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Intro to Supporting Young People Effected by Other’s Alcohol and Drug Use
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Training or event • One-off
Contact person
Jud Clark
#125506
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This training focuses on young people aged between 12 and 26 years old, who are impacted by another person’s drug or alcohol use. In person at Just Bee.
You will receive an email with an Eventbrite link, you must sign up to this through the link.
During the training we will explore how to best understand the needs of young people, the barriers they face, and how practitioners can respond effectively.
Working with young people affected by someone else’s alcohol or drug use is complex; getting our approach right can lead to meaningful connections and support.
This training was co-created with the Routes young people supported by Scottish Families. They will share with you, through videos and in person, the impact of growing up in a household where there is substance use and the difference good support can make
By completing this training, you will be able to:
· Recognise that every young person has distinct needs and experiences, and understand the value of relationship-based practice.
· Identify the barriers to support experienced by young people affected by someone else’s substance use.
· Identify methods to effectively connect with, and to support, young people affected by someone else’s substance use.
“This was undoubtedly one of the best workshop events I have done. It is this sort of approach that helps give anyone the ability to see things from someone else's perspective. Fundamentally, it's really just how to teach real empathy.”
“The team have been talking about it ever since, and I can’t begin to describe the impact it has made on them, not just the content but the way it was presented with the narrative of lived experience throughout. They are really enthused about your workshop, and it really will make a difference to our work moving forward.”
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About DVVA
Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action is an independent charity that aims to ensure the third sector (charities, social enterprises, community and voluntary groups etc.) is robust, resilient and delivers high quality services for the people of Dundee.
We provide a wide range of support to third sector organisations and have expertise in a wide range of skills and topics including governance, funding, legislation, policy, planning and problem solving to name just a few key areas.
We have a primary role in ensuring the continuation and development of a vibrant third sector in Dundee, and achieve this by supporting organisations to be:
well governed and managed to enable them to deliver quality outcomes
better connected and able to influence and contribute to public policy
Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action is a Registered Charity (No. SC000487) and a Company Limited by Guarantee (No. SC093088), and began life as Dundee Association for Social Services in 1953. The change in name was made in 1988 to reflect our changing role as a member organisation promoting community welfare more directly through voluntary action.
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