The exploration skills include: Empathy, Paraphrasing, Reflection, Structuring, Summarising, Non-Judgemental

Stage 2: Aims and Objectives

The development of an in-depth and objective understanding of their situation, the exploration of options and possible goals of What the client really wants and needs. This stage includes: Patterns and Themes, Alternate Frames of Reference, Self-disclosure, Immediacy, Challenging, Advanced Empathy

Stage 3: Helping Clients Develop Strategies

Defining Goals and changing ways of relating and working through issues using problem solving or decision making methods while supporting clients through the process. Realistic, achievable and supportive, helping the client overcome obstacles and turn the negative into a positive. This Stage includes: Goal Setting

Decision Making, Problem Solving, Evaluate Resources, Behaviour Change, Behaviour maintenance, New Learning Skills.

Knowing the basics of relapse prevention

Understand the role of triad of “thinking, feeling, and doing” in relapse prevention and how thinking affects feeling and actions.

Learn the exploration of how seemingly irrelevant decisions can lead to relapse back to old behaviours.

Know how to develop management plans for triggers, cravings and high risk situations.

Learn how to endorse positive outcome expectations, enhance client’s coping skills

Develop recovery plans that via a Person centred approach that supports the client’s psychological, social and physical needs in full collaboration with the individual.

Learn how to set ‘SMART GOALS’ that are Specific, Measureable, Achievable, Realistic, and Time Limited

Understand the procedure of Discharge Planning and Resettlement

Gain Knowledge of How to support the client post discharge, what support would be appropriate and how this can be implemented.

Support client to develop Free Maps to encourage free thinking; Guided Maps to be structured and specific; Hybrid Maps that are Guided and free; and Information Maps for learning and retention of information.

Consider concepts, definitions and diagnostic criteria associated with dual diagnosis

Gain awareness of the nature and effects of commonly used substances on mental Health

Develop an understanding of models that can inform work with people with a dual diagnosis

Have an awareness of treatment models for working with people with a dual diagnosis

Develop assessment skills, Identify the components of a comprehensive dual diagnosis assessment and Become familiar with tools required for assessment  and standardised measures which may be used in work with people with comorbid  mental health and substance misuse eg AUDIT, SADQ, CDUS, CAUS, SATS

Manage the risk of violence and domestic abuse in addictions.

Increase awareness of Physical health risks associated with substance misuse/mental health e.g. BBV

Learn to appreciate Sexual Risks related to substance misuse.

Appreciating Risk assessment and management as an integral part of management.

Increase Knowledge of the legal issues which may arise through working with this risky population.

Appreciate that Motivation is a multidimensional concept that is critical to understanding recovery and providing substance abuse treatment.

Develop awareness of, and skills in, motivational interviewing.

Learn styles of interacting with the patient that is patient-centred, non-confrontational, empathic, respectful, and reflective to frame motivational messages, techniques to manage and roll with resistance.

Be able to advice physical and mental problems and risk issues that require particular attention during detoxification

Be able to identify medical condition needing urgent treatment.

Appreciate the importance of continued support, as well as psychosocial and appropriate pharmacological interventions, to maintain abstinence, treat health problems and reduce the risk of adverse outcomes.

Gain experience with identifying symptoms of withdrawals, dependence and intoxication of different abused substances.

Shaban Amhamed Fadl , Associate professor, Alghabal Algharbi university – Libya, CBT registered trainee Oxford cognitive therapy centre, UK Sept.2012 – October – 2013 , PhD mental health, Master education psychology – Bachelor psychology- international affiliate APA, member of the consult bored of Arabpsynet, member of the Libyan mental health profession association,  Psychologist Hope International

Develop understanding of contingency planning in addiction.

Waleed, El Dabagh

Hopes International

Comprehend the  Psychological Mechanisms in Alcoholics Anonymous

Learn how  to improve Outcomes from 12-Step and Other Self-Help Programs

Waleed, El Dabagh

Hopes International

Know day to day protocols

Improve Outcomes by good management

Practice the use of the matrix

Practice the use of the assessment tools using case studies