Overview

This course focuses on Motivational Interviewing and its application in supporting behaviour change within a substance use context. It is designed to begin or refresh participant knowledge and skills in Motivational Interviewing practice.

Who is this course for?

This course is aimed at practitioners who regularly facilitate conversations about substance use behaviour change with people who present as reluctant or ambivalent about making change.

Aim

To begin learning the application of Motivational Interviewing spirit, skills and strategies to help people who use drugs and/or alcohol find and build their own motivation for change.

Our interactive facilitator-led training takes place on MS Teams and currently is only available to those who work in Glasgow City.

This interactive facilitator-led online training aims to increase knowledge and awareness of the key issues relating to alcohol use in Scotland. Participants will have the opportunity to consider harm reduction and support strategies.

This course is co-facilitated by the Scottish Drugs Forum (SDF) and Terrence Higgins Trust (THT). 

This session is delivered in person in Glasgow City Centre.

AIM: 

To increase workers knowledge, confidence, and skills in working with GBMSM around issues related to Chemsex.

This training covers harm reduction practices and safer drug-taking, as well as brief intervention and behaviour change approaches to working with GBMSM and Chemsex.

This course is relevant to anyone who works with GBMSM - particularly in relation to sexual health, substance use and mental health.

Learning Outcomes

• Describe the context of chemsex in Scotland including the drugs commonly used and the reasons why GBMSM may practice chemsex
• Reflect on how individual attitudes and beliefs can impact on GBMSM and the services they receive.
• Explore ways of engaging clients in discussing chemsex, feel confident talking about chemsex with clients
• Understand the risks relating to chemsex and identify key strategies to reduce harm in those who participate in chemsex
• Feel confident to support, refer, and signpost in relation to chemsex as appropriate.

This interactive online training aims to increase drug awareness and knowledge and participants will have the opportunity to explore current and emerging trends within substance use. The training will consider harm reduction and support strategies.

Overview

Good empathic listening is fundamental in the helping relationship. Called accurate empathy by Carl Rogers (1965), it is the cornerstone for person-centred practice. It is fundamental to good communication. In this course, we practise refining empathic listening skills and address other core communication skills that are important in the helping relationship.

Aim

To practise core communication skills with a focus on expressing accurate empathy through reflective listening skills.

THIS TRAINING WILL TAKE PLACE VIA ZOOM

Overview

This half day  course, co-facilitated by Scottish Drugs Forum and Terrence Higgins Trust aims to increase front line workers understanding of chemsex in Scotland.  This course is aimed at all front line workers – especially those who work in sexual health, drug services LGBTQ+ and mental health.

This training is only open to people working in Glasgow City

This online interactive facilitator-led training aims to increase awareness, knowledge of multiple risk and young people. Participants will have the opportunity to explore multiple risk and what that means in practice when working with young people.

Overview

This course will discuss how services and practitioners can better prevent drug-related deaths. This course will have a particular focus on identifying the needs and risks of older people aged 35 years and over who use substances.

Aim

To enable workers to recognise risk factors, high-risk times and support people to reduce risk of drug-related death.

Please note this course is only for people who have their own personal experience of drug use. Others will be respectfully asked to leave and book on an alternative course. If you have any questions about this please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Overview

This short session will cover:

• Overdose risk factors
• Identifying and responding to an overdose situation
• Administering Naloxone to save a life
• Myths and misconceptions
• Open discussion and Q&A

Target Audience

People who use or have used drugs.