certificate in responding to substance misuse

CERTIFICATE IN RESPONDING TO SUBSTANCE MISUSE ASET LEVEL 3

Distance learning course of 7 modules

Who it’s Intended for

This programme is intended for people who wish to specialise professionally or have a particular interest in the problems connected to substance abuse. This would include all those employed in secondary education and beyond, as well as Outreach Workers, Parents, Care Workers and Police.

The Award

The programme is accredited by the nationally recognised, awarding body - ASET (Accredited Syndicate for Education and Training). Participants work through the distance learning course books in their own time and at their own pace – so there is no need to attend college to achieve this certified qualification.

Aims and Objectives

The course aims to engage the learner in all facets of substance abuse among young people in our society, whilst highlighting the legal and social context in which to best understand the objective/task of reducing the incidence of the many associated problems. It is intended to raise awareness of the drugs made available to young people and to enhance the knowledge of how best to tackle and treat the problems they create.

Syllabus:

Symptoms, effects and paraphernalia of drug use
The Law and responses to drug use including harm reduction and intervention
Drugs; history, facts, attitudes and values
Volatile substance abuse
Young people, alcohol use and misuse
Drugs and young people
Drug use and blood-borne viruses

Progression Potential

Though an invaluable learning programme in itself, for people with an interest in an informed approach to drugs education, this course serves as an ideal compliment to the ASET level 2 Certificate in Drugs Awareness.

Qualification: Responding to Substance Misuse Certificate

Ł Cash Price	Ł Deposit	Ł Instalments	no. of payments
215	65	30	5

The total amount payable over the term's period, is no more than the total cash price of the course. (APR = 0%). Written quotations are available on request.

At the end of the course you will receive an award issued by Stonebridge Associated College. If however you would like to gain the full ASET accreditation for the course it will be necessary to complete one additional final examination, this examination can be done from home/work. The cost of gaining the full ASET accreditation will be a further Ł25.00 in addition to the price quoted above.

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