Training and development
Essex Recovery Foundation is proud to share some fantastic courses which are open to the drug and alcohol workforce across Essex.
Recovery Pathways Course
The open online course provides an overview of addiction recovery science and its background, including discussion of the development of recovery research.
Kings Fund Leadership Course
Discover the diverse range of leadership and organisational development programmes, offered in these free online courses.
Heroin, Methadone, Nitrazenes and more
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. This three hour webinar is designed for those working in specialist drug and alcohol services within the voluntary and statutory sectors and other professionals dealing directly with people who use heroin and other opioids
SHARP Q&A
An online Q&A to answer all of your questions about SHARP (Self Help Addiction Recovery Programme).
Recovery Coaching
Join CEO of the Recovery Coach Academy, Naetha Uren, in this interactive session as she answers all your questions around Recovery Coaching.
Practical Harm Reduction – Alcohol and other Drugs
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. This course explores the concept of “harm reduction” and looks at approaches that accept that drug and alcohol use will often continue but can be made safer. This session focusses on evidence-based interventions that have been shown to save lives. Participants will be offered a range of practical suggestions that can be taught to and employed by, drug and alcohol users.
An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. This three hour webinar is aimed at frontline staff working with people who use drugs and who wish to support the process of changing harmful drug and alcohol use
Cannabis: From Skunk to Medicine
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. The webinar is designed for those working with cannabis users within the voluntary and statutory sectors and other professionals dealing directly with prescribed or non-prescribed use.
Understanding Alcohol
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. This three hour webinar is designed for people who work with alcohol users and who would like to gain a deeper understanding of the complex bio-psychosocial aspects of alcohol.
Drug Awareness Update
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. This three hour webinar is a basic introduction exploring some of the major issues connected to substance misuse and is appropriate for workers from a wide range of agencies, who will or do encounter drug use in the course of their work.
Drug Awareness Update
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. This three hour webinar is a basic introduction exploring some of the major issues connected to substance misuse and is appropriate for workers from a wide range of agencies, who will or do encounter drug use in the course of their work.