Addiction & Mental Health - Chemically Speaking Two (2hrs)
What you'll learn
- Develop the skills to deliver brief and early interventions to people struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues. This is part of our wider Community Development Response to ICE & Other Drugs. CONTENTS 1. Substance Abuse & Mental Health (Dual Diagnosis) 2. Integrative Holistic Model 3. Needs & Underlying Issues 4. Grief Cycle & Anger 5. Drink & Drug Driving 6. Cycle of Addiction • Alcohol • Tobacco • Cannabis • Stimulants (Speed, Ice, Ecstasy, Cocaine) 7. Optimal Health 8. Stages of Change 9. Costs vs Benefits 10. Tripod of Support. Participants will then have the confidence to help a drug user weigh up the costs vs the benefits of their drug use and help them to move forward & stay safe. This course will also help people to run family support groups and prepare them for the 2 day advanced dual diagnosis training that will be available towards the end of 2017.
- Understand Substance Abuse & Mental Health (Dual Diagnosis)
- Understand Integrative Holistic Model
- Understand Needs & Underlying Issues that drive addictions
- Understand Grief Cycle & Anger
- Understand Drink & Drug Driving
- Understand Cycle of Addiction
- Understand harm associated with Alcohol, Tobacco, Cannabis & Stimulants (Speed, Ice, Ecstasy, Cocaine)
- Understand Optimal Health
- Understand Stages of Change
- Understand Costs vs Benefits – doing a brief intervention
- Understand Tripod of Support for the drug user to help them move forward & stay safe.
Requirements
- Only requirements is computer with sound
Description
Hi, thank you for your interest in our 2 hour S.A.M.H.I. Chemically Speaking Two (Brief Intervention) training program.
This program is an introduction and an ideal platform for the comprehensive Dual Diagnosis 2 day (12 hour) advanced S.A.M.H.I. (Substance Abuse & Mental Health Intervention) Training designed for front line workers that was released during 2018.
This program will help you develop the skills to deliver brief and early interventions to people struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues. This is part of our wider Community Development Response to ICE & Other Drugs.
Chemically Speaking Two is the 2017 upgrade to the original Chemically Speaking produced in 1999 and now provides training in:
1.Substance Abuse & Mental Health (Dual Diagnosis)
2.Integrative Holistic Model
3.Needs & Underlying Issues that drive addictions
4.Grief Cycle & Anger
5.Drink & Drug Driving
6.Cycle of Addiction
Alcohol
Tobacco
Cannabis
Stimulants (Speed, Ice, Ecstacy, Cocaine)
7.Optimal Health
8.Stages of Change
9.Costs vs Benefits – doing a brief intervention.
10.Tripod of Support for the drug user to help them move forward & stay safe.
Look forward to hearing from you...:)
Who this course is for:
- Anyone who wants to learn how to deliver a brief intervention with loved ones using alcohol, ICE & other drugs
Instructor
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- 4.6 Instructor Rating
- 2,113 Reviews
- 6,736 Students
- 3 Courses
George Patriki has over 7 years lived experience as an ex-addict himself and spent over 10 years accessing various treatment and recovery programs to work through the underlying issues. Soon after exiting the drug culture in 1983, George began reaching out to people with substance abuse issues and has 27 years of clinical experience as a counsellor, educator and clinical supervisor.
Since 1992, he has developed this commitment into a full time vocation and career as a Dual Diagnosis Consultant on the Gold Coast and throughout Australia. George has spent countless hours helping thousands of people affected by drug & alcohol issues as well as concurrent mental health concerns.
George is committed to reaching out to people struggling with addictive behaviours, particularly those with severe life controlling problems due to significant trauma. He works in areas of court advocacy, counselling, outreach, running community forums, seminars and recovery groups for drug users (including dual & multiple diagnosis) and their loved ones.
George has been delivering training in Dual Diagnosis since 2002. Since then, he has 17 years of experience as an educator to Government and Non-Government organisations in Australia and in 61 countries worldwide through his online Dual Diagnosis Training (www. dualdiagnosistraining . com . au). This training equips workers to be able to deliver brief and early interventions to people struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues, as well as advanced psychotherapeutic skills. He has also developed an Anger Management Program (www . anger . org .au) that is delivered live and online.
George’s areas of specialty include:
Psycho-Dynamic & Trauma Model Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
Motivational Interviewing
Solution Focused Therapy
Narrative Therapy
Brief and Early Intervention
Qualifications include:
Diploma in AOD (Alcohol & Other Drugs)
Diploma in Mental Health
Diploma in Counselling
Diploma in Comorbidity (AOD & Mental Health)
Graduate Certificate in Health: Addiction Studies
Certificate IV T.A.A. (Training And Assessment)
Diploma in Management
Diploma in Community Welfare
Certificate IV in Community Development
Certificate IV in Assessment & Workplace Training
George has Accreditation with Victorian Department of Human Services as a Clinical Drug Assessor. He also conducts basic & advanced training in drug & alcohol and mental health issues and delivers RPL assessment, training & upskilling in Certificate IV and Diploma in Community Services. He also offers clinical supervision for individuals & organisations and lectures in tertiary institutions, government and non-government organisations.