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New aNd Revised TRaiNiNg CouRses

All courses run in-house. Book to secure last few 2017 dates.

Prescription and Pharmacy Medicines, a primer for drugs workers A one day course looking at commonly-misused prescribed drugs in the UK, risks and interventions.

# Trending drugs The Novel Psychoactive courses overhauled yet again to face new challenges including the Dark Web, fentanyls, Xanax and the resurgence of MDMA.

Law and ethics for workers and volunteers‘ You are at your Fellowship meeting and you see the Director of the drug service where you volunteer at the meeting. He shares that he has lapsed and has been using at work. What do you do.’ Exploring these and other issues.

safer injecting and Needle exchange An essential two-day course. Because harm reduction never stops mattering.

oPeN aCCess CouRses

Not able to run a course in-house? Book on to one of these courses and see what you’ ve been missing.

safer injecting and Needle exchange 17th-18th October 2017, London SW8 • 21st-22nd November: Midlands( venue TBC) More course dates to be announced soon

This British Psychological Society( BPS) and Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals( FDAP) accredited qualification will enable you to gain Graduate Basis for Chartership * with the BPS enabling you to progress to post graduate study in any of the main disciplines within Psychology, and in particular, it will provide you with enhanced knowledge and competence to work with clients that have substance misuse problems in a variety of settings. The course will also equip you with the knowledge and skills to pursue further studies and research in related areas.

BSc Hons – top up in Substance Use and Misuse Studies and CPDs at Level 4, 6 and 7, including Motivational Interviewing, Addictive Behaviours, Dual Diagnosis, Harm Reduction Strategies for Communicable Diseases and Substance Misuse Treatment Interventions. All courses are mapped against DANOS standards.

Courses have September and February intake.

For more details please see www. uwl. ac. uk / sums

* Provided you achieve second class honours or higher.

NSM2017 explores issues facing clients, professionals and services. It will provide an insight into current thinking and latest developments in the field from a variety of perspectives; policy, practice and prevention. The conference draws together the UK’ s leading clinicians, researchers, educators and many more to consider how we meet the challenges now and in the future.

SpeaKerS INclUde: Harry Sumnall, public Health Institute • Pete Burkinshaw, public Health england Rick Bradley, addaction Young persons ' Services • Sunny Dhadley, SUIT Kevin Flemen, KFx • Cllr Preet Kaur Gill, Sandwell public Health Paul Hayes, collective Voice lead • Michael O ' Toole, Mentor Dr George Ryan, public Health england • Ricky Bhandal, rSB events

For more information and to book your place contact RSB Events rsbevents. com # NSM2017 Earlybird tickets available now!

Short courses, all mapped to DANOS now run in Birmingham Trainer Pip Mason

BOOK NOW:

Introduction to Motivational Interviewing 18 / 19 October 2017

Intermediate Motivational Interviewing 20 / 21 September 2017

Advanced Motivational Interviewing Six days between 28 September and 1 December 2017

In-house training can also be commissioned

or contact Sue Chamberlain on 0121 426 1537 or at bookings @ pipmason. com www. drinkanddrugsnews. com July / August 2017 | drinkanddrugsnews | 19