Working with concerned others (PACT)

Course overview:

For every problem user five other people are adversely affected. By drawing on an extensive research base, this courses demonstrates how concerned others are integral to the change process and how their interventions can have lasting impact on change.

Learn core skills in assisting concerned others to increase motivation to change in their loved ones; and look at how concerned others can make improvements to their own lives, regardless of the problem user’s motivations to enter treatment.

Aim(s):

To understand the core skills in assisting concerned others to increase motivation to change in their loved one’s and improve their own lives.

Objectives:

By the end of the course participants will have had opportunities to:

Understand how concerned others influence their loved one's sensitivity to change
Practise core skills to increase motivation to change in the problem using loved one
Identify how the concerned other can improve their own life

Maximum group size: 16

Online course - delivered with Zoom.

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Phil Harris

Phil Harris has worked in the drug misuse, mental health and homeless field for over 30 years as a practitioner, trainer and manager. He has managed a wide range of teams including family services, young people, dual diagnosis & personality disorders and substance misuse.

He is a visiting lecturer at a number of universities and was advisor to the US BICEP programme. He was also an advisor for the World Health Organisation in the Balkans region. He has designed treatment services across the UK for both addictions, young people and mental health, pioneering new approaches which have set new benchmarks for treatment outcomes.

He has written over 20 scholarly articles on effective practice and has published five books on substance misuse, treatment effectiveness, family and young people with complex needs.

What people say

"Phil is very knowledgeable and insightful when it comes to working with concerned others. There were plenty of hints and tips that can be used during appointments moving forward and an array of different techniques to be put forward. It helped having regular breaks, giving me a chance to reflect on what had been discussed. Phil was fantastic in making the group comfortable and I particularly enjoyed the regular break out rooms with others. Learning from them and their experiences."

Course participant, April 2023

"I found the worksheets to be a great help as it gives you a structure to work from when dealing with concerned others. Having that to fall back on to use as treatment option is great."

Course participant, October 2023

"Discussing the cycles. Seeing the forms that detail how rewards can be used and conflicts can be avoided. Looking at a consistent case study throughout. Looking at how emotional rewards are more valuable than expensive rewards. I liked the use of the breakout rooms to have in-depth discussions about the case study, following the steps highlighted. Thank you so much, it is going to be very beneficial to my practice moving forward."

Course participant, October 2023

"It has increased my confidence as a family support worker!! A huge thank you to Phil for his fantastic delivery of the PACT Programme. Thank you for all your support and ideas to help shape our service. Everything in this programme is beneficial in my working place. Extremely useful!"

Family & Carer Support Worker

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