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.

THIS TRAINING IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WORKING WITHING THE GLASGOW AREA

THIS TRAINING SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE REMOTELY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS

THERE IS NO PRE-COURSE E-LEARNING REQUIRED FOR THIS TRAINING

OVERVIEW

This on-line training course aims to increase knowledge and awareness of key issues relating to alcohol use in Scotland with specific reference to service provision in Glasgow.

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

• Discuss the prevalence of alcohol use in Scotland.
• Recall the unit content for common drinks, and low risk drinking guidelines.
• Identify a range of reasons why people use alcohol.
• Discuss the effects and costs of alcohol use associated with different patterns of drinking.
•  Recall key resources and support services available to reduce alcohol related harm.

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.

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.

PLEASE NOTE THIS COURSE IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO STAFF WORKING WITHIN THE GLASGOW AREA

This session will take place via Microsoft Teams

Please note it is a prerequisite to complete the following e-learning module  prior to the training.

Potluck - An introduction to cannabis and synthetic varieties for front line workers

Learning objectives

By the end of the session you will be able to:

• Give an overview of the current trends with cannabis including synthetic cannabinoids.
• Recall the main effects and side effects of cannabis.
• Identify the typical presenting issues for problematic cannabis use.
• Identify treatment options for dependent cannabis users.
• Recall effective techniques for working with cannabis users including harm reduction.

PLEASE NOTE THIS COURSE IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO STAFF WORKING WITHIN THE GLASGOW AREA

This session will take place via Microsoft Teams

Please note it is a prerequisite to complete the following e-learning module  prior to the training.

Potluck - An introduction to cannabis and synthetic varieties for front line workers

Learning objectives

By the end of the session you will be able to:

• Give an overview of the current trends with cannabis including synthetic cannabinoids.
• Recall the main effects and side effects of cannabis.
• Identify the typical presenting issues for problematic cannabis use.
• Identify treatment options for dependent cannabis users.
• Recall effective techniques for working with cannabis users including harm reduction.

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 7th & 8th December 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 ONLY AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE WORKING WITHING THE GLASGOW AREA

THIS TRAINING SESSION WILL TAKE PLACE REMOTELY VIA MICROSOFT TEAMS

THERE IS NO PRE-COURSE E-LEARNING REQUIRED FOR THIS TRAINING

OVERVIEW

This on-line training course aims to increase knowledge and awareness of key issues relating to alcohol use in Scotland with specific reference to service provision in Glasgow.

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

• Discuss the prevalence of alcohol use in Scotland.
• Recall the unit content for common drinks, and low risk drinking guidelines.
• Identify a range of reasons why people use alcohol.
• Discuss the effects and costs of alcohol use associated with different patterns of drinking.
•  Recall key resources and support services available to reduce alcohol related harm.

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

Online Trauma and Substance Use: A Guide to Trauma-informed Practice

Aim

This introductory course will support trauma-informed practice when working with people who are affected by trauma and who use substances.

Learning Outcomes

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

• Define the concept of psychological trauma.
• Describe how substance use is used as an adaptive coping response to trauma and its impact.
• Identify how to respond to the needs of those affected by trauma at a trauma-informed level.

Course Length and Format

This course consists of 4 hours learning using the following format:

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

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 once completion of part 1 has been verified.

Part 2: Trainer facilitated online learning over one half day.

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

Please Note

We recognise that trauma 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.

PLEASE NOTE THIS COURSE IS ONLY AVAILABLE TO STAFF WORKING WITHIN THE GLASGOW AREA

This session will take place via Microsoft Teams

Please note it is a prerequisite to complete the following e-learning module  prior to the training.

Potluck - An introduction to cannabis and synthetic varieties for front line workers

Learning objectives

By the end of the session you will be able to:

• Give an overview of the current trends with cannabis including synthetic cannabinoids.
• Recall the main effects and side effects of cannabis.
• Identify the typical presenting issues for problematic cannabis use.
• Identify treatment options for dependent cannabis users.
• Recall effective techniques for working with cannabis users including harm reduction.