Lewisham Drug & Alcohol Training
Programme
September 2014 – March 2015
Contents Page
Attendance & Enrolment
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Cancellations
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In House Training
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Basic Drug Awareness
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Intermediate Drug Awareness
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Basic Alcohol Awareness
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Intermediate Alcohol Awareness
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Young People and Drugs
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Introduction to Legal Highs
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Cannabis Awareness
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Mental Health Awareness
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Introduction to Dual Diagnosis
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Stimulant Awareness
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Sexuality & Substance Misuse Awareness
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Working with Pregnancy & Substance Misuse
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Clients with Children
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Effective Aftercare & Relapse Prevention
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Culture and Substance Misuse Awareness Training
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Working with Older Substance Misusing Clients
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Application Form
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Who can attend?
The Lewisham Drug & Alcohol Training Programme has been designed for staff and
volunteers who may work with people who use drugs or are at risk of drug related
problems.
Please note that only 2 people from the same organisation can be booked to
attend the same course on the same day.
The aim of the programme is to support the work of implementing DANOS (Drug and
Alcohol National Occupational Standards) and ensuring people have training on the
relevant competencies to support their roles. It is also to help Tier 1 services in the
early identification and referral process for substance misusing clients and for them
to feel confident in their abilities to work with this client group.
The DANOS Standards provide a benchmark which specify the standards of performance,
that practitioners in the drugs and alcohol field should be working towards. They also
describe the set of knowledge, skills and understanding that workers need in order to
perform to the required standard.
For a full more detailed guidance on DANOS or additional national occupational
standards for the Health, Public Services and Care sectors, see
http://www.skillsforhealth.org.uk or http://www.fdap.org.uk/DANOS/danos.html
Cost
Workshops are FREE to anyone providing services in Lewisham and to
professionals working in Lewisham, whether paid or unpaid.
The workshops are also open to people working outside of the Borough of Lewisham
and course fees are £50 for half day courses and £100 for one day courses (per
participant). Cheques should accompany the application form and be made payable
to: London Borough of Lewisham.
Times and Venues
The majority of courses start at 9.30am and end at 4pm.
Venues are all within in the London Borough of Lewisham. Venues are confirmed
two weeks before each course, in case there are any changes.
Enrolment
To enrol on any of these workshops please complete the application enclosed and
return it to the address on the form.
All applicants must inform their own training department of any applications they
make and should gain consent from their Line Manager.
Once we have received your application form, an email of confirmation will be sent to
you to confirm your booking. Two weeks prior to the course you will receive another
email with further details and a map of the venue.
If you have any queries, please contact us on 020 8314 8226.
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Refreshments
Please note that we no longer provide lunches and it is recommended that you make
your own arrangements. We provide tea, coffee and whitener only.
Cancellations
Please provide us 48 hours notice of cancellations.
To ensure a fair selection process we are limiting places to two people per
organisation, so that each course does not have over representation from one
agency. However please leave your name on the reserve list, if someone is unable
to attend or cancels their place, we will offer it to people on the reserve list.
If, after having been offered a place, you are unable to attend please inform us as
soon as possible so that we may offer your place to another applicant.
Failure to do so in time will result in a letter being sent to your Line Manager, a
£50 fine and denial of a places on future courses
We ask that you arrive in good time for the start of the course as late arrival disrupts
the day and is disrespectful to fellow colleagues and facilitators.
In addition, if you are offered a place, we expect you to attend the whole day. If you
are unable to do this, please do not apply for that particular course. All courses will
be run again in the future and you will therefore have another chance to attend.
To cancel and ensure we have received your cancellation 2 days before the course
date, please contact 020 8314 8226 and then follow up with a cancellation email to
drugstraining@lewisham.gov.uk. This is to ensure that no one is fined
unnecessarily.
Please note that if the participant uptake is less than 6 people for each
session, we will cancel/rearrange the specified course.
In House Training
We often have requests for in house training workshops for organisations that
cannot attend the training programme. We offer these organisations the opportunity
to request in house training but there may be costs involved. To discuss your
organisational needs, please contact the team on 0208 314 8226 who will be able to
advise you.
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The Training Courses
Basic Drug Awareness
Level: Basic
Facilitator: Drug & Alcohol Action Team
Aim: This workshop has been designed as a “foundation” course to increase
participant’s knowledge and awareness of drug use, enabling them to have a basic
awareness of drug use and misuse.
Objectives: By the end of the course participants will be able to:
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Name commonly used drugs and their street names
Identify the 3 broad categories of drugs most commonly used
Describe the effects these different kinds of drugs may have
Have a basic understanding of legal status of drugs and the penalties for
possession and supply
Have a basic understanding of the concepts of harm reduction and the
recovery agenda
Identify how common stereotypical views of drug users may block access to
services
Know where and how to access services
Date: Monday 15 September 2014, Wednesday 1 October 2014 and
Tuesday 13 January 2015
Venue: Civic Suite, Catford Road
Intermediate Drug Awareness
Level: Intermediate
PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND BASIC DRUGS AWARENESS BEFORE ENROLLING ONTO THE
INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP
Facilitator: Drug & Alcohol Action Team
Aim: To increase knowledge and awareness of drug use, building on the learning
gained from Basic Drug Awareness, and to explore the needs of those people who
may be less likely to engage with services.
Objectives: By the end of the workshop participants will:
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Have a more detailed knowledge of Heroin, Cocaine, Crack and Cannabis
Be able to describe the effects of drugs on the individual and society
Know about the indicators / signs and symptoms of drug use
Have an awareness of the models of addiction and the cycle of change
Be aware of the needs of particular groups, such as young people, women,
BME, LGBTQ communities and dual diagnosis clients
Be aware of client treatment journeys
Be able to sign post clients towards the appropriate service in Lewisham
Date: Wednesday 8 October 2014
Venue: Civic Suite, Catford Road
Date: Wednesday 11 February 2015
Venue: TBC
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Basic Alcohol Awareness
Level: Basic
Facilitator: Drug & Alcohol Action Team
Aim: This workshop will examine safe drinking levels and the health implications
should this level be exceeded. It also contains the recognition of what constitutes
problematic alcohol use.
Objectives: By the end of this workshop participants will:
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Know what a unit of alcohol is and be able to state safe drinking levels
Know what constitutes problematic alcohol use
Examine some of the consequences of alcohol use and alcohol dependence
Gain a basic awareness of alcohol specific screening tools
Have increased confidence in dealing with alcohol related issues and
incidents
Know where people can get help in Lewisham for problems related to alcohol
and how to access services
Date: Tuesday 23 September 2014
Venue: Civic Suite, Catford Road
Intermediate Alcohol Awareness
Level: Intermediate
PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND BASIC ALCOHOL AWARENESS BEFORE ENROLLING ONTO
THE INTERMEDIATE WORKSHOP
Facilitator: CRI – New Direction
Aim: to build on and explore the issues raised in Basic Alcohol Awareness in more
depth and referral into treatment services.
Objectives: By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:
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Gain a deeper understanding of some of the consequences of alcohol use,
alcohol dependence, relapse and withdrawal
Have an understanding of health risks relating to alcohol use such as delirium
tremens, Korsakoffs, FAS and alcohol poisoning
Explore treatment pathways and options
Know where and how to access services
Date: Friday 21 November 2014
Venue: Civic Suite, Catford Road
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Young People and Drugs
Level: Basic
Facilitator: Drug & Alcohol Action Team
Aim: to provide participants with an introduction to the necessary information and
skills required to respond appropriately to young people identified with possible
drug & alcohol issues.
Objectives: By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:
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Describe the effects and prevalence of common drugs used by young
people.
Describe factors that increase vulnerability of young people through their
own or another’s drug or alcohol misuse.
List common indicators that a person may have a drugs problem.
Identify when to involve another agency
Date: Tuesday 21 October 2014
Venue: Civic Suite, Catford Road
An Introduction to Legal Highs – ½ Day Course
Level: Basic
Facilitator: Drug & Alcohol Action Team
Aim: To increase knowledge and awareness of the legal highs available on the
market and the risks they pose.
Objectives: at the end of the workshop, participants will be able to:
 Define what a legal high is
 Name the popular substances available to users
 Describe the positive & negative effects from using legal highs
 List the signs and symptoms of use
 Explain reasons why people use legal highs
Date: Thursday morning, 12 February 2015 Venue: TBC
Cannabis Awareness
Level: Basic
Facilitator: CRI – New Direction
Aim: to explore different aspects of Cannabis and Cannabis use, paying particular
attention to young people’s use of Cannabis.
Objectives: By the end of the workshop participants will be familiar with:
 Cannabis the drug: its history, science and culture
 Cannabis and mental health
 Cannabis and young people
 The short term & long term effects of Cannabis
 The signs and symptoms of use
 Harm reduction in relation to Cannabis Use
 Cannabis and the law
 Services locally available to treat Cannabis
Date: Monday 22 September 2014
Venue: Civic Suite, Catford Road
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Mental Health Awareness - One day course
Level: Basic
Facilitator: CRI – New Direction
Aim: to provide participants with a basic awareness of mental health and mental
illness.
Objectives: By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:
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Understand the concept of mental health
Demonstrate a sensitivity to needs of clients experiencing psychosis,
depression, anxiety or personality disorder
Gain awareness of risk issues experienced by mental health service users
Gain awareness of the different types of treatment offered to client with
mental health issues
Gain awareness of the impact of substance use on an individual’s mental
health and the concept of dual diagnosis
Date: Wednesday 5 November 2014
Venue: Civic Suite, Catford Road
Introduction to Dual Diagnosis
Level: Intermediate
PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND DRUG AWARENESS & MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS
BEFORE ENROLING ON THIS WORKSHOP
Facilitator: CRI – New Direction
Aim: to provide participants with an awareness of the issues related to dual
diagnosis and improve working with those clients who have a mental health issue/
substance misuse issue.
Objectives: By the end of the day participants will be able to:
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Define dual diagnosis and have an understanding of prevalence
Explore experiences in working with this client group
Demonstrate a sensitivity to needs of dual diagnosis clients and
understand issues pertaining to risk
Gain an awareness of methods of working with dual diagnosis clients
Gain an understanding of local mental health services and care pathways
for dual diagnosis clients
Dates: Wednesday 12 November 2014
Venue: Civic Suite, Catford Road
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Stimulant Awareness
Level: Intermediate
Facilitator: CRI – New Direction
Aim: To provide participants with the skills to work with stimulant using clients
and to increase their awareness around the psychosocial and health implications.
Objectives: By the end of the day participants will be able to:
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Be familiar with stimulant drugs such as crack cocaine, crystal
methamphetamine and amphetamine
Have an awareness of the prevalence of stimulant drug use
Understand patterns stimulant use including binge cycles
Have an awareness of the theories of addiction/dependence
Know harm reduction techniques (including overdose prevention).
Understand the affects and risks of poly substance misuse: including crack/
heroin use and crack /alcohol use.
Understand triggers for stimulant use and relapse prevention
Develop practical techniques for working with stimulant users
Date: Wednesday 26 November 2014
Venue: Civic Suite, Catford Road
Sexuality and Substance Misuse Awareness
Level: Intermediate
Facilitator: CRI – New Direction
Aim: A training workshop to explore the issues around Sexuality and Substance
Misuse, examining drugs of choice, health aspects and other issues that affect the
LGBTQ community
Objectives: By the end of the workshop participants will be able to:
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Define what sexuality is and gain an understanding of the issues that members
of the LGBTQ community face
Have an understanding of substances used
Gain increased awareness of attitudes towards drug use within that community
Understand the health needs relating to sexuality and substance abuse such
as depression, blood borne viruses and Stimulant Induced Ischemic
Myocardial Disease
Dates: Tuesday 20 January 2015
Venue: Civic Suite, Catford Road
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Working with Pregnancy and Substance Misuse
Level: Intermediate
PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND BASIC DRUG AWARENESS & BASIC ALCOHOL
AWARENESS BEFORE ENROLING ON THIS WORKSHOP
Facilitator: CRI – New Direction
Aim: to learn about referral pathways and evidence based/best practices for
those who work and have significant contact with pregnant women who live in the
borough and who misuse drugs or alcohol
Objectives: By the end of the workshop each participant will:
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Know what services are available within the Borough also access to the
other Slam 6 Borough services
Revisit rationale for providing these services for women
Understand the interface/role of LANDS in Child Protection
Improve inter agency understanding in managing pregnancy & substance
misuse cases
Know which drugs are commonly misused by LANDS clients
Understand the affect of the following drugs on pregnant women and their
baby - heroin/alcohol/benzodiazepine/cannabis and cocaine
Be able to recognise and advise on signs/symptoms of Neonatal
Abstinence syndrome (NAS); and Foetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)
Obtain or increase knowledge of treatment options for NAS/FAS
Be able to demonstrate improved knowledge and understanding about
issues affecting pregnant clients with substance misuse issues
Be able to advise clients on BBV/Breast feeding and Hepatitis
Vaccinations for mother and baby and treatment options
Date: Tuesday 3 March 2015
Clients with Children
Venue: TBC
Level: Intermediate
Facilitator – Drug & Alcohol Action Team (DAAT)
Aim: to enable participants to tap into child and family services and ‘Think
Family’, allowing earlier intervention and wrap around support. The course offers
an overview on the procedures that treatment workers should follow in meeting
needs holistically and keeping the child in sight.
Objectives: By the end of the workshop participants will:
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Have a clearer understanding of children's needs.
Be aware of the impact of parental substance misuse
Know what questions to ask regarding the welfare of children
Learn the importance of sharing information
Understand the social services process and making a referral
Dates: Thursday 4 December 2014 & Thursday 5 March 2015
Venue: Civic Suite, Catford Road
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Effective Aftercare & Relapse Prevention
Level: Intermediate
Facilitator: CRI – New Direction
Aim: to explore relapse prevention and aftercare relating to the needs of service
users. This will include both an exploration of the theory and evidence base as
well as practical applications within finite resources.
Objectives
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Be able to define and understand the concept of relapse prevention
Explore the evidence base for relapse prevention
Be able to apply relapse prevention techniques in a real life setting
Define and understand the concept of Aftercare
Examine the evidence base for Aftercare
Understand and explore a holistic model of Aftercare: Treatment, Families
and Carer's, Personal development and Social.
Be able to use holistic model in real world setting
Date: 2 December 2014
Venue: Civic Suite, Catford Road
Culture & Substance Misuse
Level: Intermediate
Facilitator: CRI – New Direction
Aim: A training workshop to explore the issues around Culture and Substance
Misuse, examining drugs of choice, health aspects and other issues that affect the
BME community.
Objectives: by the end of the workshop participants will be able to:
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Define what Culture is and gain an understanding of the issues that members
of the BME communities face
Familiarise participants with terminology
Explore different cultural attitudes towards drugs and alcohol
Identify common issues within communities
Provide an overview of the physical, emotional and cultural consequences and
wider implications of drug use
Develop confidence in addressing drug issues with BME communities
Have an understanding of barriers of accessing services
Gain increased awareness of attitudes towards drug use within BME
communities
Dates: Tuesday 17 March 2015
Venue: TBC
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NEW WORKSHOP
Working with Older Clients
Level: Intermediate
PARTICIPANTS MUST ATTEND BASIC DRUG AWARENESS & BASIC ALCOHOL
AWARENESS BEFORE ENROLING ON THIS WORKSHOP
Facilitator: CRI – New Directions
Aim: to enable workers to address the needs of an older client group with
substance misuse issues and enable them to access relevant services
Objectives: By the end of the workshop participants will:
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Have a clearer understanding of the needs of older clients
Be aware of the impact substances can have
Learn about the specific impact and risks posed by alcohol on an older
client group
Learn the importance of sharing information
Understand the process of making a referral to relevant services
Dates: Thursday 22 January 2015
Venue: TBC
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Drug & Alcohol Training Programme
Application form
Name:
Job Title:
Organisation:
Work Address:
Telephone no:
Work
Mobile
Email address:
Name of course:
Date of course:
Special Needs (mobility etc):
Cost code (for internal
applicants)
Manager's Name:
Manager's Work Address:
Telephone No:
Work
Mobile:
Email:
Unless you are applying for the Basic Drugs Awareness or Basic Alcohol Awareness, please state what
Drugs & Alcohol Workshops you have previously attended, with dates.
Please note there will be a charge of £50 if participants do not give us at least 2 days notice of nonattendance, by email, or provide a substitute participant.
For participants outside Lewisham there is a charge of £50 per day for a half day course and £100 day for a one day
course. Cheques should accompany the application and be made payable to: LONDON BOROUGH OF LEWISHAM
Once your application has been successfully received, you will receive a confirmation email. Venue details will be
emailed to you a week before the course.
Please return this form using either of these methods:
POST to: Laura Beach Training Officer Prevention and Inclusion Team (Drug and Alcohol Action Team) LB
Lewisham 2nd Floor Laurence House 1 Catford Road London SE6 4RU
EMAIL to: drugstraining@lewisham.gov.uk
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