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Alcohol and Loss This course looks at how alcohol problems and loss are often interconnected. | 
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Appraisal introduces managers to good practice in appraisal and supervision. |
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Assertiveness at Work enables workers to communicate assertiveness techniques to their clients. |
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| Assessment - a one day course on the principles of client centred assessment. | |
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Brief Interventions
for Alcohol Users
This one-day course examines looks at
how workers can screen clients who have an alcohol problem and the kinds
of support that are available. |
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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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| Confidentiality enables participants to work within good practice and the parameters of English Law. | |
| Core Alcohol Knowledge - looking at the core facts and figures about drinking - to assess how much someone is drinking, look at the kinds of problem they may have and identify the kinds of services that may be appropriate. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| 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. | |
| Handling the Intoxicated - this course will enable workers to handle clients under the influence of drink or drugs in a manner that ensures the safety of everyone concerned. | |
| 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. | |
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Keeping Sweet:
the importance of reflective practice - the essential guide to
making the most of supervision and the reflective process. |
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| Listening Skills - all effective work with a client begins with listening. This course introduces the principles of active listening. | |
| Living with Stress - the definition of stress we use is that stress is ‘a response to the perceived relationship between the demands on us and our ability to cope.’ This course distinguishes between health and unhealthy stress to help people find a balance in their work/ life. | |
| 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. | |
| Managing Stressed Out People This course looks at what managers can do to help people respond positively and in a healthy way to the challenges that are perhaps inevitable in the workplace. | |
| ‘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. | |
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Mental Health and Illegally Acquired Drugs - this course aims to
provide core information on how drugs, alcohol and mental health issues
interrelate. |
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| Mental Health issues in the community an introduction to supporting people with mild to moderate mental health problems in the community. | |
| Motivational Interviewing The fully interactive three-day training course combines discussion of the theory underlying MI with opportunities to learn and practice the core skills. | |
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Preparing for
Management - a 4 day course for people who are considering the move
into management. |
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| Producing the convincing report - this course will enable people to write reports with a good logical structure, which are readable, persuasive and informative. | |
| 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. | |
| Speaking on the phone will enable participants to feel comfortable and confident in handling any telephone call or conversation | |
| Training for Trainers enables trainers to be confident in designing, delivering and evaluating training events. It will help them to use the standards to inform the content and delivery of training and maximize the possibilities of the new DANOS related S/NVQ and qualifications structure. | |
| Understanding Group Work This course will provide a practical and theoretical basis for facilitators who are new to group work. | |
| Working on the frontline in a drug and alcohol service - training for reception staff on the kinds of situations that may arise for them. | |
| 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 | |
