Andy Perkins is an experienced substance misuse and homelessness professional and trainer, now based in Scotland, having previously worked for a national Alcohol & Drug Residential Rehabilitation and Homelessness provider based in the south of England.

Having worked in the substance misuse sector since 1995 Andy has managed a variety of projects including Residential Rehabilitation Centres for men, women and children and a 72 bed dedicated Drug & Alcohol Therapeutic Community programme in a Young Offenders Institute.  As a Senior Manager Andy was responsible for Quality Assurance, Training and Development as well as the clinical lead behind a new, innovative service for homeless men with serious substance misuse problems in West London.

As well as having substantial experience of designing, delivering and evaluating training programmes his expertise extends to developing quality assurance systems and strategies; developing performance monitoring and management information systems; evaluation of treatment services; change management processes; service re-design; service delivery innovation; and establishing robust training and development systems. His specialist area of interest is the Therapeutic Community approach to addictions.

Andy currently runs his own freelance training & consultancy business (QTC Solutions Ltd) and conducts both training and consultancy projects for a variety of organisations within Scotland and across the UK.