Adolescent development and substance misuse
Develop a deep understanding of adolescent drug and alcohol problems; identify specific sub-populations of young people and predicted trajectories of use; and evaluate appropriate treatment responses according to need.
This is a 2 day in-house course (we come to you).
Young people are not adults. They face unique stresses, pressures and transitions that are reflected in their experience of substance misuse.
This course establishes the key issues in adolescent development as a backdrop to understanding specific issues in adolescent substance misuse. This includes what makes young people prone to problem use, how young people experience substance misuse problems differently to adults and the predicted trajectories that their use follows.
Drawing on robust and compelling research throughout, this course will offer young people’s workers a deep understanding of adolescent, drug and alcohol problems and the most appropriate treatment responses.
Also available as a 1 day in-house course (we come to you).
Course aims
Develop confidence and understanding to respond to drug and alcohol problems in young people
Course objectives
By the end of the course, you will have had opportunities to:
- Explore adolescent development in context of the life course
- Identify specific sub-populations of adolescent sub-misusers and their predicted trajectories
- Discuss how to screen and assess the unique facets of adolescent substance misuse problems
- Evaluate appropriate treatment responses depending upon the young person’s specific developmental needs
Venue info:
In-house courses (we come to you)
We would ask you to arrange a suitable venue and refreshments for the training. Contact us for more information.
Trainer: Phil Harris
"I found everything useful. Stages of development, trajectories, predictors especially. This was one of the best courses I have attended as it deals directly with the problems my team encounters on a daily basis when working with young people. All in all, an excellent course."
Young Person's Worker, Cardiff
"Everything! It was great to cement the knowledge and add to it! Enjoyed the depth of information and can now relate it back to my practice."
Targeted Substance Misuse Worker, Somerset County Council
"Booklet - excellent. Exercises to reinforce learning. Being inspired to do some thinking about these issues. The trainer was very good at explaining very difficult concepts and there was lots of good groupwork and discussion. Thank you so much for the two days. It has been so useful and thought provoking. You have helped us to understand a huge wealth of material in an accessible way."
Education Consultant, Bristol City Council
"Reflecting on own case studies helped to visualise stages of development etc. The course was very insightful and delivered to a high standard. Definitely came away thinking about the topics discussed. Both days were full of useful and interesting information. Thank you!"
Student MH Nurse, Young People’s Substance Misuse Treatment Centre
"Very well constructed, took me on a useful path which I could relate to my work, giving very useful theory to provide new structure to practice. Loved learning research. Everything, very thorough and comprehensive. Thank you very much."
"This is the best training course I have attended over the past 20 years. Absolutely everything was useful. The course was developed over the 2 days in a detailed way which enabled me to understand all aspects. The trainer was knowledgeable, able to draw from experiences as examples and has an effective style"
