Drug and Alcohol Workforce Development
Programme
Understanding Brief Intervention approaches and
how to use them with drug & alcohol misusing
clients
2 Day Training Course
Course content
Understanding what is meant by a 'brief intervention' and how to carry one out successfully.
When (and when not) to use brief interventions
Ambivalence & motivation
How to communicate to achieve intentional & behavioural shifts
The FRAMES model
Understanding appropriate harm reduction approaches
Follow up support options
Who is this course for?
This course will benefit anyone who has the opportunity to work with clients face to face, especially where that work is more transitory in nature e.g. GP's & practice nurses, school nurses, A&E staff, PSNI, health visitors etc. This course is for anyone who wants to find out how to make a difference by potentially motivating behavioural change through their way of communicating with an individual.
This training is FREE
to people working or living in the Belfast and South Eastern Health & Social Care Trust areas
Accreditation?
Accreditation is Optional. This unit can be taken as a stand alone OCN NI accredited module @ Level 3. Additionally this unit can be taken in combination to achieve the NOCN Award in Tackling Substance Misuse (Generalist Worker). There is NO requirement to do the accreditation if joining this course.
