Online workshop: Substance Use, Intoxication and Withdrawal Management April 2024

This workshop is now full, please email Tayla.williams@tepou.co.nz to be added to the waitlist.

Monday 8 April , 10am to noon

Friday 12 April, 10am to noon

Monday 15 April, 10am to noon

Please note you must attend all 3 sessions to complete the course.

Substance use, intoxication and withdrawal management is a workshop for workers who have completed Blueprint’s Addiction 101 or similar or have experience working in the addiction space in either a community or clinical setting.

This workshop will help workers to:

• Understand the function of substance use and the impact of stigma on help seeking
  
• Recognise harmful and risky substance use
• Develop practical strategies to assess and manage behavioural disturbance due to intoxication and withdrawal
• Recognise and respond to withdrawal

The workshops will also explore:

• How to engage with people who use substances
  
• What is harm reduction
• How to provide harm reduction advice for people who continue to use substances
• How to refer to specialist addiction services
• Other community supports