What’s included in our Level 2 Award in Understanding Substance Misuse course?

Your lessons are designed so they are interactive with group discussions, you will be exploring your attitudes and assumptions towards drug use and users. You will be exploring what society constitutes acceptable and non-acceptable drugs and their use. You will explore the Governments statistics on drug use, with research on the role genetics plays in drug/alcohol use. The gateway to drugs, how this becomes an addiction and so much more.

Why choose us?

With Sharon’s experience as a retired Police Officer, Sharon brings her unique experiences to the course. With the aim for our courses to be convenient, we have an online platform, that holds all course material and where you can submit your work. You will also have ongoing support throughout your course, through the use of tutorials and “catch-ups” whenever you need them.

Our course is approved by the Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body, (CPCAB).

Awarding Body

The Counselling And Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB) is a specialised awarding body managed by professional practitioners, supervisors, trainers etc. It is the UK’s biggest provider of counselling qualifications in which there are 130 recognised training centres in the UK with 10,000 candidates registered annually.

Ethical Framework

The BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in the Counselling Professions (2018) is central to the philosophy, approach and operation of the programme and all programme training staff agree to work within it. The Ethical Framework can be downloaded from www.bacp.co.uk.

The New BACP SCoPEd Framework requires all counsellors to have the "ability to understand core issues relating to the role of psychiatric drugs, dependence and withdrawal and the implications these have for clients or patients in therapy" 2.6.a (A, B and C Therapists)

Course Requirements

You will be attending 3 hours a week, over 10 weeks, totalling 30 guided learning hours. Throughout the course, you will need to complete 10 weekly Learning Journals, group discussions and 1 assignment.

Entry Requirements

18 years or over,

Able to cope with course content, (Support available) Ability to translate intra-personal experience into language.

Able to benefit from self-development and self-awareness.

Awareness of difference and diversity