Training Overview
Our substance misuse training helps teams understand alcohol and drug use, recognise risks, and respond with confidence. Whether you’re in healthcare, housing, education, or family support, our courses are designed to give you both knowledge and usable tools.
Training options include:
- • 2-hour awareness sessions – focused introductions.
- • Half-day workshops – interactive learning.
- • Full-day training – in-depth, practice-based skills.
- • Bespoke programmes – tailored to organisational needs.
Training Modules
1️⃣ Drug & Alcohol Awareness
- • Key facts on substances, myths vs reality.
- • Effects on body, brain, and behaviour.
- • Spotting risks in community and workplace settings.
- • Expandable modules on opioids, cocaine, cannabis, prescription misuse.
2️⃣ The Brain & Substance Use
- • How alcohol and drugs rewire the brain.
- • Why dependence develops, cravings, and relapse.
- • Neuroscience explained in plain terms for staff and families.
3️⃣ Recovery Support
- • What recovery looks like in practice.
- • Practical motivational tools for practitioners and carers.
- • Relapse prevention and sustainable routines.
4️⃣ Harm Minimisation
- • Principles of safer use and overdose prevention.
- • Naloxone awareness and community risk reduction.
- • Balancing harm reduction with recovery planning.
5️⃣ Ethics, Values & Boundaries
- • Values-based work with addiction and recovery.
- • Handling ethical dilemmas in frontline practice.
- • Boundaries to protect both staff and service users.
Our Approach
Caelen Bridge training is evidence-based, interactive, and realistic. We combine lived expertise with decades of professional practice, ensuring sessions are practical, relevant, and supportive.
Get Started
Contact us to discuss training needs or request a tailored package.