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Facilitating Change: Working with Adults who misuse substances


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Course details:

DateTimeVenueTrainerTarget group
6th July 2023 9:30am – 4:30pm Coed Pella Barbara Lyons Targeted Services – Business & Transformation, Community Wellbeing, Disability Team, Family Support & Intervention, Children Looked After, Older People & HSW, Quality Standards, Vulnerable People Team, Youth Justice Service

Target Group - All practitioners who carry out interventions with adults
16th October 2023 9:30am – 4:30pm Coed Pella Barbara Lyons Targeted Services – Business & Transformation, Community Wellbeing, Disability Team, Family Support & Intervention, Children Looked After, Older People & HSW, Quality Standards, Vulnerable People Team, Youth Justice Service

Target Group - All practitioners who carry out interventions with adults


Drug and alcohol misuse is such a significant part of social service caseloads, but not all clients meet the criteria for, or indeed need specialist services to make changes.

This course is for staff who have complete a course on motivational interviewing in the last 3 years.

Course aims and objectives:

This 1-day course will take you through the essential steps in supporting someone to reduce or stop using:

  • When medical intervention is needed
  • Using MI skills to move the client from contemplation to preparation and then into action.
  • Carrying out a Functional Analysis
  • Harm Reduction approaches
  • Making a change plan
  • What you need to know about cutting down Stimulants, Cannabis and Alcohol
  • Managing cravings
  • Exploring high risk situations
  • Social Behaviour & Network Therapy (or engaging a support network)

For further information, or if you have booked a place on the course and have not received notification to attend please contact the Workforce Development & Learning Administrative Team. Please do not turn up to any course unless you have received notification of your place as the event may be fully booked.

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