This session will take place via Microsoft Teams.

This training is funded by Scottish Government and is free to access for practitioners who work with people who use drugs or alcohol and who live or work in Scotland. If you are outwith these limits, please get in touch and we can discuss other options.

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.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, participants will:

• Identify individual risk factors and high-risk times for drug related death.
• Identify ways to engage and retain people in services.
• Identify good practice to reduce drug related death.

Course Length and Format

This course consists of 3.5 hours learning using the following format:

Part 1: SDF Overdose Prevention, Intervention and Naloxone e-learning module  (1hr).  

Please note. Completion of the e-learning module (part 1) is an essential requirement for attending the trainer facilitated online learning (part 2).

Access to the free e-learning module here: https://www.sdftraining.org.uk/online-learning/156-overdose-prevention-intervention-and-naloxone-3

An invitation to participate in part 2 of the training will be emailed to participants on the morning of training once completion of part 1 has been verified.

Part 2: Trainer facilitated online learning over one half day (2.5hrs). 

Certification of course completion is awarded to participants who complete part 1 and 2 of the course and submit the post-course evaluation form.

This training is funded by Scottish Government and is free to access for practitioners who work with people who use drugs or alcohol & who live or work in Scotland. 
If you are outwith these limits, please get in touch and we can discuss other options.

This is a 2 day course running  on 9th and 10th November  2020 from  9:15 am until  1:30pm  on both days via Teams.  You must be able to attend on both days.

Please note

Reflective listening skills are a core component of motivational interviewing practice, so we ask that delegates to this course have received training in, and are practiced in, forming and demonstrating these skills.   As a guide to skill level, the Enhancing Core Communication Skills course that we offer will bring delegates to the right level for this course.  There are many ways in which you can acquire these skills, so if you can meet the learning outcomes of the Enhancing Core Communication Skills course, you will be able to undertake this course comfortably.  You can also book onto the Enhancing Core Communication Skills if you are needing to refresh or update the skills in question.   

Overview

Motivational interviewing is a collaborative and empowering method which can effectively influence change. Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based method that has been evaluated in more than a thousand controlled clinical trials.

Aim

This introductory training aims to introduce the application of motivational interviewing skills and strategies to help people who present as ambivalent find and build their own motivation for change.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the e-learning module and trainer sessions, you will be able to:

• define the nature of ambivalence about change.
• discuss how motivational interviewing can influence change by intentionally evoking and strengthening natural language (change talk).
• practise the spirit of motivational interviewing, integrated with the OARS counselling skills to evoke and strengthen intrinsic motivation for change.
• consider the application of motivational interviewing practice within own practice setting.

Course Length and Format

This course consists of 8 hours learning using the following format:

Part 1: SDF Motivational Interviewing in Brief Conversations e-learning module (2hrs).  

Please note. Completion of the e-learning module (part 1) is a pre-requisite for attending the trainer facilitated online learning (part 2).

Access to the free e-learning module here: https://www.sdftraining.org.uk/online-learning/652-motivational-interviewing-in-brief-conversations

An invitation to participate in part 2 of the training will be emailed to participants on the morning of training once completion of part 1 has been verified.

Part 2: Trainer facilitated online learning over two half days.

Certification of course completion is awarded to participants who complete part 1 and 2 of the course and submit the post-course evaluation form.

Everyone Has a Story: Children Affected by Parental Substance Use

This is a 2 day course running on 11th & 12th November 2020 via Microsoft Teams.   You must be able to attend on both days.

Aim

This course will support practitioners in adult and children’s services to respond to children affected by parental substance use.

Learning Outcomes 

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Identify the impact of parental substance use on children.
• Describe the child’s change cycle in parental use and recovery.
• Practise the assessment of risk for children affected by parental substance use.
• Identify ways to actively engage and hear young people’s stories.

Course Length and Format

This course consists of 7 hours learning using the following format:

Part 1: SDF Drug Awareness: An Introductory Course e-learning module (1hr).  

Please note. Completion of the e-learning module (part 1) is a requirement for attending the trainer facilitated online learning (part 2). 

Access to the free e-learning module here: https://www.sdftraining.org.uk/online-learning/277-drug-awareness-an-introductory-course

An invitation to participate in part 2 of the training will be emailed to participants on the morning of training once completion of part 1 has been verified.

Part 2: Trainer facilitated online learning over two half days.

Certification of course completion is awarded to participants who complete part 1 and 2 of the course and submit the post-course evaluation form.

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.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the context of chemsex in Scotland
2. Reflect on how individual attitudes and beliefs can impact on clients and the services they receive.
3. Explore ways of engaging clients in discussing chemsex
4. Identify key strategies to reduce harm in those who participate in chemsex

This training is funded by Scottish Government and is free to access for practitioners who work with people who use drugs or alcohol & who live or work in Scotland. 
If you are outwith these limits, please get in touch and we can discuss other options.

This is a 2 day course running  on 26th & 27th November  2020 from  9:15 am until  1:30pm  on both days via Teams.  You must be able to attend on both days.

Please note. Reflective listening skills are a core component of motivational interviewing practice, so we ask that delegates to this course are practiced in forming and demonstrating these skills.  As a guide to skill level, the Enhancing Core Communication Skills course that we offer will bring delegates to the right level for this course.  There are many ways in which you can acquire these skills, so if you can meet the learning outcomes of the Enhancing Core Communication Skills course, you will be able to undertake this course comfortably.  You can also book onto the Enhancing Core Communication Skills if you are needing to refresh or update the skills in question.

Overview

Motivational interviewing is a collaborative and empowering method which can effectively influence change. Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based method that has been evaluated in more than a thousand controlled clinical trials.

Aim

This introductory training aims to introduce the application of motivational interviewing skills and strategies to help people who present as ambivalent find and build their own motivation for change.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the e-learning module and trainer sessions, you will be able to:

• define the nature of ambivalence about change.
• discuss how motivational interviewing can influence change by intentionally evoking and strengthening natural language (change talk).
• practise the spirit of motivational interviewing, integrated with the OARS counselling skills to evoke and strengthen intrinsic motivation for change.
• consider the application of motivational interviewing practice within own practice setting.

Course Length and Format

This course consists of 8 hours learning using the following format:

Part 1: SDF Motivational Interviewing in Brief Conversations e-learning module (2hrs).  

Please note. Completion of the e-learning module (part 1) is a pre-requisite for attending the trainer facilitated online learning (part 2).

Access to the free e-learning module here: https://www.sdftraining.org.uk/online-learning/652-motivational-interviewing-in-brief-conversations

An invitation to participate in part 2 of the training will be emailed to participants on the morning of training once completion of part 1 has been verified.

Part 2: Trainer facilitated online learning over two half days.

Certification of course completion is awarded to participants who complete part 1 and 2 of the course and submit the post-course evaluation form.

Everyone Has a Story: Children Affected by Parental Substance Use

This is a 2 day course running on 30th November and 1st December 2020 via Microsoft Teams.   You must be able to attend on both days.

Aim

This course will support practitioners in adult and children’s services to respond to children affected by parental substance use.

Learning Outcomes 

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

• Identify the impact of parental substance use on children.
• Describe the child’s change cycle in parental use and recovery.
• Practise the assessment of risk for children affected by parental substance use.
• Identify ways to actively engage and hear young people’s stories.

Course Length and Format

This course consists of 7 hours learning using the following format:

Part 1: SDF Drug Awareness: An Introductory Course e-learning module (1hr).  

Please note. Completion of the e-learning module (part 1) is a requirement for attending the trainer facilitated online learning (part 2). 

Access to the free e-learning module here: https://www.sdftraining.org.uk/online-learning/277-drug-awareness-an-introductory-course

An invitation to participate in part 2 of the training will be emailed to participants on the morning of training once completion of part 1 has been verified.

Part 2: Trainer facilitated online learning over two half days.

Certification of course completion is awarded to participants who complete part 1 and 2 of the course and submit the post-course evaluation form.

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 introductory 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.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of course you will have:

• Observed & debriefed a demonstration of the interpersonal style and core communication skills used in a helping relationship.
• Practised the interpersonal style and primary core communication skills.

This training is funded by Scottish Government and is free to access for practitioners who work with people who use drugs or alcohol & who live or work in Scotland. 
If you are outwith these limits, please get in touch and we can discuss other options.

This is a 2 day course running  on 26th & 27th November  2020 from  9:15 am until  1:30pm  on both days via Teams.  You must be able to attend on both days.

Please note.

Reflective listening skills are a core component of motivational interviewing practice, so we ask that delegates to this course have received training in, and are practiced in, forming and demonstrating these skills.   As a guide to skill level, the Enhancing Core Communication Skills course that we offer will bring delegates to the right level for this course.  There are many ways in which you can acquire these skills, so if you can meet the learning outcomes of the Enhancing Core Communication Skills course, you will be able to undertake this course comfortably.  You can also book onto the Enhancing Core Communication Skills if you are needing to refresh or update the skills in question.

Overview

Motivational interviewing is a collaborative and empowering method which can effectively influence change. Motivational interviewing is an evidence-based method that has been evaluated in more than a thousand controlled clinical trials.

Aim

This introductory training aims to introduce the application of motivational interviewing skills and strategies to help people who present as ambivalent find and build their own motivation for change.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of the e-learning module and trainer sessions, you will be able to:

• define the nature of ambivalence about change.
• discuss how motivational interviewing can influence change by intentionally evoking and strengthening natural language (change talk).
• practise the spirit of motivational interviewing, integrated with the OARS counselling skills to evoke and strengthen intrinsic motivation for change.
• consider the application of motivational interviewing practice within own practice setting.

Course Length and Format

This course consists of 8 hours learning using the following format:

Part 1: SDF Motivational Interviewing in Brief Conversations e-learning module (2hrs).  

Please note. Completion of the e-learning module (part 1) is a pre-requisite for attending the trainer facilitated online learning (part 2).

Access to the free e-learning module here: https://www.sdftraining.org.uk/online-learning/652-motivational-interviewing-in-brief-conversations

An invitation to participate in part 2 of the training will be emailed to participants on the morning of training once completion of part 1 has been verified.

Part 2: Trainer facilitated online learning over two half days.

Certification of course completion is awarded to participants who complete part 1 and 2 of the course and submit the post-course evaluation form.

This training is funded by Scottish Government and is free to access for practitioners who work with people who use drugs or alcohol and who live or work in Scotland. If you are out with these limits, please get in touch and we can discuss other options.

This session will take place via Microsoft Teams

Overview

An introduction to trauma and to ACEs and their relationship with people who use drugs.

Aim

This training will introduce the causes and types of trauma and will enable participants to appropriately respond to disclosures of trauma.

Please Note

This course includes studies of people with lived-experience of trauma, in particular the survivors of childhood sexual abuse.  It also includes exploration of adverse childhood experiences, loss and bereavement.  We recognise that these experiences and themes can at times be challenging for participants and can cause us to reflect on our own experiences.  We aim to create a safe and supportive environment by offering two facilitators on the course to debrief should anything arise during the course.

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.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the training, participants will be able to:

1. Describe the context of chemsex in Scotland
2. Reflect on how individual attitudes and beliefs can impact on clients and the services they receive.
3. Explore ways of engaging clients in discussing chemsex
4. Identify key strategies to reduce harm in those who participate in chemsex