ISSUP Mexico 2017
At the beginning of April ISSUP’s Deputy Executive Director, Joanna Travis-Roberts, headed to Cancún, Mexico to plan for this year’s Annual ISSUP Workshop.
Training
Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
This two-day course is designed to introduce clinicians and staff members from diverse professional backgrounds to the foundational concepts and skills of motivational interviewing (MI), including the underlying Spirit of MI, Four Processes, and Core Skills.
Effectiveness Bank Matrix Bite: Managing the Talking Route to Recovery
Fortnightly instalment of online course on alcohol treatment research starts with a study which concluded that “leaders have a cascading impact on their staff in ways other than through mandate”. Findings that post-training ‘coaching’ is...
Limited Opportunities? Caring for People with Substance Use Disorders
According to a new study, most health care professionals are given little opportunity to learn about substance abuse in pre-service educational programmes.
Training of Peer Educators at Tihar Central Jail
SPYM has started a prison intervention program among drug abusing youth who are inmates of the Central Jail, Tihar in New Delhi. Peer educators have been identified and a training program was conducted by Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Executive...
Webinar: Nursing Regulatory Boards' Efforts to Provide Guidance to Nurses About Mitigating Prescription Medication Abuse/Diversion
Acknowledging the integral role of nurses in quality health care, the presenters will describe the extent that nursing regulatory authorities in each state are now communicating methods for their licensees to use to reduce the potential for medication abuse or diversion.
Drug-Impaired Driving Toolkit
Research has shown that the problem of driving while impaired by drugs has become comparable in seriousness to alcohol-impaired driving. In order to inform driving school staff and young drivers about drug-impaired driving, the Canadian...
Nicotine and Tobacco: Current Issues, Policy and Practice
The UK Centre for Tobacco and Alcohol Studies (UKCTAS) will offer a four-day course on nicotine and tobacco control at the University of Stirling, UK. The course is aimed at professionals working in a range of organisations who are interested in public health and policy.
UTC and UPC in Paraguay
En un acto que se llevó a cabo en la sede de la Facultad de Filosofía de la Universidad Católica “Nuestra Señora de la Asunción”, el Rector de la citada Universidad y el Ministro de la SENAD dieron lugar a la firma de un convenio de...