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Cocaine and Crack Use

Cocaine and Crack use has presented a number of challenges for drug services. Many were set up to deal with injecting opiate users who were often prescribed a substitute medication. To work with people who are primarily cocaine users requires substantial changes in what workers may do and how services are planned. Although medication may be prescribed to manage a lot of the psychological symptoms that people have when they stop using, no cocaine alternative is routinely given in the UK. Despite this treatment for cocaine users is available and can be highly effective. Many services now offer individual counselling sessions, group work and a range of alternative therapies. In addition, many people will require a great deal of support to get back to normal life.
This course looks at many of the issues that arise in both one to one and group work with service users. 

Objectives

By the end of the course participants will be able to:
• By the time the course has finished, participants will be able to:
• Carry out risk assessments to minimise difficult situations rising with a client
• Explain to a client how they may be affected by patterns of crack and cocaine use
• Link any interventions to the ‘cycle of change’
• Suggest methods for reducing harm to clients,
• Help a client to identify triggers and high risk situations
• Suggest techniques to help a client manages their cravings
• Help clients to monitor the recovery process
• Structure a range of interventions to use when a client relapses

DANOS unit:

AG1 Develop, implement and review care plans for individuals
For more information on how we use DANOS click here

Who will benefit from attending?

The learning on this course is essential for all front line workers especially those who may be alone with clients.

Length 2 days – 9:30 – 4:30 (or equivalent)

This course is designed and delivered in association with DrugScope

DrugScope is the UK's leading independent centre of expertise on drugs and the national membership organisation for the drug field. Our aim is to inform policy development and reduce drug-related harms - to individuals, families and communities. We provide quality drug information, promote effective responses to drug taking, undertake research, advise on policy-making, encourage informed debate - particularly in the media - and speak for our member organisations working on the ground.

Please note
All our courses are commissioned for groups and organisations. If you have more than three people who would benefit from working together on this topic, use the link at the the bottom of the page to contact me, or click here to find out more about getting us to deliver a programme.

We regret that we do not have an open access programme