Available courses

Clinical Awareness for Non-Clinical Staff

This short course presents a video detailing the role of the GDAS Clinical Team 

ACEs eLearning Module

Ketamine Community of Practice

This course contains two video presentations by Jo Moore (Registered Manager of Birchwood). They were recorded during our recent Community of Practice (Ketamine) and provide insight into the growing Ketamine use and it's associated problems. The second of the two is a case study detailing the devastating effects of Ketamine (in under 3 years) and, the potential for recovery with the appropriate level of support.

Incident Management Training

Palbase Training

Writing Informative & Compliant Case Notes

Mandatory training for all GDAS Members

Risk Assessment and Risk Management

Understanding Opioids

Essentials of Needle Exchange Services

Introduction to Domestic Abuse Awareness

Understanding Hallucinogenic Substances

Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD)

Introduction to Substance Use Awareness

This course covers an introduction to substances, their effects and harm reduction information for the 5 main categories of substance seen in Substance Use Service Service Users

An Introduction to Safeguarding Service Users and their loved ones

By the end of the session, you will be able to:
–Describe the different and varied ways that substance misuse and safeguarding intersect
–Use a strengths based and safety focused approach to safeguarding GDAS Service Users and their families

An Introduction to Harm Reduction copy 1

This course is designed t0 look at the harms caused by substance misuse and the interventions we can suggest to minimise the associated risks.

The fact is people use and abuse both legal and illegal substances, this is unlikely to change.

People, however, at various times  do seek to make a change and by minimising risks we help them be in a position to do so,