In a climate of funding cuts, the external validation of your service can make a real difference to current and future contracts. If the achievement of five ‘A’s or ‘Excellence’ is key to the future of your service, we recommend that you attend this training day.

Alcohol misuse among older people is an issue of increasing concern for all those who work within the sector. This course is designed to help raise awareness of the problems, to identify the causes and help address some of the issues and challenges associated with supporting service users with alcohol problems living in sheltered and supported housing.

This one day course will equip you with the knowledge and skills to act appropriately in circumstances where you feel at risk, and recognise the early warning signs of confrontation, enabling you to de-fuse and de-escalate a situation. It will help identify best practice and comply with relevant legislation such as the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act (2007) and the Health and Safety at Work Act (1974).

Alcohol misuse among older people is an issue of increasing concern for all those who work within the sector. This course is designed to help raise awareness of the problems, to identify the causes and help address some of the issues and challenges associated with supporting service users with alcohol problems living in sheltered and supported housing.