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The seminar programme

Drugs and Alcohol Today’s seminars are dedicated to bringing the most forward-thinking speakers, including government ministers and sector leaders, to share their knowledge and professional expertise, and to offer a platform for discussion of upcoming policy and strategic and directional changes.

The seminar programme runs throughout the day on a first-come, first-served basis, and include:

• Keynote speech: update on alcohol strategy

  Alan Campbell – Parliamentary under Secretary of State for Crime Reduction, responsible for Drugs and Alcohol

  The keynote speech will comment on progress made in relation to the Alcohol Strategy and local delivery. It will also cover how drugs and alcohol relate to anti-social behaviour and the public’s perception of this.

  
  
• families
• dual diagnosis
• alcohol and practice issues
• the great debate: drug strategy one year on
• connected integrated care
• crack and stimulants – chaired by John Jolly, Blenheim CDP
• drugs, prisons, and needle exchanges
• perceptions of drug and alcohol misuse in the community and what people can do to change them
• Housing & homelessness – Rough Sleeping
• poly-drug use in young people
• Migrant Workers/Hospital interventions
• workforce development

Full programme subject to change.

The exhibition

Ravenscourt Trust European Association for the Treatment of Addiction The Home Office Kenward Trust Blenheim CDP Daniels Healthcare DrugScope Narcotics Anonymous Alcohol Concern National Treatment Agency

Perry Clayman Project Exchange Supplies Western Counselling Ascribe The Linwood Group The Open University ADFAM Turning Point ACE Consult Ltd Ministry of Justice Trust the Process Counselling

Cygnet Healthcare Mainliners MEDACX London Borough of Camden St Mungos Frontier Medical Products Yeldall Manor Affinity Lodge Blithe Computer Systems Phoenix Futures Baxa

The zones

• Arts Zone

  
  

• The Learning Zone sponsored by Blenheim CDP

  The Learning Zone is the space to find out about a wide range of opportunities for training and qualifications for staff and volunteers and innovative learning pathways for service users.

  Through informal workshops and the interactive display area, you will have the opportunity to discuss your learning needs with professional trainers, find out about accredited programmes for clients and sign up to the latest courses and qualifications.

  
  

  Workshop 1

  An insight into working with ITEP (International Treatment Effectiveness Project) – Blenheim CDP

  
  

  Workshop 2

  Pathways to Employment – Blenheim CDP’s Volunteering and ETE programmes

  
  

  Workshop 3

  Apprenticeships (for 25yrs+) in the drug and alcohol field – Rugby House-ARP

  
  

  Workshop 4

  Peer Volunteering – Kensington & Chelsea SUDRG (Service Users Drug Reference Group)

  
  

• Film Zone

  
  

• Drug Information Surgery Zone

  Harry Shapiro, DrugScope’s Director of Communications and Information, will give a presentation on the key features of illegal drug use in the UK covering all the major drugs, patterns and prevalence of use and trends. There will an opportunity for questions at the end and the session will be particularly useful for those new to the drugs field.

  
  

• Families Zone

  Adfam is about to become a membership body for organisations and practitioners working with families and for family members themselves.

  The Families Zone will be hosted by Adfam and will provide an opportunity to consult with families, to hear the views and experiences with a view to informing and influencing the way the new membership organisation will develop.

  Including:

  • Including Diverse Families
  • Family Changes: our grandparents project
  • Domestic Violence, Families and Substance Abuse
  • Working with prisoners’ families
  • Parenting sessions for drug using parents
  
  

• Frank Zone