Advanced Drug Awareness

Date/Location: A date and location for this course is currently being planned. If you would like to be added to the waiting list and informed of relevant location and date, please email enquiries@therightroute.co.uk.

This one day course is for professionals who have previously attended basic drug awareness training or have previous experience of working with drug users. The course is aimed at professionals who have direct contact with drug users. It may also be useful to people who would like to take more of a team lead in relation to drugs.

Prior knowledge of drug and alcohol issues is required.

Who Should Attend

Youth Workers, Social Workers, Doctors, CPN's, Health Visitors, Drugs Workers, CARAT Workers, Probation, Police, Resettlement Officers, Managers and anyone who comes into contact with the aforementioned client group.

Learning Objectives

By the end of the course participants will:

• Have explored more detailed knowledge about commonly used controlled drugs
• Have increased their understanding of how and why drugs are used
• Have developed a detailed understanding of how drugs and drug use can cause problems
• Have developed their skills in risk reduction
• Have explored initial assessment and appropriate in-house interventions and referrals

This course is mapped to the relevant DANOS units. To enrol for this course, please fill in and return the TRR Booking Form.