Amber Practical Training has developed an alcohol programme and is piloting it through our providers as part of a two year evaluated research project funded in part by Comic Relief.
Programme outline
The programme is designed to highlight service users issues with alcohol, increase awareness of the harm that might be caused through over consumption as well as reducing the amounts and frequency of consumption where it is decided that there is a problem or opportunity to develop greater control.
The programme format works over three distinct levels.
Step one
This is covered by the delivery and achievement of the unit “Exploring Alcohol issues”. Here the service user is screened and will, with the support of their worker, explore their own usage and decide how to progress. This progression will be either to level two or to access other professional support.
Step two
This is covered by the unit “Alcohol Awareness”, this unit looks at current sensible drinking guidelines as well as harm reduction, sign posting, the law, health issues, emergency situations, and links to violent crime, unsafe sex and anti-social behaviour.
Step Three
Here there is a choice of units, each used to support the candidate to reduce or control their use of alcohol either by directly designing and following a reduction plan or by participating in diversionary activities. The unit or units chosen will be determined by their level of need.
Units available include;
If you would like to be involved in this opportunity or require any further information or want to have an informal conversation please feel free to contact.