Training and development
Essex Recovery Foundation is proud to share some fantastic courses which are open to the drug and alcohol workforce across Essex.

'Developing Our Practice' with Elizabeth Bayliss
These workshops explore the what, how and why of the work we do.

Neurodiversity Training
This training will happen on two dates: January 28th 2025 (in person) and February 4th 2025 (online).
Staff have to attend both workshops
Please contact Carly from Phoenix Futures to book: carly.wright@phoenixfutures.org

Practical Harm Reduction
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. This course explores the concept of “harm reduction” and looks at approaches that accept that drug and alcohol use will often continue but can be made safer. This session focusses on evidence-based interventions that have been shown to save lives. Participants will be offered a range of practical suggestions that can be taught to and employed by, drug and alcohol users.

Practical Harm Reduction – Alcohol and other Drugs
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. This course explores the concept of “harm reduction” and looks at approaches that accept that drug and alcohol use will often continue but can be made safer. This session focusses on evidence-based interventions that have been shown to save lives. Participants will be offered a range of practical suggestions that can be taught to and employed by, drug and alcohol users.

Recovery Coaching
Join CEO of the Recovery Coach Academy, Naetha Uren, in this interactive session as she answers all your questions around Recovery Coaching.

SHARP Q&A
An online Q&A to answer all of your questions about SHARP (Self Help Addiction Recovery Programme).

Heroin, Methadone, Nitrazenes and more
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. This three hour webinar is designed for those working in specialist drug and alcohol services within the voluntary and statutory sectors and other professionals dealing directly with people who use heroin and other opioids

An Introduction to Motivational Interviewing
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. This three hour webinar is aimed at frontline staff working with people who use drugs and who wish to support the process of changing harmful drug and alcohol use

Kings Fund Leadership Course
Discover the diverse range of leadership and organisational development programmes, offered in these free online courses.

Recovery Pathways Course
The open online course provides an overview of addiction recovery science and its background, including discussion of the development of recovery research.

Cannabis: From Skunk to Medicine
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. The webinar is designed for those working with cannabis users within the voluntary and statutory sectors and other professionals dealing directly with prescribed or non-prescribed use.

Understanding Alcohol
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. This three hour webinar is designed for people who work with alcohol users and who would like to gain a deeper understanding of the complex bio-psychosocial aspects of alcohol.

Drug Awareness Update
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. This three hour webinar is a basic introduction exploring some of the major issues connected to substance misuse and is appropriate for workers from a wide range of agencies, who will or do encounter drug use in the course of their work.

Drug Awareness Update
Delivered by Health Outreach NHS. This three hour webinar is a basic introduction exploring some of the major issues connected to substance misuse and is appropriate for workers from a wide range of agencies, who will or do encounter drug use in the course of their work.