Substance Use - Theory and Practice Level 1: for domestic violence workers
Course
description
This course will explore attitudes
and beliefs around drugs and alcohol as well as exploring the
different types of substances and how they can be used and misused
within a domestic violence context. The legal and health issues
around drugs and working with clients who use drugs will also be
covered as well as appropriate methods to ask about substance use;
the consequences and next steps after disclosure.
Learning
objectives
- To gain basic awareness of substances and their effects
- To learn about the myths and realities regarding problematic
substance use and domestic violence
- To understand the legal and health issues surrounding drugs and
drug use
- To learn how to ask about drug/alcohol use and respond to
disclosure
- To learn about different drug/alcohol services and treatment
models.
Who should
attend?
Priority will be given to staff
from front line domestic violence services who wish to improve
their response to survivors that may have problematic substance
use.
National Occupation Standards
This course will help develop the skills and knowledge to support
the following National Occupational Standards (NOS) - for more
information about NOS click
here.
Preventing and Tackling Domestic Sexual Abuse and Violence
NOS:
BH202 Challenge public attitudes towards domestic and/or sexual
abuse/violence
GK105 Advocate on behalf of
victims/survivors of domestic and/or sexual abuse/violence
GK102 Deliver interventions towards
increasing the safety of individual victims/survivors of domestic
and/or sexual abuse/violence
GK101 Provide access to information
for victims/survivors of domestic and/or sexual abuse/violence
DE5 (CJ C205) Establish and
maintain contact with victims, survivors and witnesses which
acknowledges the effects of their experience
BI201 Assess the needs of and risks
to victims/survivors of domestic abuse/violence
BI302 Contribute to developing
plans towards managing the risk of harm to victims/survivors of
domestic and/or sexual abuse/violence
Please contact Sophie
Taylor - sophie.taylor@avaproject.org.uk
- the Training & Events Co-ordinator, for information and price
quotes.
