About the course

The purpose of this course is to establish the effects of alcohol on young people from a family, social and heath perspective. It will provide individuals who work, live or are responsible for young people who drink or are susceptible to drink, an awareness of alcohol and the confidence to provide advice and information to the young person or their carer.

Course content:

• What is Alcohol?
• Alcohol, The Law and Young People
• Alcohol and Young Peoples Health
• Alcohol and other drugs
• Social impact of young people and alcohol
• Family
• Community
• Proving Interventions
• Practical Advice
• Tips for coping with Peer Pressure
• Moving On
• Establishing new activities
• Changing Patterns of behaviour
• Reinforcement
• Evaluation

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course participants will have:

• an awareness of alcohol
• the confidence to provide advice and information to the young person
• the confidence to provide advice and information to the carers
• knowledge of the process of intervention
• knowledge of the move-on process

Mary Spencer - has a wealth of experience in senior management in Substance Misuse and housing. She has a PGCE and spent 10 years as a lecturer in FE. Mary operates a business, Training with Substance ,offering Consultancy and Training around substance misuse to employers and those working with individuals or groups who have issues around alcohol or other substances. Mary specialises in alcohol affecting sport, young people, domestic violence and older people