Injecting Advice

Harm Reduction Training
& Consultancy

Training

Making sure you and your team keep people as safe as possible

I’ve been delivering harm reduction focused training for over a decade to some of the biggest drug service providors in the UK. All my courses are focused on practical skills and can be delivered to delegates at any existing knowledge level.

The courses below are as a ‘guide’ every course is adapted to your own individual service needs.

Safer Injecting

Duration: One or two day course depending on needs

This one day course has been developed to give a good understanding of safer injecting harm reduction advice. It will inform delegates of best practice and recognised harm reduction messages to be used when working with people who inject drugs, along with an underpinning knowledge of currently injected substances and their associated risk factors.

Working with People Who Use Crack and Other Stimulants

DURATION: TWO DAY COURSE

A lot of workers lack confidence when supporting people who use crack cocaine and other stimulants. This two day course will develop your understanding of Psycho-Stimulant Users and their needs when attending support services. We explore reasons for using, cravings and harm reduction approaches to both smoked and injected drug use.

Working Within Needle Programmes

DURATION: TWO DAY COURSE

This two day course has been developed to give an understanding of the role of Needle and Syringe Programmes play within drug and alcohol services. The course informs delegates of best practice and recognised harm reduction messages to be used when working with people who inject, along with an underpinning knowledge of currently injected substances and their associated risk factors. Note: this couse has similar content to the safer injecting course but with a greater focus on specific NSP work.

Intro to Harm Reduction

Duration: One Day

This one day course is ideal for people new to the concepts of harm reduction. The session will include understanding the pragmatic approaches to substance use as well as understanding how harm reduction approaches effect working practice. This course also includes aspects of how to ensure harm reduction messages are delivered in a way that maximises how effective they can be in the community.

Of course all the above training can be fully adapted to your own service needs. For instance, the working within needle programmes has before been apapted for delivery specifically to pharmacy workers, some services will require courses to cover outreach based delivery, etc. Feel free to contact me directly to discuss further details.

Consultancy

HELPING IMPROVE YOUR SERVICES

Do you need support in improving the way your service works with people who inject? Need advice on improving your needle programme?

Contact me to discuss support i can you give you with your service planning/improvement.

Public Speaking/Seminars

Sharing knowledge

As well as more formal full training days I also deliver shorter seminar based sessions and conference talks.

These tend to cover the more important aspects of harm redution in a short and focused manner. I have also over the last few years been a guest lecturer at 2 different universities discussing the use of photography as a tool to use within activism.

Training/Consultancy Enquiry

Contact me to discuss your service needs

Let me know your service needs and how you would like me to support them.