Substance use, intoxication and withdrawal management: Auckland 26 July 2024
Location:
Auckland
Venue:
Higher Ground, 118-120 Beach Road, Te Atatū Peninsula, Auckland 0610
Date and Time:
26 July 2024: 9:00am - 4:00pm
Event Type:
Workshop
Organisation:
Te Pou
Cost:
Free
Area:
AddictionRelated Initiative:
Keywords:
Contact:
Tayla Williams
- Tayla.williams@tepou.co.nz
- 443816382
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Substance use, intoxication and withdrawal management is a workshop for workers who have completed Blueprint for Learning’s Addiction 101 workshop or similar or have experience working in the addiction space in either a community or clinical setting.
The 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