Drug and Alcohol Awareness Training


Drug and Alcohol Awareness Training
Facilitated by Dave McNamara

15th May 2010

 

 

Since 2002 Dave has been providing drug and alcohol workshops and courses to a wide variety of service providers across East Sussex. In this workshop we will explore some of the common and not so common myths about alcohol and alcohol use and the way these might impact on the client themselves and/or on the attitudes of others towards them. We will explore patterns of alcohol use and learn how to calculate units as well as understanding the process, motivation and difficulties of change. Confidence will be gained in using harm-minimisation interventions around a client's alcohol/drug use.

We will identify the category and effect of different drugs so that participants can familiarise themselves with different reasons for people's drug use.

The workshop will look at the following -

  • Alcohol Myths and Facts

  • Understanding Units

  • Drugs: Categories and effects

  • Drug, set and setting

  • Lapse, relapse and collapse prevention

This is an excellent workshop as a general overview of drugs and alcohol that will inform counsellors and those in the helping professions.

 

 

Dave McNamara

With a background in art-based workshop provision, facilitating trainiing groups and teaching, Dave has over 15 years experience of working holistically with people using drugs and alcohol in a wide range of settings. A drug and alcohol worker in Brighton and Hove since 2000, he has been delivering high quality drug and alcohol awareness and harm minimisation training for the last 5 years to a wide variety of organisations including Action For Change, Addaction, YMCA, Equinox and CRI.

 

Feedback Comments

 

"Very good, enthusiastic and objective training. Clear and concise information - excellent!"   - Hastings Sanctuary

"Great to have someone like Dave with vast, first hand experience in this area".  - Margaret in Eastbourne