Venue

The Cherwell Centre, 16 Norham Gardens, Oxford OX2 6QB

Time

9.30am to 4.30pm (Registration and coffee at 9.15am)

Cost

Fees per person per day  - £65

Concessionary rate, per person per day, for courses funded by

• Voluntary Agencies
• Oxfordshire Social & Community Services Directorate
• Oxfordshire Children, Young People & Families Directorate - £50

Cancellation fee (please refer to the cancellation policy) -  £5

Refreshments

Tea, coffee and chilled water are included
Lunch is NOT provided so you will need to TAKE A PACKED LUNCH

Relapse Prevention, including Overdose Prevention

Date

Monday 10 May 2010

Course Tutor

GLENDA DANIELS

Oxfordshire User Team

Course Content

This one day course aims to give an overview of relapse prevention and harm reduction techniques for people working with drug misusers. It will also cover overdose prevention, and how to impart safety measures to service users.

Participants will:

• Examine ways to assist service users in maintaining treatment gains through effective interventions
• Learn about evidence based tools and theories relating to relapse prevention
• Discuss preventative measures and harm reduction techniques
• Explore risk factors around accidental overdose
• Examine prevalence of drug related deaths, and procedures to be followed in overdose cases