QQI Level 8 Minor Award: Certificate in Clinical Work with Substance Using Clients Studies

Introduction

Substance use in Ireland is on upward trajectory. According to the Health Research Board(2020), 7% of respondents have used an illegal drug in the past year, and one in five drinkers have an alcohol use disorder. Substance use in Ireland is on the rise and those who wish to work with clients in distress must understand the issue and be armed with interventions that are unique to treating it.

Course Content

This programme is delivered via Blended Learning with 2 days on site in our Tallaght Campus and 2 days online via Zoom.

The core syllabus includes the following themes:

• Drug Classification and Pharmacology.
• Etiological understandings of addiction including behavioural and disease models.
• Societal and individual attitudes toward those impacted by substance use/addiction and the consequences of prejudicial and discriminatory values.
• Models of intervention:
  • Assessment of Substance Use.
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy w/substance using clients.
  • Community Reinforcement Approach w/substance using clients.
  • Motivational Interviewing w/substance using clients.
  • Abstinence Models w/substance using clients.
• Harm Reduction w/substance using clients.
• The Wheel of Change.
• Dual Disorders.

For further information, please visit Certificate in Clinical Work with Substance Using Clients Studies – IICP College