Identification & Brief Advice

Summary

This one-day course is designed to equip non-alcohol specialist workers with the skills to effectively deliver Identification and Brief Advice to promote the safer use of alcohol.

Prior knowledge is required. You will need to have a good understanding of alcohol and its effects. Our Alcohol Awareness course will give you this understanding if you don't already have it.

Did You Know

Most alcohol-related harm is caused by excessive drinkers whose consumption exceeds recommended drinking levels, but is not yet dependent – think of your local town or city on a Friday or Saturday night. One way to reduce consumption levels and reduce harm in a community can be to offer brief interventions.

Brief interventions involve offering simple brief advice, usually by non-alcohol specialist in a general setting e.g. housing services/probation/jobcentre plus, and only take a few minutes to complete.

Offering opportunistic brief interventions in general settings can bring about positive change at both an individual and population level.

If you work with people who could benefit from simple brief interventions around their alcohol use then this is the course for you.

The course covers:

A brief recap of the physical, psychological and social effects of alcohol, including the risks of hazardous and harmful drinking
The current guidance around safer alcohol use
An understanding of the effectiveness of IBA
An exploration of the recommended alcohol screening tools
The interventions required to offer brief advice to support safer drinking

Provides underpinning knowledge towards the following DANOS units:

AA1: Recognise indications of substance misuse and refer individuals to specialists.
AH10: Employ techniques to help individuals to adopt sensible drinking behaviour

Event & Booking Details:

Price: £75 + vat per place

Included in the price: Refreshments, buffet lunch, a CD Rom resource pack and a certificate showing DANOS mapping

31st January 2012, 10am - 4pm, Wakefield - Save £10 NOW ONLY £65 per place
23rd March 2012, 10am - 4pm, Wakefield

Ready to book?
Click here for the online booking form or call the office on 01226 738321 and one of the team will take your booking

Alternatively we can bring this course to your organisation as Bespoke Training

If you have a number of staff members interested in this course, it could work out more cost effective for us to bring the training to you. We can provide training anywhere in the country, reducing the carbon footprint as only our trainer will be doing the travelling. You also get the added benefit of the course content being localised to your area, making it easier on your budget and the environment.
For more information about our Bespoke service please click here.