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Addiction Courses
The Learning Curve Institute currently offers a variety of Addiction specific courses. These addiction courses are expressly targeted at participants who wish to enhance their skills in the area of addiction studies. FETAC Accredited Courses in Community Addiction Studies and Substance Use - Issues for Youthwork are among the most popular addiction courses we offer.
The addiction courses offered are practical workshops where participants can learn about the process of addiction and effective intervention techniques.
All classes are presented by experienced, highly qualified lecturers and addiction counsellors who have real life experience from working in addiction services both in Ireland and abroad.
For further information please contact info@thelearningcurve.ie or call 098 25530.
Alcohol Awareness
This programme is designed to provide on overview of alcohol use/abuse both in Ireland and internationally... read more
Drug and Alcohol Policy Development
This programme is designed to assist organizations in the development of their drug and/or alcohol policy... read more
Drug Awareness
This programme is designed to give an overview of drugs, both legal and illegal and the categories into which they fall... read more
FETAC Level 5 Substance Use - Issues in Youth Work
Learners who successfully complete this module will:
- clarify their own values and attitudes to substances and their use
- access accurate information about substances and their effects
- examine the contexts which influence young people use and abuse of substances
- examine a range of responses to substance use among young people
- work effectively as part of a team within good practice guidelines
- contribute to the development of policy and codes of practice in relation to substance use at project level
The programme is aimed at participants who wish to expand their knowledge of drugs and their use/misuse... read more
Harm Reduction
The main characteristics of Harm Reduction are Pragmatism, Humanistic Values, Focus on Harms, Balancing Costs and benefits and Hierarchy of goals... read more
Introduction to Addiction Studies
This programme is designed to give an overview of drugs, both legal and illegal and the categories into which they fall... read more
Key Working and Case Management
This programme is designed to provide on overview of key working and case management... read more
