Drug Awareness Studies & their Applications Course This course is appropriate for the widest possible range of candidates, including anyone wanting to learn more about drug issues, those working with substance mis-users, & people in support work roles, such as youth work, counselling or community work. The qualification will help learners develop awareness of the key issues around drug use & misuse. It aims to provide a nationally recognised qualification in drug awareness at intermediate level & has been signposted against the Drug & Alcohol National Occupational Standards. ...

Drug, Solvent & Alcohol Abuse Counselling Course Addiction to alcohol & drugs is a widespread illness made even more serious because it is so often concealed. About Our Drug, Solvent & Alcohol Abuse Counselling Course This substance abuse counselling course sets out in simple form the essentials for understanding alcohol & drug problems in order to make individual assessments, give appropriate help within one’s own competence & to make referrals to the relevant agencies where necessary. The course aims to enable the student to acquire the necessary skills & knowledge to help the suffering individual & their family members into recovery. What Could I Do After Taking This Drug, Solvent & Alcohol Abuse Counselling Course? Work as a substance misuse worker. Substance misuse professionals work in a wide variety of roles, including drugs testing, assessments, care planning, education, advice, guidance & support & psychological interventions. You could work in health & social care settings in the government, private, charitable or voluntary sectors, earning a starting salary of around £20, 000*/year. Study for a foundation degree. If you wish to attend university & obtain a degree, you may be able to study for a drug & alcohol counselling foundation degree. Build your career. If you wish to further build your career in substance abuse counselling, you could continue your training & education to become an addictions psychotherapist working for a health agency, in social services, hospitals, special clinics, or in private practice. * Source: ahealthcareer.co.uk, Oct. 2012 ...

Drugs Awareness Course The Certificate in Drug Awareness was originally developed by NCFE & Wigan Drug Action Team as a short, awareness raising course for students in schools & colleges & those from a wider audience who have an interest in raising their own understanding of drug use in our society. The course provides a basic standard of accurate, up-to-date knowledge of drugs & drug use, upon which study at higher levels may be based. ...

Dysfunctional Family Counselling " In the acquisition of a new habit, or the leaving of an old one we must take care to launch ourselves with as strong & decided initiative as possible." No family consciously makes a decision to become dysfunctional & do harm to its members. However, there is a strong attraction that dwells in our memory of the past, despite its negativity, & where marriage is concerned there are often unrecognised forces at work. Through its maladaptive behaviours, this family develops a set of restrictions that inhibit the social & emotional growth of its members, particularly the children. ...

Debt Buster Course If you are in debt, you are not alone. Millions of people all over the world are suddenly finding themselves in difficult financial situations. For many of us, our finances are delicately poised & just one tiny change in circumstances can tip us from being able to cope into becoming bankrupt. By taking this programme, you have recognised the need to act. That is a great first step. In fact, it is half the battle. The vast majority of people refuse to seriously look at their finances & try to bury their head in the ground. Tackling it head on is by far the  most helpful & sensible thing to do & – ultimately – will help you to overcome the financial crisis you currently face. ...

Dementia Awareness Course The purpose of this Course on dementia is to improve your clinical practice when working with people with dementia.  It seeks to do this by considering seven distinct but interrelated areas that, collectively, will give you a greater degree of awareness of dementia & what you can do to help.  These units seek to address the following questions: What is it like for someone to have dementia? What exactly is dementia? What should our practice be like? Can we communicate with people with dementia?  If so, how? What can we do to help people with dementia? How can we help family & friends caring for a loved one with dementia? What are the legal & ethical issues of working with people with dementia? This Course is divided into seven units, each of which deals with a particular aspect of dementia.  Each unit also addresses one or more of the Course learning outcomes so that when you have completed the entire Course you will have achieved all the Course learning outcomes as follows: By the end of this Course you will be able to: 1.         Examine critically the nature of the subjective experience of the person with dementia, & demonstrate in-depth knowledge of the importance of this as the necessary starting point for any consideration of dementia 2.         Demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of the nature of dementia from a bio-psycho-social perspective & evaluate the implications for your practice 3.         Examine critically the concept of person-centred care within the work setting & its relevance to dementia care 4.         Demonstrate in-depth understanding & application of the importance of communication with people with dementia at varying stages of the illness 5.         Examine critically the guidelines relating to the care & management of older adults with dementia, & consider the implications in relation to specific client groups, & local policy & practice pertaining to this, & make recommendations for your own local policy & practice based on your analysis 6.         Demonstrate in-depth  understanding & application of the importance of working with families & carers of people with dementia 7.         Examine critically the legal & ethical contexts of caring for a person with dementia, & demonstrate in-depth understanding of the implications of these to your practice ...

Depression Management Course It is one of the most distressing & commonly occurring disorders. It is easily diagnosed yet, though eminently treatable many sufferers never receive any adequate therapy whatsoever; it is depression. About Depression Management This depression management course offers the student a straightforward coping strategy for helping the client, family member or friend to work through and/or cope with depression. Included is a discussion of the common signs of depression & an explanation as to why so many individuals are prone to feeling depressed. ...

Descriptive Statistics Course This course is about descriptive statistics, where numbers are used to summarise information about the world. Look in any newspaper, magazine or journal & you'll see charts, graphs, tables & diagrams being used in an attempt to reduce the vast amount of data that we generate to a digestible whole. Descriptive statistics can help us with this task. Inferential statistics is a related area that uses statistical techniques to help form judgements - to draw inferences, for example, as to whether a particular result or observation could have arisen by chance, or whether it signifies a real process or difference between groups. The most important things about statistics are what they mean & what they can be used for, not how they are calculated. Because of this there is very little maths in this course, & any calculations will be the kind that can be done in your head or on a scrap of paper. Having a calculator handy would save a little effort, but it isn't essential. ...

Developing & Managing Information Systems Course In this course, you will learn about how plans for information systems can be implemented & once they are implemented, how they should be managed. Considering how systems may be implemented leads us to consider what methods can be used, whilst determining how they should be managed requires us to consider what control needs to be applied to the implemented system to ensure its continuing success. After completing this course, you should be able to: explain the concept of a systems development life cycle (SDLC) critically assess the relationship between the traditional SDLC & other approaches to systems development identify the role of prototyping in systems development assess the benefits of using object-orientation in systems development compare alternatives for acquiring new systems identify the main requirements for secure systems. ...

Developing Self Esteem Course Discovering your own path through life & treading it in a manner with which we are comfortable is often an extremely difficult task, & accepting the need for change is a painful experience. This course teaches the student how it is possible to leave behind negative attitudes & destructive thought processes, how to enjoy fresh & new beginnings & the rest of life's journey. ...