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Learning objectives
| Explaining substance misuse in communities | Principles of screening for and delivering a brief intervention for alcohol | Principles of safe detoxification |
| Principles of opiate substitution | Management of risk including prevention of drug related deaths in opiate users |
Course programme
The course will cover:
- Epidemiology and patterns of use
- Assessment of the drug and alcohol user
- Evidence and indications for brief interventions (BI)
- How to deliver a BI using FRAMES methodology
- When and how to detox from alcohol – NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) guidelines
- Principles and practice of opiate substitution – NICE and clinical guidelines.
- Where to start with non-opiates
- Drug-related deaths and prevention in opiate users, and how to prevent overdose
- Principles of harm reduction. Provision of take-home naloxone
- How community services are structured and provided
- Alcoholics anonymous and other types of peer support.
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Target audience
Assistant psychologist, Clinical psychologist, Consultant – non-psychiatry any, Consultant – psychiatry, CT1-3 – non-psychiatry any, CT1-3 – psychiatry, Doctors, FY1, FY2, GP, GPVTS, Health visitor, Other, RMN, Social worker, ST4-7 – non-psychiatry any, ST4-7 – psychiatry
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Group bookings
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Bespoke courses
We are able to offer custom-made programs, whether digital or face to face, to meet the education and training needs of your organisation in the UK or internationally. We would welcome the opportunity to discuss your requirements and develop a proposal.
Research
Let our team complete a full Training Needs Analysis for a department, directorate, or the whole hospital! We can work to complete this ourselves or work collaboratively with your own staff. Our standard outcome measures assess learner progress and produce a full report looking at wider impact of training using a range of tested assessment methodologies.
