The Training Exchange

	Jo Bush Jo is the director of The Training Exchange. Qualified as a youth worker and trainer she has 15 years experience in the development, management and delivery of training. Jo manages the organisation as well as developing and co-ordinating training and consultancy, ranging from small community based initiatives to large scale regional and national programmes. Jo and Jools set up the Training Exchange in 1997
	Jools Hesketh Jools founded The Training Exchange with Jo Bush in 1997. He is a qualified health promotion specialist with extensive experience in the promotion, development, delivery and evaluation of training. Jools specialises in training development and substance use related courses with a growing expertise in emergency care.
	Phil Harris Phil has worked in the drug misuse field for over 20 years as a practitioner, trainer and manager. Currently he works as a researcher, treatment designer and writer in the area of evidence based practice, behavioural change and treatment policy. He is a visiting lecturer at Bristol University. He has published over 20 articles and papers on treatment and effectiveness, and published three books, Drug Induced (2005) and Empathy for the Devil (2007), which explore the evidence base of treatment and offer innovative approaches for addressing substance misuse problems, and The Concerned Other: How to change problematic drug and alcohol users though their family members (2010).
	Rowan Miller After gaining a degree in psychology, Rowan has worked in drug and alcohol services for 18 years. Her experience includes working as a drug advisor for the national drug and legal advice agency Release; managing a busy West London needle exchange; providing young persons drug services in Exeter and developing and co-ordinating a community based harm reduction drug and alcohol project in East Bristol. Rowan was the Deputy Regional Alcohol Manager for the South West focusing on young people from 2009 until March 2011. Rowan's work is rooted in community development approaches and promoting the rights of drug and alcohol users to get the best possible service. She is currently working part time for the Training Exchange as a Development Manager, is a qualified coach and delivers supervision and consultancy work.
	Susan Moores Susan has 20 years experience working for the most part in the voluntary sector in a range of paid and unpaid roles including youth project manager, management committee member, trainer, organisational consultant and non-managerial supervisor. Her work is grounded in values that recognise the individual and collective experience, learning and development, community action and social change. More recently she has been a Programme Supervisor with Global Xchange (British Council and VSO).
	Susan Lawrence Susan is an experienced trainer and group facilitator, qualified in further & adult education, youth & community work and social work. She has 20 years experience of working in the voluntary and community sector. Susan works from a community development perspective, using inclusive and creative methods to maximise participants’ learning and enjoyment.
	Rob Sheffield Rob Sheffield has over 20 years experience of team leadership, and a background as a Training Manager in varied settings. He is skilled in helping people understand each others’ strengths, so they can use them more effectively. With an MSc from the London School of Economics, he established his training and coaching consultancy in 1999. He is currently completing a part-time PhD looking at how teams can generate and implement novel ideas to complex problems.
	Sue Eusden As well as regularly delivering training, Sue works as a counsellor and psychotherapist. She has a background of work with young homeless people and problematic drug users. Sue's experience has been gained in a variety of settings in the voluntary, statutory and private sectors.
	Elizabeth Mason Elizabeth is an experienced trainer, counsellor, groupworker and supervisor. A registered psychotherapist, qualified in both social work and youth and community work, she has over 20 years experience working with individuals, groups and teams in the voluntary and statutory sectors.
	Justin Hoggans Justin is a Services Manager at Bristol Drug Project. He has worked in drug services for over 16 years as a practitioner, manager and trainer. He delivers training on Psychosocial Interventions, Harm Reduction, Safer Injecting and Steroids. He has a background in work with young people.
	Tom Blackman Tom has been a bodybuilder since 1997 and has competed since 2002. He researched steroids and associated drugs for 2 years before deciding to use them and has a vast knowledge of their uses. He worked for 2 years at a steroid clinic based within a drug service needle exchange, providing information, advice and guidance to steroid users. He also moderates on a number of UK internet boards that provide information on the drugs.
	Suzanne Pearson Suzanne is a mental health practitioner with extensive experience of working with people who have mental health and emotional support needs in statutory and voluntary sector services. She is an independent mental health and social care trainer, and regularly tutors on further education and higher education courses.
	Mike Peirce Mike has extensive experience as a drug worker and trainer. He is founder of the Southmead Project, where he developed specific services working with adult survivors of child abuse. In 2000 he accepted an MBE for 'services to Bristol and for the welfare of drug users'. More recently Mike has accepted an honorary doctorate from the University of Bristol for his work with adult survivors of child abuse.
	Pat Johnson Pat is a social worker and counsellor who has worked for statutory and voluntary mental health services for the past 25 years. She founded a counselling service for men and women who experienced childhood sexual abuse and develops and delivers innovative training on working with adults who have experienced childhood trauma.
	Sal Ball Sal has 15 years experience of working in a variety of mental health settings. As a manager of both local and national helplines providing mental health and self injury support, she has developed an expertise in training and developing good practice for both volunteers and front line workers.
	Michael Czerkas Michael has worked in the substance misuse field for 14 years in both residential and community settings. Currently he is a group worker at Bristol Drug Project. He was involved in the design, implementation and delivery of the first Community Reinforcement Approach group work programme in the UK and pioneered the use of Outcome Rating Scales.
	Jonathan Coles Jonathan is a qualified teacher who has worked in schools, further and adult education and is currently employed (part-time) in the Faculty of Health and Social Care at UWE. For the last seventeen years Jonathan has combined employment with freelance consultancy and training.
	Clare Lucas Clare’s background is in homelessness and housing advice, working with young people and since 2002 delivering training in supported housing and skills for frontline staff. Her courses are practical using real and relevant examples, and attempt to cut through the sometimes complex and confusing legal frameworks and jargon that can beset effective work.
	Rosa Johnson Rosa currently works as a community drug worker with Nilaari a specialist drug agency in Bristol. She is an experienced and qualified counsellor with a diploma in Integrative Counselling and a degree in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. She also has experience of community development work and advocacy with older people.
	Una Corbett Una is the co-ordinator of Battle Against Tranquillisers. She is an experienced trainer and also works with clients in various settings and in various ways. Partnership working is a large and growing feature of BAT’s service delivery. Una’s background is as a teacher in Primary, Secondary and Adult Education.
	Pat Rose Pat comes from a social work background. She has worked with serious offenders within the criminal justice system as a probation officer. Pat also has experience working as an advocate for black and ethnic minority individuals in the mental health services
	Ella Remes After gaining a degree in social policy and criminal justice, and a Masters in social work; Ella worked in drug and alcohol services for 7 years providing support to parents who misused drugs and alcohol. Much of Ella’s work involved child protection assessments and multi-agency working to protect vulnerable children aged between 0 and 18. For the last 3 years she has worked as a Children’s Services Manager for Barnardo’s sexual exploitation service and early intervention runaway services. Ella is an active member of a national substance misuse safeguarding group and has experience of delivering training courses on a range of topics including ‘Hidden harm’ on behalf of Bristol’s Safeguarding Children’s Board.
	Chris Johnstone Chris worked for over 17 years as a doctor/group therapist within a specialist NHS alcohol team, before this he worked in mental health and general practice. He has over 20 years experience of teaching resilience skills, and has pioneered the role of positive psychology within the NHS and within staff teams. He now focuses on teaching, training and writing. He is author of Find Your Power - a toolkit for resilience and positive change (Permanent Publications, 2010) and co-presenter of The Happiness Training Plan CD.
	Nigel O'Malley Nigel worked for seven years as the Hepatitis Development Worker for the CAAAD Project and two years as Harm Reduction Lead for Bristol. He is the author of the Bristol Viral Hepatitis Strategy and has developed care pathways that are recognised across the region for people with Hepatitis. He has six years experience of running training sessions for both professionals and service users across Bristol and the South West of England.
	Kathy Laurie Kathy has over 20 years experience of working with people, including as a Child Protection Social Worker. She is a trained, experienced group facilitator and the groups she has led have included parenting groups and a group for women whose children have been sexually abused. She has been delivering training for the past six years on a range of themes including Assertiveness, Child Protection, Mental Health and Equalities.