PLEASE NOTE THIS TRAINING IS FOR PEOPLE WHO USE OR HAVE USED DRUGS

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.

This training is currently only available to those who work in Glasgow City.

To get the most out of our online facilitated training all participants are asked to complete the following eLearning module at least 7 days before the training.

eLearning Link

Overview

This online training aims to increase drug awareness and knowledge. Providing the opportunity to explore current and emerging trends with substance use. Harm reduction and support strategies will be considered.

Our training is interactive and takes places on MS Teams. To help this numbers are capped at 12. Please make sure you can attend if you book a place. Courses are very popular so if you find you are unable to make it then please let us know as soon as possible so can allocate your place to someone on the waiting list.

Please check. In some email systems your SDF booking email can land in a spam or junk folder. Make sure you don’t miss it.

Learning Outcomes

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

• Name the seven key drug categories and their key effects
• Recall an overview of the key substances in use
• Identify the reasons why people choose to use drugs and alcohol
• Recall poly-drug use and dependant substance use patterns
• Describe signs of overdose and how to respond
• Identify effective techniques to support people who use drugs and alcohol

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 is currently only available to those who work in Glasgow City.

There is no eLearning prior to this training.

Overview

This online training aims to increase knowledge and awareness of the key issues relating to alcohol use in Scotland. Harm reduction and support strategies will be considered.

Our training is interactive and takes places on MS Teams. To help this numbers are capped at 12. Please make sure you can attend if you book a place. Courses are very popular so if you find you are unable to make it then please let us know as soon as possible so can allocate your place to someone on the waiting list.

Please check. In some email systems your SDF booking email can land in a spam or junk folder. Make sure you don’t miss it.

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.

Overview

Stigma can have a profound impact upon the lives of people who use alcohol and other drugs or those who have a history of substance use. The impact of stigma can permeate numerous aspects of a person’s life such as their health and wellbeing, relationships, education and employment prospects and socioeconomic status.

Commonly, family, friends, service providers and institutions often place numerous expectations on people who use substances to engage in change behaviour, however, the social context that creates and perpetuates the cycle of stigma is rarely considered or challenged. Through developing a greater awareness of the wider context that the cycle of stigma fosters and exploring our own role in reinforcing and challenging stigma, participants can identify new approaches for fostering enhanced relationships with service users.

Aim

This one day training will give participants a distinct set of knowledge and skills to help them understand and address alcohol and drug-related stigma.

This training is currently only available to those who work in Glasgow City.

There is no eLearning prior to this training.

Overview

This online training aims to increase knowledge and awareness of the key issues relating to alcohol use in Scotland. Harm reduction and support strategies will be considered.

Our training is interactive and takes places on MS Teams. To help this numbers are capped at 12. Please make sure you can attend if you book a place. Courses are very popular so if you find you are unable to make it then please let us know as soon as possible so can allocate your place to someone on the waiting list.

Please check. In some email systems your SDF booking email can land in a spam or junk folder. Make sure you don’t miss it.

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.

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.

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 and due to  finishing at 3.30pm there will be a break in the morning, a 30min break for lunch and a break in the afternoon session.

Aim

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

This training is currently only available to those who work in Glasgow City.

To get the most out of our online facilitated training all participants are asked to complete the following eLearning module at least 7 days before the training.

eLearning Link

Overview

This online training aims to increase drug awareness and knowledge. Providing the opportunity to explore current and emerging trends with substance use. Harm reduction and support strategies will be considered.

Our training is interactive and takes places on MS Teams. To help this numbers are capped at 12. Please make sure you can attend if you book a place. Courses are very popular so if you find you are unable to make it then please let us know as soon as possible so can allocate your place to someone on the waiting list.

Please check. In some email systems your SDF booking email can land in a spam or junk folder. Make sure you don’t miss it.

Learning Outcomes

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

• Name the seven key drug categories and their key effects
• Recall an overview of the key substances in use
• Identify the reasons why people choose to use drugs and alcohol
• Recall poly-drug use and dependant substance use patterns
• Describe signs of overdose and how to respond
• Identify effective techniques to support people who use drugs and alcohol

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 14th & 15th July 2021 from  9:15 am until  1:30pm on both days via Teams.  You must be able to attend on both days.

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.