NES Psychology Directorate in conjunction with SACC is delighted to be offering this webinar. Date: Wednesday 12th March 2025 10.00 to 13.00 Location: Remote Delivery seminar is aimed at managers and frontline workers from health and social care, voluntary sector and other key services who are interested in exploring alcohol-related cognitive impairment in recovery […]
Aim This introductory course will support trauma-informed practice when working with people who are affected by trauma and who use substances. Learning Outcomes By the end of the training, participants will be able to: Define the concept of psychological trauma. Describe how substance use is used as an adaptive coping response to trauma and its […]
Healthcare Improvement Scotland are pleased to invite you to an online webinar - Polydrug Use and Alcohol Background and focus: Prevalence in Scotland of polydrug use, the use of more than 1 drug type at the same time, is high. A survey commissioned by PHS found only one in ten individuals with experience of using […]
This session will be held online using MS Teams. A link will be emailed prior to the course. Please join from 13.00 for a prompt 13.15 start. An introduction to bacterial infection in people who use drugs. The training will give an overview of bacterial infection and various outbreaks seen in Scotland. It gives participants […]
Aim The training aims to increase workers' drug awareness knowledge and provide an opportunity to explore current and emerging trends with substance use. Learning Outcomes By the end of the session participants will be able to: Name the seven key drug categories and their key effects Recall an overview of the key substances in use […]
