Course Duration: 1 day

Substance Use and Addiction

Tools to break the cycle

Designed for anyone working in human services, community or caring professions, this course provides insight and practical skills for working with people who face issues with substance use, focusing on the crucial areas of habit, addiction and behaviour change.

Course Detail

This course focuses on the crucial areas of habit, addiction and behaviour change and explores what it takes to break a cycle.

Designed for anyone working in human services, community or caring professions, it also welcomes people who may be interested to learn more about their own habits or those of a family member.

Taking an evidence-driven and non-judgemental approach, this course provides foundation knowledge for working with people dealing with risky habits or addiction, along with providing an overview of what helps to break the cycle.

Topics include

  • How habits form
  • Physical and psychological addiction
  • Cognitive scripts and breaking habits
  • Stages of change
  • Harm reduction models
  • Co-occurring issues and links with mental health
  • Best practices for treatment and support

This course includes

  • Engaging, up-to-date materials.
  • Take-home resource package.
  • All day catering and beverages - with dietary needs catered for.
  • Certificate of attendance.
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Group Bookings

Need this course, or something similar, for your team? We have separate group pricing for custom training.

Instead of attending a public course, it can be more cost-effective if we run this course for your team at your premises on a date of your choosing.

Contact us to discuss your specific needs & to obtain a quote.

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Upcoming Course Dates

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Sorry, this course is not scheduled in our public calendar at present

We may schedule this course in an future semester. If you'd like to be kept up-to-date with our ongoing public-training program, please join our mailing list at the bottom of this page.

If you have a number of people who require this course, we have separate pricing for you. Please take a look at our custom training services where we can schedule and run this course just for your team.

If you have any other queries, don't hesitate to contact us.

 

Public training PRICES – 2023/2024

Our scheduled public training courses are held at our venue and include take-home course materials and all-day catering.

Price per person:

One-day courses: $315 Standard | $215 NFP | $145 Concession

Two-day courses: $540 Standard | $370 NFP | $250 Concession

Half-day courses: $190 Standard | $130 NFP | $85 Concession

  • Standard: Corporate and Government
  • NFP: Staff of non-profit organisations, micro-businesses with less than 5 staff and self-funded waged individuals
  • Concession: Concession Card Holders paying as individuals

 SCHOLARSHIPS FOR PUBLIC TRAINING

We offer a small number of scholarships to those who would otherwise be unable to afford to attend. Scholarship recipients pay a nominal fee toward catering and materials ($25 half day | $45 one day | $90 two days). Links to apply for scholarships are shown in individual events when available.

CUSTOM training PRICES – 2023

The prices below are valid until end of 2023. However, while 2024 will see a necessary price rise to keep pace with increasing costs, all custom courses booked by the end of 2023, with deposit paid, will be charged at 2023 prices regardless of when the course is delivered.

Custom courses for your organisation are suitable for groups of 6 to 24 people and include quality take-home materials and course customisation.

Price per group:

One-day courses: $2200 Standard | $1850 NFP

Two-day courses: $4400 Standard | $3700 NFP

Half-day courses: $1400 Standard | $1200 NFP

Contact us for a personalised quote.

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