Drug & Alcohol Awareness Training Course (Level 1)

Drug & Alcohol Awareness Training - TD Consultancy Courses

This course is now delivered online via Zoom, please enquire for details.

Drug & alcohol awareness training for professionals. Get your team up to date. 

This course aims to increase awareness of drugs and alcohol use and provides information to help your workers begin to assess clients for drug & alcohol problems and how to refer people into effective specialist services.

Course description

This knowledge-based drug & alcohol training course will look at alcohol, prescription medication, NPS (former legal highs) and the different types of illegal drugs that are commonly used and the issues surrounding them.

This course can be adapted and tailored to your service and training needs. 

Aims and objectives

By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

  • Recall basic definitions of commonly used terms

  • Distinguish between drug & alcohol facts and myths

  • Describe how various drugs affect the body

  • Use the unit measuring system to work out how much a client is drinking

  • Identify reasons why people use illegal drugs

  • Clarify when drug or alcohol use becomes a problem

  • Differentiate between different patterns of drug & alcohol use

  • Explain how substances are classified

  • Recall current drug and alcohol legislation

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Target audience

This is a one-day course, open to non-specialist service providers who come into contact with clients who may have drug and alcohol issues. It is also open to workers new to this area of work and is suitable for people who may need to develop their knowledge of drugs and alcohol such as;

  • Health Visitors

  • Practice Nurses

  • Doctors Receptionists

  • School Nurses

  • Community Wardens

  • Police Community Support Officers

  • Police Officers

  • Social Workers

  • Youth Workers

  • Anti-Social Behaviour Workers

  • Youth Offending Teams

  • Probation Staff

  • Teachers

  • Housing Officers

  • Supported Housing Workers

National occupational standards. Units covered and supported:

SFHAD1: Raise awareness about substances, their use, and effects.

SCDHSC3111: Promote equality and rights.

SFHAA1: Recognise indications of substance misuse and refer individuals to specialists.

SCDHSC0027: Support individuals in their daily living.

PROHSS1: Make sure your own actions reduce risks to health and safety.

SCDHSC0033: Develop your own knowledge and practice.

SCDHSC0233: Develop effective relationships with individuals.

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