Date & Duration:
25 June 2026@ 10am
This 6-hour interactive course will be delivered VIA ZOOM to a small group of up to 15 learners.
Aim of the Course:
This course will provide a more in-depth understanding of substances and their effects on young people specifically; how substances affect users and others around them; guidance on addressing substance misuse with young people; and signposting clients to support.
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the prevalence of substance misuse amongst Northern Irish young people
- Describe what a drug is and ways to categorise drugs
- Identify reasons why young people might use substances
- Identify possible impacts of substance use for young people
- Describe the role of adolescent brain development in risk-taking behaviour (including substance misuse)
- Identify risk and protective factors for substance misuse in young people
- Understand strategies for providing substance misuse prevention education to young people
- Identify sources of support
Included in this course:
Course Materials (Digital Download)
PowerPoint ASCERT Young People and Substance Use-compressed
Assessment form WFD Case Studies (1)
Participant reading material - Working with Young People and Substance Misuse (1)