Tuesday 30/03/10
166 Buchanan Street

The motivational interview helps people develop the arguments / motivation as to why they want to make changes. Integrated with an empathic style, motivational interviewing can be a powerful catalyst for change. This approach links practice to the 'cycle of change' model. This experiential workshop will cover both theory and practice. There will be NO stressful or embarrassing role play!

A comprehensive introduction, suitable for all paid and volunteer helpers, carers and counsellors working with adults with substance misuse issues.
COST: £95

Tuesday 06/04/10
166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow

This workshop provides the participant with an opportunity to enhance the core conditions of counselling and mix it with a variety of young person friendly techniques to create a "way of being" that improves relationships and support roles with young people using alcohol.

Suitable for all paid and volunteer helpers, carers, heath and education workers, counsellors and addiction workers working with young people who are using alcohol.
Cost: £95

Wednesday 07/04/10-Thursday 08/04/10
166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow
The road to recovery has many paths. Mindfulness practice has become more recognised as an approach in the substance use and mental health field as a way to support people towards recovery. This workshop is based on Dr. G. Alan Marlatt's programme integrating mindfulness and relapse prevention strategies. This two day workshop aims is to provide participants with an introduction to mindfulness and relapse prevention and how to integrate mindfulness, relapse prevention strategies with motivational interviewing and the cycle of change model.

Suitable for all experienced practitioners (health and addiction workers, carers and counsellors) and new practitioners who are inquisitive towards bringing together new and old, eastern and western change strategies.

Cost: £190

Wednesday 14/04/10
166 Buchanan Street,Glasgow

The 12 step programme has possibly been the 20th century's major contribution in saving the lives and contributing to the well being for significant numbers of the world's dependent drinkers. The science and beliefs around the programme are introduced and explained with particular reference to the model practiced by Alcoholics Anonymous. In addition we will explore how you can use this knowledge to support service users in accessing the programme or incorporating aspects within your interventions.

Suitable for addiction workers and counsellors, primary care nurses and community psychiatric nurses, social workers and social care workers - 'a meeting of minds'. You could be a volunteer, student or professional and this training day is geared to you. Conditions around confidentiality will apply.
Cost: £95

Wednesday 28/04/10
166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow

This workshop will seek to remove ignorance and uncertainty around the use of alcohol in pregnancy and allow recognition and management of the condition in children who are affected. The day will examine the recent reversal of health advice to would-be mothers from 'it's okay to have some drink' to advocating abstinence, and exploring how this message can be more effectively accepted.
A comprehensive introduction, suitable for workers who have a support role with clients considering or going through pregnancy, who have a history of alcohol use, and workers who are likely to be supporting children affected by the condition.
Cost: £95

Friday 30/04/10 (Half Day)
166 Buchanan Street

This workshop will further participants' knowledge and understanding of how best to use the Rory book and resource pack to effectively communicate emotional support and information when helping children affected by alcohol problems within the family home.

Suitable for nursery and primary teachers, family and children support workers, and all who have a support function for young children affected by problematic, familial alcohol use.
Cost: £50

Wednesday 05/05/10
166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow

This workshop will explore the effects of alcohol on individuals and communities. It will aim to equip participants with effective personal and external interventions. It will seek participation from those attending particularly around experiences of alcohol - both personal and from service users.

A comprehensive introduction (or refresher course), suitable for all paid and volunteer helpers, carers and counsellors working with adults with substance misuse issues.
Cost: £95

Thursday 06/05/10
166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow

This one-day course examines how to avoid or minimise lapses, relapses and 'collapses'. It explores the role of those helping the person manage high risk situations, develop coping responses and deal effectively with the inevitable strong attraction towards drinking again. It will focus on those clients who have either undergone a detoxification programme and are now looking at ways of remaining alcohol free, or those who are now on a controlled drinking programme.

A comprehensive introduction, suitable for addiction workers and counsellors, primary care nurses and community psychiatric nurses, social workers and social care workers, working with adults with alcohol problems.

Cost: £95

Tuesday 11/05/10
166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow


This is an experiential (relating to personal and professional experience) workshop which explores the themes of attachment, loss, grief and re-adjustment in relation to life transitions and addictions. The focus will be on adults with alcohol problems though inevitably the focus will be shared sensitively with those attending.

Suitable for all experienced voluntary and professional practitioners (health and addiction workers, carers and counsellors) who seek to establish longer support and helping relationships with adults who have alcohol problems.

Cost £95

Thursday 20/05/10 (Half Day)
166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow

The workshop offers a brief introduction for workers who may have occasion to work with clients, particularly young people, having current involvement within the CJS, to raise both awareness and skills to address potential implications associated with such use.

Suitable for all volunteer and professional addiction workers, counsellors and social care workers.
Cost : £50

Wednesday 12/05/10 (Half Day)
166 Buchanan Street Glasgow

This workshop will inform participants about the effects of alcohol on problem drinkers and people affected by problem drinkers. It will seek to improve participants' communication skills when dealing with people with alcohol problems by introducing key counselling skills to allow safe and effective exploration of peoples' issues around problem drinking and allow effective signposting or management.

Suitable for all volunteer and professional ancillary workers, reception, telephone, administration and board members, responsible for supporting alcohol workers and their clients.
Cost £50

Thursday 13/5/10
166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow

When helping a problem drinker achieve abstinence or seek to control their drinking, anxiety can often affect the helper and 'common sense' can be replaced with a need to apply a 'brand' named approach. The workshop seeks to remove any anxiety or mystery around what CBT techniques (engaging and co-constructing action plans with clients) are and promote and encourage adoption and innovation in their application.

Suitable for those who may have no working knowledge of CBT and are being asked to help more with clients presenting with alcohol problems. It is an introductory workshop but will take into account the experiences and needs of those attending.
Cost: £95

Wednesday 19/5/10
166 Buchanan Street, Glasgow

The focus on the individual service user with alcohol problems often neglects the role of their family in the conception and consequent sustainment of the alcohol problem. The shrugged acceptance of second or third generation problem drinkers to their 'inevitable' situation is what this workshop seeks to challenge. Through exploring possible sources of family traits (genograms) and coping strategies, we will attempt to break a cycle of alcohol problems from further developing.

Suitable for all who offer support to dependent drinkers (and those affected) and those drinkers at risk of developing dependence. In particular carers, counsellors, addiction workers, prison staff, criminal justice staff, social workers (family and child workers) and social care workers.

***This course is only £45 for existing SNAPY Members, call 0141 572 6703 for details***
Cost for non SNAPY members: £95

Alcohol Focus Scotland is offering the Fast Track training programme for volunteer alcohol counsellors from their city centre training suite in Glasgow. Candidates should have both of the following:

1. Undertaken the recruitment and selection process for their local council on alcohol and

2.(a) Completed a COSCA Counselling Skills Certificate (or equivalent) or

2.(b) Be undertaking the COSCA Counselling Skills Certificate currently.

The Fast Track training costs £500 per person.

Sessions will run from 9.30am to 5.00pm on Saturdays and 10.00 to 5.00pm on Sundays.

• Day 6- Sunday 24 January
• Day 7- Sunday 21 February

For further information or to book a place, please call 0141 572 6703 or email:training@alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk

AFS is offering COSCA Counselling Skills Certificate modules 1-4 at our training suite in Glasgow city centre.

The course welcomes people seeking to introduce counselling skills, or to consolidate their use of counselling skills within a voluntary or professional setting. Alcohol Focus Scotland will seek to offer information around alcohol and relate this to the training.

The cost per module is £225 (this includes sustenance and all materials).

Entry is by application and interview.

Sessions will run from 9.30am to 5.00pm on Saturdays and 10.00 to 5.00pm on Sundays.

2010/2011 Dates - Please stroll down the page

Module 3

• Saturday 23 January 2010
• Saturday 6 February 2010
• Saturday 20 February 2010
• Saturday 6 March 2010
• Saturday 20 March 2010

Module 4

• Saturday 17 April 2010
• Sunday 18 April 2010
• Saturday 1 May 2010
• Sunday 2 May 2010
• Saturday 15 May 2010

These courses also take place in Dundee on the following dates:

Module 3

• Saturday 6 February 2010
• Saturday 20 February 2010
• Saturday 6 March 2010
• Saturday 20 March 2010

Module 4

• Saturday 17 April 2010
• Sunday 18 April 2010
• Saturday 1 May 2010
• Sunday 2 May 2010
• Saturday 16 May 2010

2010 Dates

Module 1

• 22nd May
• 5th June
• 12th June
• 19th June
• 4th July

Module 2

• 21st August
• 4th September
• 11th September
• 18th September
• 2nd October

Module 3

• 16th October
• 6th November
• 13th November
• 20th November
• 4th December

Module 4

• 15th January
• 22nd January
• 29th January
• 5th February
• 19th February

For more information or to apply for a place please contact:
John Marletta
Tel: 0141 572 6282 or
DrinkWise Training Manager 0141 572 6700
Alcohol Focus Scotland
166 Buchanan Street Email: johnmarletta@alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk
Glasgow G1 2LW Web: www.alcohol-focus-scotland.org.uk

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