Free Lunchtime Webinar: Brief Intervention Alcohol Awareness training (OX120326WEB)

NHSE WT&E Protocol Remote Learning 2023

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Dr James Morris is a research consultant, behaviour change specialist, lecturer, trainer and a Visiting Scholar in the Psychology department at London South Bank University. His specialist areas include alcohol and addiction behaviour change, stigma, social and cognitive psychology, public health and treatment interventions.

In addition to his academic work, James has experience in public health and policy related roles including treatment commissioning, training, strategy, research, policy and skills development. He recently worked for the Department of Health and Social Care to support authorship of new UK clinical guidelines for alcohol treatment. He is a board member for Alcohol Focus Scotland and chair of the New Directions in the Study of Alcohol Group. He hosts The Alcohol ‘Problem’ Podcast, which aims to explore the nature of problem drinking through a range of academic and lived experience perspectives.

*This webinar is suitable for the entire practice team, will be delivered via MS Teams and an email with joining instructions will be sent to you at least 24 hours before the course starts. Please log in early to check your IT supports MS Teams and check that your microphone is off but your camera is on (you can upload a background of your choice for privacy) signing in using your Deanery registered name helps us to confirm your attendance. Logging onto to Webinar will be from 12:50. Please email the organising Tutor (Amanda Evans 07917 580686) if you have any questions prior to the webinar at amanda.evans37@nhs.net We are sorry that due to the short nature of the course its unlikely there'll be an opportunity to ask questions/interact with the speaker on the day. The programme will start promptly at 13:00 finishing by 14:00. *PLEASE CHECK YOUR JUNK FOLDER FOR THE WEBINAR LINK, PARTICULARLY IF YOU HAVE A HOTMAIL ACCOUNT.

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Give a background to the way alcohol is used in UK society and the range of harms it can cause.

Introduce up to date understandings of alcohol use and problems.

Key skills to deliver simple ‘brief intervention’ for at-risk drinkers.

Highlight key resources and support for further information/signposting.

Understand and identify a range of alcohol use and harms.

Provide short, evidence based ‘brief interventions’.

Know where to find further information and resources for signposting.