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Care Planning and Relapse Prevention This course will enable clients to design client centred care plans and look at strategies to help prevent clients relapsing. | 
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| Change through Positive Relationships with Clients developing a positive relationship with a client to re-enforce change, |
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| Child Protection for Drug and Alcohol Workers clearly define the responsibilities of drug and alcohol services in line with good practice standards and the law. | |
| Confidentiality enables participants to work within good practice and the parameters of English Law. | |
| Core Drugs Knowledge - a course exploring types of drugs and the issues that problematic use can cause. It aims to show workers how they can provide an appropriate service to individuals they may meet. | |
| Diversity: Inclusive Practice for Drug and Alcohol Workers The wide range of communities on whom drugs have an impact mean that it is critical that drug services welcome everyone who needs them, regardless of ethnic group, age, gender, physical ability or sexuality. | |
| DrugScope Guide to Commissioning in Drugs and Alcohol Services provides insight and practical tools to help ensure that local services fully meet local needs. From future planning to practical implementation, the course will support commissioners in handling an increasingly demanding role, and will help them to commission services in line with SMAS Commissioning Standards. | |
| Effective Drugs Work provides a comprehensive introduction to working with clients who have drugs and alcohol problems | |
| Handling aggressive behaviour aims to provide drug services staff with the skills to deal with aggressive behaviour from clients, and to try and prevent this behaviour through effective communication and appropriate agency policies and procedures. | |
| Harm Reduction and Risk - this two-day course examines the concept of risk when working with clients. It looks at risk assessment issues for both the worker and the client. | |
| Managing drugs and alcohol services - an introduction This course provides an overview of the role of the drug and alcohol service manager, and addresses the responsibilities and tasks associated with the post. | |
| ‘Meeting the Challenge’ is a course on relapse prevention for people with crack/ cocaine problems. It is based on a highly successful manual and workbook published by DrugScope. | |
| Solution Focused Approaches are a practical, non problem way of working with drug and alcohols users which are becoming fast accepted as a valid and effective way of working. They are increasing seen as being essential additions to the toolbox of drug and alcohol workers. | |
| Working with Vulnerable Adults - this course explores the complex issues surrounding working with vulnerable adults who have substance misuse problems. These issues include assessing risk and harm and developing strategies to address them, along with ensuring appropriate communication between clients and service providers. | |
| Young people and drugs There is a persistent fear of young people coming into contact with drugs and the types of harm that can arise. Confusion abounds about the types of drugs people use, the levels of use that may be problematic and about the concept of addiction. | |
| Drugs and Alcohol in the Workplace | |
