The RCGP Certificate in Harm
Reduction;
Health, Recovery and Well-being for People
Using Drugs
About the
certificate
This certificate, comprising an
e-learning module and a face-to-face training day, is aimed at
those practitioners who are encountering drug and alcohol use as
part of their day to day work in health or social care. It is
designed to support those without specialist knowledge to develop
confidence in engaging and promoting change with people at risk of
drug and alcohol related harm.
It will also act as an
important refresher for practitioners involved in shared care or
specialist services and/or as an CPD update for Part 1 Drug
Misuse certificate holders.
It is intended that by
completing the certificate participants will be better able to
apply techniques that will reduce the harms that are associated
with drug and alcohol use and promote the health and wellbeing of
individuals, their families and the community.
On completion of the
certificate participants will:
- Be able
to identify and explore strategies that can reduce stigma and
increase access to healthcare services for people using drugs and
alcohol
- Be able
to promote specific interventions that reduce injecting risk and
the transmission of hepatitis, HIV and other infections among
people who inject drugs
- Understand the
strategies required to help people who inject drugs, their families
and carers, in the prevention and response to overdose
situations
- Understand how reducing
drug and alcohol related harm and overcoming barriers to primary
health care maximises health, recovery and well-being
The course is designed to encourage participants
to be actively involved in the learning process by supporting
reflective practice and contribution through presentations, small
and large group learning activities, case study work and
discussion.
The E-module
Before you attend a face to face event you must
complete the e-learning module of the certificate: ‘Harm reduction,
health and well-being’ which is now available at http://www.elearning.rcgp.org.uk/
You can book a place on the face to face day
before taking the e-module, as long as you complete the online
module before attending the face to dace day.
Course Costs and Booking
The cost of the course is £200, inclusive
of all materials and certification. The
cost of a Local Training Event is a minimum of £100 per person, which is the cost of taking the
certificate and the reading materials. Costs may vary as some local organisations
may absorb the other costs involved in running
the course through sponsorship or funding grants.
National Events 2012
To book your place on a national face to face day
please select the relavent date.
If you are not registered with our website in
order to book on-line or access the e-module you will need to do so
by selecting this link:
Register Now
When booking on-line if you wish to be invoiced
please select 'pay by cheque' and email you invoicing details
to
harmreduction@rcgp.org.uk
If you wish to pay by cheque
please make cheques payable to the RCGP and send them to the
following address:
FOA Marianne Thompson
RCGP-SMAH
1 Bow Churchyard
London
EC4M 9DQ
Your place on the course will
not be confirmed until the cheque or invoicing details have been
received.
Local Events 2012
There are currently no Local Events confirmed
For more information about attending the events,
or about how to set up a local event please email harmreduction@rcgp.org.uk or
call the Programme Coordinator Marianne Thompson on 020 3188
7653