Addiction & Mental Health - Chemically Speaking Two in 2 hrs

Goals

What will you learn in this course:

• Develop the skills to deliver brief and early interventions to people struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues. This is part of our wider Community Development Response to ICE & Other Drugs. CONTENTS 1. Substance Abuse & Mental Health (Dual Diagnosis) 2. Integrative Holistic Model 3. Needs & Underlying Issues 4. Grief Cycle & Anger 5. Drink & Drug Driving 6. Cycle of Addiction • Alcohol • Tobacco • Cannabis • Stimulants (Speed, Ice, Ecstasy, Cocaine) 7. Optimal Health 8. Stages of Change 9. Costs vs Benefits 10. Tripod of Support. Participants will then have the confidence to help a drug user weigh up the costs vs the benefits of their drug use and help them to move forward & stay safe. This course will also help people to run family support groups and prepare them for the 2 day advanced dual diagnosis training that will be available towards the end of 2017.

• Understand Substance Abuse & Mental Health (Dual Diagnosis)

• Understand Integrative Holistic Model

• Understand Needs & Underlying Issues that drive addictions

• Understand Grief Cycle & Anger

• Understand Drink & Drug Driving

• Understand Cycle of Addiction

• Understand harm associated with Alcohol, Tobacco, Cannabis & Stimulants (Speed, Ice, Ecstasy, Cocaine)

• Understand Optimal Health

• Understand Stages of Change

• Understand Costs vs Benefits – doing a brief intervention

• Understand Tripod of Support for the drug user to help them move forward & stay safe.

Prerequisites

What are the prerequisites for this course?

• Only requirements is computer with sound