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Monday, 8 December 2014

Alcohol Brief Intervention - Free Training

There are places available on the Alcohol Brief Intervention training as follows:

19th January 2015, 10.00am – 12.00pm, Committee Room A, The Gwalia, Llandrindod Wells

Please book your place via Trent Self Service or email pwbotu@powys.gov.uk or telephone 01597 827507

Aim:
What is an Alcohol Brief Intervention?
“A short, evidence-based, structured conversation about alcohol consumption with a client to motivate and support the individual to think about and/or plan a change in their drinking behaviour in order to reduce their consumption”
 Understand the problem of alcohol in Wales
 Identify hazardous and harmful drinkers
 Offer evidence based support to drinkers
 Influence behaviour change
 Be more confident in tackling this difficult topic
 Make a positive impact upon health in Wales

Key Learning Outcomes:
 significantly reduce the alcohol drinking levels of people who have been identified as drinking Hazardous and Harmful amounts
 Provide a valuable framework to facilitate referral of cases of alcohol dependence to specialised services

Regards

Workforce Development Unit
Powys County Council
01597 827507

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