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Substance Abuse Training

  • Continued Professional development (CPD) Accredited Training Programmes for Professionals as well as the lay community who seek to gain more insight and deepen knowledge and skills in working with addicted populations.

  • Bespoke Training Workshops can be created for your specific needs.

  • Training Workshops can be offered in person, on site, as well as online. 

Introduction To Substance Abuse

Half Day Training

Suitable for the lay community and/or professionals

Topics Covered Will Include: 

  • Stigma

  • Addiction – A Brain Disease

  • Powerlessness and Unmanageability

  • Damages Caused by Addiction

  • Defence Mechanisms

  • Problem Helping Roles

  • Resources and Referrals

Understanding Addictive Behaviors:

2 Day Training

For Professionals and/or the lay community

Topics Covered Will Include:

  • Stigma Associated with Addiction

  • The Disease of Addiction

  • Defence Mechanisms

  • Problem Helping Roles

  • Co-dependency

  • Transactional Analysis

  • Characteristics of Healthy Relationships

Motivational Interviewing:

2 Day Training

For Professionals Working with Substance Misuse and Addiction

Topics Covered will Include:

  • Exploring Counselling Relationship

  • Ambivalence

  • Principles of MI

  • Building Motivation for Change

Strategies to Work On:

  • Eliciting Self Motivational Statements

  • Resistance

  • Strengthening Commitment to Change

  • Brief Motivational Interviewing

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