitters, and the impact of substances on these brain chemicals.


1. List and describe the function of key neurotransmitters.2. Describe the effects of key drugs on brain chemistry.3. Have a better understanding of the impact of substance use on brain chemistry during use

and withdrawal.4. Relate the neuropharmacology back to client’s mood and behaviour.5. Understand the limitations of neuropharmacology for drugs workers.6. Present key facts about brain chemistry to a range of audiences.7. Educate clients about brain chemistry.

DANOS: AA1, AA4, AB2, AB5, AD1, AD4, AG2, AG3, AH4

22. Alcohol Brief Intervention Using Audit (One day course)

Aims:

• To provide staff that have a good understanding of the effects of alcohol and who understandthe need to reduce hazardous drinking, but need some skills in raising the issue and giving accurate, motivating advice on the safer use of alcohol, a better perspective on their role.


1. Have a greater understanding of alcohol use. 2. Have a better understanding of readiness for change. 3. Have developed knowledge and skills in screening for alcohol related problems and assessing

the need for referral to specialist treatment services.

DANOS: AA1, AA2, AB2, AC1, AD1, AD2, AF1 National occupation standards: CS13, D8, D10, PHS07






23. Advanced Alcohol Awareness (One day course)

Aims:

• To understand the most widely used drug in the UK, alcohol, brings with an unparalleled levelof related harm.

• Provide drugs workers and other professionals with an overview of alcohol use, misuse, harm,dependency and treatment, and allows workers to engage with alcohol use effectively and confidently.


1. Understand how alcohol works on the body.2. Discuss current UK policy on alcohol.3. State key alcohol-related harms and explain how they are caused.4. Have an enhanced understanding on alcohol harm reduction approaches.5. Summarise how alcohol unit counting works.6. Discuss key models of alcohol dependency.7. Have a better understanding on how alcohol dependency and tolerance may emerge.8. Summarise key issues during alcohol withdrawal and how they could be managed.9. Have a better understanding on how to apply alcohol-screening tools to scenarios.

DANOS: AA1, AB1, AB2, AC1, AD1, AF1, AG1, AG2, AG3, AH3, AH4, AH7, AL1, AL2






24. The 'Legal Highs' Phenomenon (One day course)

Aims:

• Understand that over the past couple of years the range of new compounds being used in theUK has expanded significantly.

• To understand the Internet has fuelled the emergence a range of new compounds, some of which were rapidly added to the list of controlled drugs, and other which remain illegal.

• To understand it has become increasingly difficult for workers to keep up to date with new compounds.

• Bring workers up to speed and to provide a framework for their own continued learning.


1. List key new compounds being used in the UK.2. Locate key new compounds within a categorisation framework.3. Explain the pharmacological action of key types of compound.4. Describe harm reduction interventions applicable to new compounds.5. List key sources of information for new and emergent compounds.6. Recount key legal issues for emergent drugs.7. Understand the issues of legal highs and your role in responding to the use of legal highs







25. Working with people using Synthetic Cannabinoids (One day course)

Aims:

• Understand that synthetic cannabinoids play an important part in the ‘legal high’ market. • Understand that in Europe, it is the largest chemical group monitored by the European Union’s

early warning system, with 30 new products reported in 2012 and 29 in 2013.• To understand that although they first appeared in Europe, they are now part of the drugs

market in almost all developed countries throughout the world. • Understand that this training session is compliant with Neptune’s clinical guidance on New

Psychoactive Substances and Public Health England's essential Psycho-social Interventionsand Routes to Recovery resources. This ensures your organisation is part of the contemporary solution.


1. Have an enhanced understanding of some of the history and background of the rising use ofSynthetic Cannabinoids.

2. Have an enhanced understanding on how Synthetic Cannabinoids work and how the effects may differ from traditional herbal cannabis

3. Give learners space to consider current patterns of use and prevalence in their local area.4. Consider the potential for dependency and problematic use.5. Develop harm reduction strategies and techniques to deliver to people who are using

Synthetic Cannabinoids.

DANOS Units Supported: AD1.2012, AD4.2012, AB5.2014, SCDHSC0033, SFHAD1






26. Cannabis (One day course)

Aims:

• Understand that although cannabis is the most widely used illicit drug in the UK, many workers are under-confident when discussing it.

• This course rectifies this situation, providing the first detailed training on all aspects of cannabis use. This includes young recreational users through too more entrenched users. Workers will not need to have had previous drugs training but this will be useful.


1. Have a better understanding on all types of cannabis, and the variances in strength and quality.

2. Understand cannabis risks and how to address these.3. Have an enhanced understanding on cannabis dependency and how to respond to this.4. Implement harm reduction strategies with users.5. More confident in discussing cannabis with users.6. Understand the legal framework as applied to cannabis7. Understand in more detail the interface between cannabis and mental health

DANOS: AA1, AB1, AC1, AC3, AC4, AD1, AD2, AD4, AL1, AL2






27. Cocaine Crack and other Stimulants (One day course)

Aims:

• To provide workers who encounter cocaine and crack with a perspective on their role; this course looks in detail at the drug and provides a rare opportunity to look at it in depth.

• Provide workers with previous drugs training or experience, with more detailed awareness ofcocaine and crack use, including harm reduction and intervention skills.


1. Have an improved understanding of cocaine and crack use.2. Have an increased awareness of how and why people use cocaine and crack.3. Improved skills in reducing risk.4. Have increased awareness of the range of treatment options available5. Have increased confidence in assessing and responding to the needs of crack users.6. Understand the appeal of cocaine, crack and other stimulants.7. Understand Dependency and compulsion (explored in detail on the two day course).8. Identify high-risk activities.

DANOS: AA1, AB2, AC1, AD1, AG2, AH3, AH7, AL1, AL2

28. Heroin and other Opiates (One day course)

Aims:

• Offer a key understanding on heroin and other opiates.• Gain a better understanding of what opiates are, where they come from and how they work.


1. Have an improved understanding of heroin use and the use of other opiates.2. Have increased awareness of how and why people use heroin.3. Have improved skills in reducing risk.4. Have increased awareness of the range of treatment options available.5. Have Increase confidence in assessing and responding to the needs of heroin users.6. Be aware of Treatment modalities; methadone and beyond Supporting change.







29. Benzodiazepines (One day course)

Aims:

• Understand that the use of benzodiazepines, especially the non-prescribed use of diazepam,is a growing concern.

• Understand that users from a wide range of backgrounds are presenting to drugs services with substantial benzo habits, and workers have felt ill equipped to respond.

• Give factual information about benzodiazepines, and explores strategies to educate and prevent harm.


1. List key benzodiazepines used in the UK.2. Summarise key effects of benzodiazepines.3. Explain key reasons for benzo use in different populations.4. List key risks of benzodiazepine use Describe harm reduction interventions applicable to

benzo use.5. Explain how tolerance and dependency on benzo's develops.6. Describe interventions to assist benzo-dependent clients through withdrawal.


30. PIEDS (Steroids) (One day course)

Aims:

• Gain an understanding of performance enhancing Drugs such as Anabolic Steroids. • Increase workers knowledge of this growing area of work.


1. Be familiar with common PiEDS.2. Have gained insight in to cultural aspects of PIED use.3. Understand products and how they work.4. Understand injecting processes and risks.5. Understand general risks, and risk reduction strategies.6. Understand interventions required by PIED users.

DANOS: AA1,AA3, AA4, AD1, AF2, AH3






31. Drugs in the Workplace (One day course)

Aims:

• Understand that all employers should have a drugs policy in place, but unfortunately many have not developed one.

• Understand that this leaves businesses at risk and without clear strategy if and when a drugrelated incident takes place.

• Understand that this failure could result in employment tribunals in the case of unfair dismissal, action for breaches of health and safety, damage to morale in the organisation and,at worst, prosecution or litigation.

• Understand a well-designed drugs policy can't prevent problems, but it can ensure that you know how to act when a problem arises.


1. Have increased awareness of issues relating to drugs in the workplace.2. Ensure familiarity with the criminal law issues involved.3. Have a better understanding of the Health and Safety implications of drugs in the workplace.4. Assist the development of balanced workplace policies that deal with drugs in the workplace.5. Increase familiarity with the key drugs involved.6. Respond to drug incidents.7. Have a better understanding of disciplinary and treatment options.









Advisory & Development ServiceWe believe in working creatively with individuals, communities and policy makers to reduce the harmcaused by problem alcohol and drug use. The 2010 National Drug Strategy states that, “The goal of alltreatment is for drug users to achieve abstinence from their drug/drugs dependency”. In order to deliver against all the treatment system actions in the drug strategy, partnerships will recognize theneed to have recovery as the bedrock of all commissioning decisions. The consequence of this is thattreatment services will need to undertake a 360 training needs analysis and commence and imbed acompetency based appraisals system, develop clear treatment pathways and interventions to ensuretheir staff meet these treatment targets.

Social Care Training Solutions can undertake a number of advisory functions to assist services to develop and meet these new challenges. These include:

Resource DevelopmentOrganisations may want to produce literature for staff and/or clients. Social Care Training Solutionscan write accessible, accurate resources for a wide range of readers. Examples of in-house literaturecan be viewed in the Resources section. In addition to these, we have previously produced resourcesand literature for organisations including treatment pathways and interventions for In-volve, Foundation66, Birmingham City Council and Government departments.

Advisory Service Exercise

Experienced in working both with service users and providers, Social Care Training Solutions can undertake consultation exercised with key stakeholders. This can include individual interviews or focusgroups and can take place in a variety of settings. This is an ideal way of assessing the effectiveness of services, identifying unmet needs and working more effectively with clients.

NICE Guidelines and Danos Compliance

As organisations seek to comply with national standards, they will find this easier to achieve whilstworking with our Advisory service’s who not only understand the requirements of but also have a goodunderstanding of practice issues and drugs work.

Training Needs Analysis

In addition to providing high quality training Social Care Training Solutions can undertake initial assessment of training needs, and work with staff to produce an audit of training need and identifyskills gaps.

Policy Development

Social Care Training Solutions can work with a variety of organisations to develop effective and relevantpolicy and practice guidance. This service is available to a wide range of organisations including workplace policies, policies for adult and young person residential and drop-in centres, NHS trusts,treatment agencies.






The above options are not fixed, so we would be very happy to negotiate around your unique serviceneeds to devise a perfect match for you. Competency and workforce development are now more thanever a priority, especially as our government has identified that to achieve recovery focused outcomes;the treatment system needs to become more responsive to individual needs. Personalised packagesof care constructed around individual’s aspirations and capabilities need to be developed. Drawing ongood professional care planning whilst treatment systems need to be responsive to what service userswant from treatment.

Contact us today to discuss how Social Care Training Solutions can assist you to bring greater addedvalue to not only your service, but also the community that you serve. Contact [email protected] to discuss this option further.

About The Trainers

• Our Trainers are nationally qualified with the Certificate in Education.

• Our team has a grounded career within training and workforce development has been focused on delivering innovative health promotion strategies since 2002.

• We have developed course assessment materials and the marketing tools to promote these on a regional and national basis for schools, treatment agencies, youth service and health and social care organisations.

For more information contact: [email protected]

Or visit www.socialcaretrainingsolutions.com

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