Derbyshire Addictions Advice Service has a dedicated training and promotions team. As part of Derbyshire Recovery Partnership we are able to offer free training to health, social care and community staff who work with adult residents of Derbyshire.
Outside of the partnership we can deliver bespoke training to meet your organisations needs. Contact training@daas.uk.com to discuss.
Due to COVID and the need to reduce staff travel we have worked hard to develop a series of online courses that are still accessible for health, social and community staff working with adult residents of Derbyshire. We are still able to offer face2face training but can also offer these courses online using the conference platform most suitable for your organisation.
The training we offer includes:
- Alcohol Awareness
- Substance (Drug) Awareness
- Addiction and Interventions in Substance Use
- Derbyshire Recovery Partnership: Service Talk
​If you work for a health, social or community organisation in Derbyshire we can tailor training to your needs. We are also able to virtually attend team meetings to explain what Derbyshire Recovery Partnership provides and how to refer. Use the contact form or ring 01246 206 514 to get in touch.
Details of the courses and how to book can be found below or contact the training team at training@daas.uk.com and they will be happy to answer your enquiry, we have our own training room or we can come to your premises.
Alcohol Awareness and Introduction to Brief Interventions
This 4 Hour course covers:
- Facts about alcohol, units and safe limits
- The physical effects of alcohol
- Patterns of drinking; binge drinking, high risk and dependency
- Support available and how to refer
- An Introduction to Brief Interventions
It is currently delivered online, live by one of our trainers.
Substance Awareness
This 4 hour course course covers:
- Substance Categories
- Basic substance identification, look, effects, methods of using
- Brief outline of possible risks
- Support available and how to refer
​​It is currently delivered online, live by one of our trainers.
Addictions and Brief Interventions in Substance Use
This 4 hour course course covers:
- Identifying social use, substance misuse and addiction
- How substance misuse can develop into addiction
- Delivering an early intervention including:
- Opening and closing conversations
- Appropriate tools to assess risk and provide feedback
- Motivating individuals to change their behaviour
- When and how to refer individuals to specialist services
- Using these skills to carry out effective early interventions
​​It is currently delivered online, live by one of our trainers.
Derbyshire Recovery Partnership Service Talk
A short talk that can ‘stand alone’ or form part of your team meeting. This is usually delivered by ZOOM but can use whatever software your organisation employs.
- About DRP and our services
- Who to refer and how to refer
- A clients journey
- How to contact us
