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Core Drugs Knowledge

Drugs and substance misuse problems are a major source of anxiety at every level in society. Sometimes this panic can make it very hard to respond appropriately to the needs of the individual client. This course seeks to enable workers to explore their own attitudes and to look at how they can provide an appropriate service to individuals they may meet.

Objectives

By the end of the course participants will be able to:

• Use common street names for illegal drugs
• Describe how various kinds of drugs affect the body
• Identify how common stereotypes of drug users block access to treatment
• List reasons why people use illegal drugs
• Identify when drug usage becomes a problem
• Use the 'cycle of change' model to find ways to work with a client effectively
• Work within appropriate legal frameworks
• List circumstances when it is appropriate to involve another agency.

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. This course has been successfully adapted to meet a range of learning needs right across the public sector. We have run it for housing workers, social workers, youth workers and for nurses and other medical staff amongst others.

Length 1 day – 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