The Gateway Qualifications Limited Occupational Qualification Health & Social Care specification covers 1 topics.
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- Understand the importance of establishing and sustaining relationships with substance users., Understand how and when to disengage from relationships with substance users., Know how to conduct a level two (triage) assessment., Know how to conduct a level three (comprehensive) assessment., Know how to plan comprehensive and integrated programmes of care., Know how to respond to immediate risks of substance use., Understand how to offer harm reduction information advice and guidance., Know how to support individuals in changing substance use., Understand the importance of monitoring health and safety within all areas of activity.
- Understand the need for relapse prevention activities throughout the treatment continuum., Understand how to support individuals to access housing and accommodation services., Understand how to explore employment, training and education options with individuals who use substances., Understand how to support individuals to manage their financial affairs., Be able to develop, implement and review personal action plans with service users who use substances.
- Understand how to work within a multi-agency framework for the benefit of children and young people using substance misuse services., Know about sharing information about children and young people using substance misuse services., Understand how to safeguard the well-being of children and young people using substance misuse services., Know about the development of children and young people in the context of substance misuse., Be able to engage a child or young person using substance misuse services., Be able to plan support through a transition period for a child or young person using substance misuse services.
- Understand the importance of working in a family-focused way in the context of substance misuse services., Be able to conduct an assessment of a family in the context of substance misuse services., Understand how an individual’s substance or alcohol misuse affects familial relationships., Understand how to safeguard the well-being of families using substance misuse services., Be able to plan a recovery intervention for a family using substance misuse services.
- Know how to support individuals when they have used substances., Be able to identify individuals who may benefit from brief interventions., Understand how to offer harm reduction information advice and guidance., Be able to support individuals in reducing substance use.
- Understand a range of mental health problems displayed by clients with dual diagnosis., Understand strategies for working with individuals with dual diagnosis, Be able to investigate an existing substance misuse service’s ability to respond to dual diagnosis requirements within a given geographical area., Understand the need for collaboration between mental health services and substance misuse services.
- Know how to educate others about substances, their use and effects., Know how to increase people’s knowledge of services available to substance users.
- Know how to lead the work of individual substance misuse practitioners to achieve their objectives., Know how to lead the work of teams within a substance misuse organisation to achieve their objectives., Know how to develop individuals and teams to enhance performance., Understand arrangements for joint working between workers and agencies., Understand meeting planning, leadership and facilitation.
- Understand management information procedures within substance misuse services., Be able to identify the needs of the local population for substance misuse services., Be able to evaluate strategies, plans and service provision priorities in relation to local needs for substances misuse services., Be able to develop own knowledge and practice.
- Understand substances, their use and effects., Understand current relevant legislation and local and national strategies for delivery of services for substance users., Understand the stages of treatment provision., Understand the modalities of treatment., Understand the role of prevention as a health promotion approach., Understand the need to promote diversity, equality and the rights of service users., Understand how to promote choice, well-being and protection of substance users., Know how to monitor, maintain and promote health and safety in the working environment.
- Understand how to induct individuals into detoxification programmes., Know how to develop and implement plans to support substance users through detoxification programmes., Understand the principles and procedures for testing for substance use., Be able to test for substance misuse., Understand the principles and procedures of supervised consumption of drugs prescribed for the management of substance misuse.
- Understand how to increase substance users’ knowledge of substances., Be able to support individuals who are substance users., Understand the principles and practice of safer injecting., Understand the risks of blood borne viruses for injecting drug users., Be able to explain to substance users the risks associated with blood borne viruses., Be able to work with clients in a syringe exchange.