Contact Details

Training & Consultancy
Administration Team Leader
Ian Olney
ian.olney@turning-point.co.uk
Turning Point Hungerford Drug Project
32a Wardour Street, Soho
Tel: 020 7287 8743
Fax: 020 7287 1274

Training & Consultancy

The Hungerford Service has an established and successful training programme that it provides centrally to substance misuse workers from across London. Our highly valued programme seeks to disseminate good practice within the substance misuse field at a time when we are experiencing a substantial intake of new substance misuse workers.

In 2006/07 we provided the following training:

• Drugs Awareness
  
• Advanced Drugs Awareness
  
• Safer Injecting & Needle Exchange
  
• Crack Cocaine
  
• Group work
  
• Poly Drug Use: Heroin & Crack
  
• Developing a Sensitive Approach to Working with LGB Service Users
  
• Dual Diagnosis
  
• Developing a Culturally Sensitive Approach to Working with BME Service Users
  
• Hepatitis Awareness & Interventions
  
• Alcohol Awareness
  
• Women, Substance Misuse, Pregnancy & Child Care
  
• Developing Services to Meet the Needs of BME Service Users
  
• Homeless-ness and Drug Use
  
• Assessment Skills and Care planning
  
• Developing Services to Meet the Needs of LGB Service Users
  
• Counselling skills
  
• Ensuring Equality of Opportunity: A Challenge for Managers
  
  

In 2006/2007 the Hungerford provided 84 days of training, which were attended by 1,234 professionals and community members. 93% of all participants rated our courses as either ‘Very Good’ or ‘Excellent’ 98% stated that they would highly recommend the Hungerford's training courses to others.

"High quality targeting flexible and professional training addressing aspects of drug use of a wide diversity of themes."

With over 30 years of experience of working within every sector of the drugs field, the Hungerford can offer high quality, professional training and consultancy on a wide diversity of themes. All our trainers have direct experience of working within the drugs field.

Targeted training can be provided to anyone interested in developing expertise and awareness of drug related issues, eg. advice and housing workers, voluntary and statutory professionals, volunteers, community members, teachers, youth workers and young people.

A flexible programme tailor made for you at a convenient location.

Expertise in culturally appropriate training to suit the multi-ethnic dimension of drugs work in London.

We keep you up-to-date with trends and issues relating to good practice in the field. The emphasis is on developing practical skills and knowledge directly relevant to the workplace.

Consultancy: Practical, informative advice can be provided to individuals or organisations seeking to review or develop new services, management structures or policies.

Turning Point is a registered charity 234887, a registered social landlord and a company limited by guarantee no. 793558 (England & Wales).
Registered office: Standon House, 21 Mansell Street, London, E1 8AA Tel: 020 7702 2300 www.turning-point.co.uk