Course information

B25 - DRUGS AND ALCOHOL AWARENESS

Provider: Donegal ETB, North West Regional Drug & Alcohol Task Force, Alcohol Forum and HSE West

Address: Alcohol & other Drugs Training & Education North West Region, Donegal Education and Training Board, Administrative Offices, Ard O’ Donnell, Letterkenny, Co. Donegal

Web: http://donegalvec.ie

Contact: Christina McEleney

Title: Coordinator

Email: christinamceleney@donegaletb.ie

Telephone: 074 9161508

Category A : Short or basic level courses
Format

Learner-Centred Education & Training Services.
Donegal ETB provides a broad range of education and training services including post-primary schools and colleges, Further Education and Training (FET), outdoor education and training, music education and has legal responsibilities for youth work in the County.

Objectives

Below is the list of courses which are currently running:


Adolescence and Substance Misuse: Working With Young People on Substance Misuse Issues / Early Intervention
Drug Type Harms and Effects.
Cannabis: Recreational, Synthetic, Medicinal.
Essential Group Facilitation Skills.
Introduction to CBT.
Drugs and personal safety: the transition from second level to third level education.
Introduction to Screening & Brief Interventions: Alcohol and other drugs.
Dealing with Alcohol and other drugs as a sports coach.
QQI/ QQI Level 5 in Community Addiction Studies.

Content

Evidence for the effectiveness of SBI for Alcohol and drug-related presentations to health, social care and other settings provision of an overview of the SAOR model of intervention for problem alcohol and drug use. Establishing a supportive working relationship with an individual when asking about their alcohol use and how to screen for alcohol use. Deliver a structured brief intervention based upon the SAOR model.

Target Group

Staff who have occasion to ask people about their alcohol use. This could include workers from social care, family support, employment support, vocational training, criminal justice, probation, education, housing support and general health care services among others.

Entry Requirement

See target group.

Selection Procedure
Qualification
A certificate of attendance will be awarded on completion of the training.
Assessment
n.a.
Accreditation
n.a.
Background

Providing specialist training on drugs and alcohol to the community.

Donegal ETB, in partnership with the North West Regional Drug and Alcohol Task Force (NWRDATF), the Alcohol Forum, HSE West (Donegal) and University of Limerick, design, develop and deliver a range of courses in the Alcohol and Drugs field.

See website for details of more courses donegalvec.ie/

Dates / Availability
Ongoing
Location
See https://www.donegaletb.ie/donegal-etb/drug-and-alcohol-awareness/ for more information
Region
Ulster,Connacht
Application
Contact coordinator
Cost
Contact coordinator