New interactive online version - 2 live half-day sessions*   9:30-1pm. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO ATTEND ON BOTH DAYS.

This course will use blended learning to cover issues that vulnerable young people face in relation to sex and drug use, including issues around sexual orientation, gender identity and transactional sex. It aims to help workers to recognise the importance of their role in delivering key messages to promote healthy relationships and harm reduction. The course will cover the different substances and the impact they have on sexual and reproductive health in addition to sex and the law and chemsex. 

*please ensure you  have access to a device with Microsoft Teams a camera and microphone

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.

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 only open to people living and 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

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.

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 the risk of a drug-related death.

New interactive online version - 2 live half-day sessions* 9:30-1pm. YOU MUST BE ABLE TO ATTEND ON BOTH DAYS.

This course will use blended learning to cover issues that vulnerable young people face in relation to sex and drug use, including issues around sexual orientation, gender identity and transactional sex. It aims to help workers to recognise the importance of their role in delivering key messages to promote healthy relationships and harm reduction. The course will cover the different substances and the impact they have on sexual and reproductive health in addition to sex and the law and chemsex. 

*please ensure you  have access to a device with Microsoft Teams a camera and a microphone

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.

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.

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.