This workshop is a comprehensive 3-hour training session centred on alcohol and other drug (AOD) knowledge and intervention. Based on esteemed research and best practices within the AOD field, this introduction will provide you with a solid understanding of alcohol and other drug-related issues. Explore information on common substances used in Aotearoa and their risks, and gain insights into recognising problematic substance use. This workshop is designed to support managers in identifying and addressing problematic AOD use within the workplace.

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Topics include: 

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• Common substances in New Zealand and their risks

• Recognising problematic substance use

• Responding to substance use issues

• Harm reduction for AOD use

• Treatment services available and referral pathways

• Questions and Answers

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Toolkit will also provide Health Promotion Agency, New Zealand Drug Foundation and other relevant printed resources for participants.

This alcohol and drug education workshop engages young people with honest and accurate information. Adopting a harm reduction perspective, it empowers participants to make informed decisions regarding their substance use. If needed, this workshop can be customised for certain substances, and we can provide additional information and resources for youth looking to make changes.

Stress is a normal part of our daily lives, and our ability to cope and respond to uncertainty in adaptive ways is crucial to our wellbeing. This session introduces the main types of stress, highlighting healthy and unhealthy responses, and tips and strategies to detect and avoid burnout. An essential workshop for team members, leaders and managers

It’s natural for our emotions to feel up and down during times of uncertainty. This workshop has lots of practical tips and ideas that can be applied immediately to help you look after yourself and support other people. It highlights straightforward ways to reduce the impact of stress, anxiety and uncertainty, so that wellbeing can be nurtured and sustained in the longterm.

General education session engaging the young people with honest and accurate information.  We will look at AOD use from a harm reduction perspective so that people are making educated decisions around their substance use – can be targeted at particular substances if required. We will also provide resources and supports around what is available to them if they wish to make changes.

This workshop equips managers in the workplace to identify when their staff are feeling distressed, to feel confident to address it with the individual and to have resources they can call on to support their team.  Also covers support pathways for these at risk self harm.

This informative session will look at the most common drugs we are seeing in our community, ways to work effectively with people who also  are affected by AOD use, either their own or a loved one.  The focus of this session is a harm reduction perspective that allows us to reframe substance misuse in a way that provides a framework for change.

This course provides participants with education around what alcohol and drug issues they may be seeing in their workplace and how best to address this. It is focused on an “ambulance at the top of the cliff” approach where potential issues can be addressed early on and access to support is clear. We will provide information to equip participants to feel confident in dealing with alcohol and drug issues, ultimately resulting in a safer, happier and more productive workplace.

Give, Take Notice, Be active, Connect, Keep learning - This workshop looks at easy steps to improve wellbeing in the workplace using these 5 easy themes. Your team will leave the session with a plan for themselves as to how to improve their wellbeing.