Course Outline |
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Course aim:
- To equip participants with the skills to deliver the Community Reinforcement Approach with problem drug and alcohol users
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Course objectives:
By the end of the course participants will have had opportunities to:
- Understand the principles of reinforcement and its uses with clients
- Explore clinical assessment to identify clients’ motivation
- Use tools to develop motivating and achievable care plans
- Practise skills in behavioural specific interventions to support clients achieve their goals
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Agenda |
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Day one
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Session content |
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9.30 |
Introductions |
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9.45 |
Addiction and recovery
Understanding addiction and recovery
Critical issues in treatment |
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11.00 |
Break |
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11.15 |
Reinforcement
What are reinforcers?
Reinforcement and change
Principles of operant conditioning |
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1.00 |
Lunch |
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2.00 |
Assessment
Life audits
Care planning |
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3.00 |
Break |
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3.15 |
Functional analysis
Conducting analysis
Planning effective interventions |
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4.30 |
Close |
Day two
Times |
Session content |
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9.30 |
Relapse prevention skills
Problem solving interventions.
Thought restructuring
Refusal skills |
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11.00 |
Break |
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11.15 |
Social recreational counselling
Social support
Generating leads for recreation
Mapping |
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1.00 |
Lunch |
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2.00 |
Employment and housing
Problems needs analysis |
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3.00 |
Break |
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3.15 |
Reluctant clients
Ambivalent clients
Sampling
Wider interventions |
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4.00 |
Review and evaluation |
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4.30 |
Close | |
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| DANOS Units - AB2, AI1, AI2 |
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