Workforce Development Core Programme

This programme is aimed at people working across all sectors that may encounter drug or alcohol misusing clients within their role. This is a programme of 5 modules, each of which has an option for accreditation. The accreditation is at OCN Level 3. They can be taken as stand alone modules or in combination to work towards the NOCN Level 3 Award in Tackling Substance Misuse. (see guidance) All courses are DANOS mapped and can be used as part of ongoing professional development under the Skills for Health (NI) Skills Sector Agreement.

Course	Duration
1. Educating and supporting individuals about the effects of alcohol and drug misuse	2 Days	course information

2. Understanding Brief Intervention approaches and how to use them with drug & alcohol misusing clients	2 Days	course information

3. Practical ways of working with substance misusing clients: assessment to referral	5 Days	course information

4. Groupwork facilitation skills for practitioners working with substance misusers	5 Days	course information

5. Understanding approaches to effectively working with and treating substance misuse	5 Days	course information

6. Managing & Developing Practitioners and Teams, Working with Substance Misusing Clients	5 Days	course information

Drug and Alcohol Prevention Training Programme

This is a programme with two courses aimed at those working with young people who wish to learn about or develop their skills in relation to the planning and delivery of drug and alcohol prevention programmes.

Course	Duration
1. Planning & Evaluating Prevention Programmes	2 Days	course information

2. Putting Prevention into Practice - developing & delivering effective prevention programmes	5 Days	course information

Workforce Development one day Programmes

These courses are for anyone who is working with clients, families or communities, as a practitioner, and who wants to develop & increase their knowledge about drugs (including alcohol, volatile substances, prescription medication etc.).

Course	Duration
1. Basic Drug Awareness	1 Days	course information

2.Drugs and Young Peoples Development	1 Days	course information

Taking the Lid Off

This is a 2 day course aimed at those in roles where they encounter substance misuse within a family. (course information)

Drug And Alcohol
Workforce Development Programme
Calendar 2009-10

DATES	COURSES	COURSE CODE	PLANNED VENUE
28th & 29th Oct 2009	Educating and Supporting Individuals about the Effects of Alcohol and Drug Misuse	WFD-A1-3	Whitefield House Belfast	Register
1st & 2nd June 2010	Educating and Supporting Individuals about the Effects of Alcohol and Drug Misuse	WFD-A1-4	TBC	Register
13th & 14th Sept 2010	Educating and Supporting Individuals about the Effects of Alcohol and Drug Misuse	WFD-A1-5	TBC	Register
6th/13th/20th/27th April & 4th May 2010	Understanding Approaches to Effectively Working with and Treating Substance Misuse	WFD-A2-2	TBC	Register
20th & 21st Jan 2010	Understanding Brief Intervention Approaches and how to use them with Drug & Alcohol Misusing Clients	WFD-A3-2	Down Business Centre Downpatrick	Register
25th & 26th May 2010	Understanding Brief Intervention Approaches and how to use them with Drug & Alcohol Misusing Clients	WFD-A3-3	TBC	Register
21st & 22nd June 2010	Understanding Brief Intervention Approaches and how to use them with Drug & Alcohol Misusing Clients	WFD-A3-4	TBC	Register
25th & 26th Aug 2010	Understanding Brief Intervention Approaches and how to use them with Drug & Alcohol Misusing Clients	WFD-A3-5	TBC	Register
5th/12th/19th/26th Nov & 3rd Dec 2009	Practical Ways of Working with Substance Misusing Clients: assessment to referral	WFD-A4-1	ASCERT Lisburn	Register
12th/19th/26th Jan & 3rd /10th Feb 2010	Managing & Developing Practitioners and Teams, Working with Substance Misusing Clients	WFD-A5-1	TBC	Register
5th/ 12th/ 19th/ 26th Oct & 2nd Nov 2010	Managing & Developing Practitioners and Teams, Working with Substance Misusing Clients	WFD-A5-2	TBC	Register
15th, 22nd Feb 2010, 1st , 8th, 15th Mar 2010	Groupwork Facilitation Skills for Practitioners Working with Substance misusers	WFD-A6-1	ASCERT Lisburn	Register
5th/12th/19th/26th Oct & 2nd Nov 2010	Groupwork Facilitation Skills for Practitioners Working with Substance misusers	WFD-A6-2	ASCERT Lisburn	Register
4th November 09	Basic Drug Awareness for Practitioners	WFD-B1-2	Down Business Centre Downpatrick	Register
7th December 09	Basic Drug Awareness for Practitioners	WFD-B1-3	ASCERT Lisburn	Register
23rd February 10	Basic Drug Awareness for Practitioners	WFD-B1-4	ASCERT Lisburn	Register
14th December 09	Drugs and Young Peoples Development	WFD-B2-1	Whitefield House Belfast	Register
10th February 10	Drugs and Young Peoples Development	WFD-B2-2	Whitefield House Belfast	Register
TBC	Planning & Evaluating Prevention Programmes (PEPP)	WFDP-A1	Castlereagh Enterprise Centre Dundonald	Register Interest
27th/28th/29th Jan & 4th & 5th Feb 2009	Putting Prevention into Practice (PPIP) – programme development & delivery training	WFDP-A2-2	Carrick Enterprise Centre	Register

Taking the Lid Off

DATES	COURSES	COURSE CODE	PLANNED VENUE
13th & 14th Jan 2010	Taking lid off	TTLO-A1-7	Workwest Glen Road Belfast	Register
24th & 25th Feb 2010	Taking lid off	TTLO-A1-8	Workwest Glen Road Belfast	Register

All Workforce Development Courses are free to people working or living in the Belfast and South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust areas.

For queries about registration for any of these courses download a registration pack or contact Noel Kennedy, Training Administrator on 028 9260 4422 or training@ascert.biz

If you require further information regarding the Workforce Development Core Programme or the Drug and Alcohol Prevention Training Programme you can contact Rebecca Roberts, Workforce Development Co-ordinator on rebecca@ascert.biz

Workforce Development Core Programme

course information

Drug and Alcohol Prevention Training Programme

This is a programme with two courses aimed at those working with young people who wish to learn about or develop their skills in relation to the planning and delivery of drug and alcohol prevention programmes.

Workforce Development one day Programmes

These courses are for anyone who is working with clients, families or communities, as a practitioner, and who wants to develop & increase their knowledge about drugs (including alcohol, volatile substances, prescription medication etc.).

Taking the Lid Off

This is a 2 day course aimed at those in roles where they encounter substance misuse within a family. (course information)

Drug And Alcohol Workforce Development Programme Calendar 2009-10

Taking the Lid Off

All Workforce Development Courses are free to people working or living in the Belfast and South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust areas.

For queries about registration for any of these courses download a registration pack or contact Noel Kennedy, Training Administrator on 028 9260 4422 or training@ascert.biz

If you require further information regarding the Workforce Development Core Programme or the Drug and Alcohol Prevention Training Programme you can contact Rebecca Roberts, Workforce Development Co-ordinator on rebecca@ascert.biz

If you require further information regarding the "Taking the lid off" programme, please contact Jeanette Fourie Pollock on jeanette@ascert.biz

Drug And Alcohol
Workforce Development Programme
Calendar 2009-10