Thanks to funding from industry partners, we are proud to offer a number of FREE places to our music and live events peers to attend Music Support’s Addiction & Recovery Workshop. This engaging four-hour session is ideal for anyone who is interested in understanding more about addiction and recovery and feeling more confident about helping others.
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Addiction and Recovery Workshop Information
This four-hour training workshop will give participants an introduction to the topic of addiction and recovery.
By the end of the course learners will be able to:
- Define what addiction and recovery is.
- Understand factors that perpetuate the cycle of addiction and those that support recovery.
- Feel more confident about recognising the signs and symptoms of addiction.
- Feel more confident about starting conversations aimed at guiding an individual towards recovery.
What to expect
Learning takes place in group context online or in person.
The session will be a mix of mini-lectures, group discussion, and case-studies facilitated by an experienced trainer and addiction counsellor.
We limit numbers to 12 people per course so that the instructor can keep people safe and supported while they learn.
Session aims and objectives
Delegates will:
- Explore societal attitudes and stigma associated with addiction.
- Learn about basic neuroscience of addiction and how substances ‘hijack’ the brain.
- Understand how different drugs work and link this to withdrawal needs.
- Learn the difference between substance abuse, dependence, and addiction, how to intervene and various treatment options available for guiding an individual towards recovery.
- Understand the recovery process and the core issues that an addicted individual is managing in recovery.
- Learn about the process of relapse and the phenomenon of cross addiction and learn effective ways of supporting someone in recovery.
Everyone who completes the course gets:
- A manual and workbook to refer to whenever you need it (pdf content)
- A certificate of attendance to say you have completed Addiction and Recovery Workshop with Music Support.
Who is the course for?
Anyone working in any area of music and/or live events who is interested in understanding more about addiction, recovery and feel more confident about helping others.
This course is ideal for anyone who has already completed Mental Health First Aider (2-day) but is also accessible to learners who do not have that prior training or knowledge about mental health.
Course Dates
Courses will be available on the following Tuesday’s, 10AM – 2PM:
12th April, 19th April,
May 10th, 17th
June 7th, 28th
July 19th, 26th
August 16th, 23rd
September 20th, 27th
October 18th, 25th
November 15th, 22nd
December 13th
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ADDICTION & RECOVERY WORKSHOP
An interactive workshop to help learners understand the origins of addiction, identify its signs and symptoms, and empower you to support those living with it.
This course is designed and delivered by peers with lived experience and professional experts:
- Define what is addiction and recovery.
- Understand factors that perpetuate the cycle of addiction and those that support recovery.
- Feel more confident about recognising the signs and symptoms of addiction.
- Feel more confident about starting conversations aimed at guiding an individual towards recovery.
Music Support's Matt Thomas said of the course:
Thank you to The BRIT Trust, TPG, Backup, Massive Attack, Hipgnosis Songs, We Need Crew, and Rock-it Cargo for your kind support with this project.
