Drug and Alcohol Training Prospectus 2014/15 - MADP · Drug and Alcohol Training Prospectus 2014/15 5 Recovery Conference 2014 Recovery Scotland 2014 is a conference and exhibition

Drug and Alcohol Training Prospectus 2014/15

Drug and Alcohol

Training Prospectus 2014/15


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Contents

Scottish Drugs Forum 4

Recovery Conference 2014 5

Family Recovery Conference 6

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder 7

National Drug Related Deaths Conference 8

STRADA 9

Scottish Women's Aid Training 10

NESCPC 11


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Scottish Drugs Forum

Scottish Drugs Forum is hosting this conference on 30 April 2014 at The George Hotel, George Street, Edin-

burgh.

This conference will:

• describe the impact of Welfare Reform on users of drug services

• describe strategies to mitigate impact of the reforms

• showcase service responses to Welfare Reform

• outline the range of agencies who may be involved in improving responses to Welfare Reform

• be a networking opportunity for people to discuss possible joint work in this area

We are delighted to announce that confirmed speakers include:

Beverley Francis, Head of Drug Policy Unit, Scottish Government (Chair)

John Dickie, Head of Child Poverty Action Group in Scotland

Kay Burton, Scottish Public Health Network

Laura Plumb, Recovery Essentials Financial Inclusion Project, EVOC

Ann Marie Devlin, Depute CEO NG Homes, Glasgow

Dr Oliver Aldridge, Edinburgh, Midlothian and East Lothian DTTO I&II Services

Sean McCollum, Head of Operations, Scottish Drugs Forum

Yanni Yannoulis, Comas

Craig Potter, 1st

Alliance Credit Union Ayrshire

Ali Gilmore, Care and Share, Ayrshire

A range of parallel sessions will focus on practical responses to welfare reform will be a focus on:

• Recovery in the context of welfare reform

• The Edinburgh financial inclusion project

• The role of housing providers

• The role of credit unions

• The impact on residential and community-based addictions services and their service users

• Peer education and financial inclusion

This conference will be useful to people designing, commissioning, managing or delivering services for people

affected by welfare reform and in particular problem drug users and people in recovery.

A flyer and booking form is attached. £125 (£100 SDF members)

To find out more and to book your place http://www.sdf.org.uk/events/sdf-events/welfare-reform/#BF

Date Time Venue No of Days

30 April 9.15am The George Hotel

George Street

Edinburgh

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Recovery Conference 2014

Recovery Scotland 2014 is a conference and exhibition for all those delivering the Scottish government's

Road to Recovery strategy for tackling drug and alcohol addiction. This key event will examine the chal-

lenges facing individuals and organisations, and help attendees identify opportunities for making posi-

tive progress.

This year's Recovery Scotland will identify and explore best practice, key issues, and opportunities for

innovation amid funding cuts, reconfiguration of services and an increasing awareness of the important

role of service users in facilitating and sustaining progress along the road to recovery from addiction.

The conference will examine the most significant challenges facing individuals and organisations com-

mitted to building sustainable recovery in today’s economic and political climate, and assist delegates in

identifying opportunities for positive change.

Recovery Scotland 2014 is also a celebration of innovation and good practice.

This year’s conference programme incorporates the following topics:

• Recovery in the criminal justice system

• Asset based recovery communities

• Mutual aid and twelve step facilitation

• Building recovery-focused services

• Recovery and social enterprise

• National drugs and alcohol strategies update

• Supporting families and young people

• Wellbeing in recovery

More details about Recovery Scotland 2014 will be published here nearer the conference date.

A limited number of bursary places are available for this event. Please contact us directly to apply.

Who should attend

• Commissioners, directors of services, private residential and community based service managers

• Frontline workers – social workers, project workers, health and social care staff, workers in local

authority drug teams, carers, trainers, public health workers, criminal justice, youth offending and

probation service professionals, A&E and medical staff

• Those working within organisations focusing on: homelessness, dual diagnosis, sex workers, vul-

nerable adults.

Undergraduate and postgraduate students, people undertaking training and professional develop-

ment, researchers and academic staff

• People who use services, their relatives, advocacy and service-user led organisations

To find out more and to book your place visit http://www.pavpub.com/recovery-scotland/


29 May 9.15am Glasgow Marriott Hotel

500 Argyle St

Glasgow

Scotland

G3 8RR

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Family Recovery 2014

The aim of the conference is to gain an International and Scottish perspective on family re-

covery. The speakers will touch on various experiences and programmes involving families

and recovery. We hope attendees will recognise the importance of families in recovery and

the part they can play in the recovery journey. Families can and do recover.

Richard Velleman is Emeritus Professor of Mental Health Research at the University of

Bath. He is a leading authority on substance misuse, with a special interest in the impact of

this misuse on other family members, including children. He is a leading member of the Al-

cohol, Drugs and the Family research network, and a member of the 15-person Scientific

Committee of the EMCDDA (European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction).

For every person who has a problem with substance misuse, there are at least three other

people who are affected, including parents, partners, children, and others. Reaching, en-

gaging, and helping those affected by another’s addiction can be a challenge. This presenta-

tion will begin with an overview of how others are affected, followed by a discussion of ap-

proaches and terms that may not be helpful, and others that are more likely to be benefi-

cial.

Jan Ligon, PhD, is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Georgia State University, Atlanta,

USA. Since the death of his son to drugs in 2003, he has published and presented at confer-

ences about working with families and significant others who are affected by substance

misuse. In addition to conferences across the U.S., he has presented in Belfast, Dublin, Lon-

don, Edinburgh, and Timișoara, Romania.

Visit http://www.sfad.org.uk/media-centre/conference


30 May 9.30am Aberdeen Exhibition Confer-

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Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

A free event for Educational Professionals on 16 June 2014 at Royal College of Physicians, 9

Queen Street, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) is the leading known preventable cause of perma-

nent learning disability worldwide and is caused by maternal use of alcohol during preg-

nancy. Avoiding alcohol during pregnancy and when contemplating pregnancy is the only

way to be sure that the baby will not be affected by FASD. Affected children can have a

wide range of physical, growth and neurobehavioural problems which impact on their eve-

ryday lives and limit their independence. Often teachers are the first professional to notice

a child has difficulties.

The events keynote speaker is Jo Egerton, Schools Research Consultant & Educational

Writer, who has a teaching background and a wealth of practical experience to share on

• The impact of FASD on learning

• Helpful teaching and learning strategies

• Supporting social skills

• Promoting mental health and wellbeing

• Encouraging positive behaviour

Working with families

We will also have parents talking about both positive and negative experiences.

For further information email: Lorna Porter or tel: 0131 247 3657. If you would like to book

a space on this event, please contact [email protected]


16 June 9.30am Royal College of Physicians

9 Queen Street

Edinburgh

EH2 1JQ

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National Drug Related Deaths Conference

We are organising a National Drug-Related Deaths Conference to be held in Dundee on

29th August, to mark International Overdose Awareness Day (31st August).

Please save the date!

More information to follow very soon.

Scottish Drugs Forum


29 August 9am Dundee 1


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STRADA

We are pleased to announce that application forms for the following Academic Pro-

grammes for 2014-15 are now available to download from our website

www.projectstrada.org

Postgraduate Certificate in Drug and Alcohol Studies

Certificate in Higher Education: Drug and Alcohol Practice

To apply for our Postgraduate Diploma and Masters programmes, please follow this link to

the University of Glasgow website www.gla.ac.uk and click on the Postgraduate Taught tab.

If you have any further enquiries or would like to discuss your options, please do not hesi-

tate to contact me.

Kind regards,

Juliet Westwood

STRADA

University of Glasgow

St Andrew's Building

11 Eldon Street

Glasgow

G3 6NH

T: 0141 330 2400

E: [email protected]

Web: www.projectststrada.org


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Scottish Women’s Aid Training

We offer a wide range of training opportunities, drawing on our 35 years’ experience of

working with women, children and young people affected by domestic abuse. We offer

specific training to our members, women's aid groups, as well as offering learning oppor-

tunities for practitioners and policy makers.

For people wanting to study at university level, we have collaborated with Queen Marga-

ret University to develop a module on Gender Justice, Masculinities and Violence. This

work has been carried out with the support of the Scottish Government as part of the

National Training Strategy on Domestic Abuse.

We can provide training on a commissioned basis, tailored to your organisation. For further

information contact Nel Whiting.

To view the Autumn/Winter 2013 training programme please click on the link below.

http://www.scottishwomensaid.org.uk/news-events/training-events


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NESCPC

The NESCPC has a commitment to deliver high quality, multi-agency training for all pro-

fessionals working with children and young people and their families. We continue to de-

liver training in response to a clearly identified need, and although each of our training

sessions has a different area of focus, all relate directly to INTER-AGENCY Child Protection

work and are a means of continually improving practice.

All of our courses reflect and reference National Guidelines & Policy, the NESCPC Child

Protection Guidelines and other NESCPC inter-agency practice documents, protocols and

frameworks. Training is continually reviewed and amended to take account of national

changes and local need.

It is important that there is a mix of professionals from agencies present at training and

events should have at least 2 agencies represented so training is delivered effectively –

any course which comprises solely of applicants from 1 agency (or fails to attract the

minimum number of participants to make the course viable to run) may be postponed or

cancelled.

If you have training needs relating to Protecting Children that are not being met then let

us know. You will find our contact details at the end of the calendar.

All of the training provided by the NESCPC is FREE OF CHARGE for those attending, how-

ever as the calendar is funded by each of the partner organisations there is a hidden cost

to the delivery of the training. Please consider this when applying for a place on any

training course.

http://www.nescpc.org.uk/AboutNESCPC/TrainingEvents.asp


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Drug and Alcohol Training Prospectus 2014/15 - MADP · Drug and Alcohol Training Prospectus 2014/15 5 Recovery Conference 2014 Recovery Scotland 2014 is a conference and exhibition