Substance Misuse training for residential care
Are you concerned about the impact of drugs on the young people in your care? Our course provides essential information and practical guidance to help them navigate the complexities of substance use. Learn about the latest data, risks, and effects of common substances, as well as strategies to reduce harm and promote healthy decision-making. Equip yourself with the tools to have open conversations and support young people on their journey to a safer future.
The course will provide information, practical advice and guidance to support the young people in your care to manage decisions about drugs more safely, and to know when and how to find the support they need. The course will cover:
- Current data and issues affecting young people
- Risks and effects of more commonly used substances
- Adolescent brain development and managing risk
- Risk and protective factors
- Substance use and mental health
- Understanding addiction
- How to go about conversations with young people
- Practical strategies to reduce risk
- Signposting to support.
the trainer
Fiona Spargo-Mabbs OBE is Director and Founder of drug education charity the Daniel Spargo-Mabbs Foundation, and an award-winning author of books for parents. With over two decades’ experience working in education as a teacher, manager and national lead in her specialism working with vulnerable families, Fiona co-founded the DSM Foundation in 2014 in response to the death of her 16-year-old son Dan having taken ecstasy.
As well as working directly with young people, parents and professionals herself, Fiona is also regularly asked to speak on various national platforms and in the media about issues relating to young people, drugs and decisions, and her TEDx talk, ‘Why drugs education is vital’, can be seen online. She is involved in policy work with government, police, academics and other agencies, working closely in partnership to influence change nationally. In 2023 she was awarded an OBE for services to young people.
venues
The course will be running online but if you’re unable to make this one but are interested, or have eight or more managers and wish to run the event at your venue, please contact us.
booking and dates
This one day course is delivered online for £132+VAT.
If you have booked five places the sixth place is free.
ICHA, NASAP, NAFP, SW Forum, and RI Network members receive a 25% discount – members price is £99+VAT