drug user to drug worker addiction workers training project
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Drug User to Drug Worker Addiction Workers Training Project. Catriona Gibson AWTP Co-ordinator. Addiction Workers Training Project. Employment and training in social care Work placements SVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care Ongoing training and development - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Drug User to Drug Worker Addiction Workers Training Project
Catriona Gibson
AWTP Co-ordinator
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Addiction Workers Training Project
Employment and training in social care
Work placements
SVQ Level 2 Health and Social Care
Ongoing training and development
Accessing employment opportunities
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AWTP Outcomes 2005-20072005
9 of 11 starts completed; 8 in work
2006
13 of 15 completed; 12 in work
2007
18 of 20 to complete by December 2007;
10 currently have job offers / are in work.
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Who Are the AWTP Trainees?
Information from Interim Report of AWTP Evaluation, FMR Research
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Demographics & Home Life
Average age 35.4 years.Age range = 24 - 49.
1/3 of trainees female, 2/3 male10% – 20% self-disclosed as having a
disabilityAll white Scottish or white-other10% - 30% had children living with them
full time.
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Prior Homelessness & Police Contact
77% of trainees perceived themselves to have been homeless at some point in their lives.
93% had been in trouble with the police and nearly half had been in prison at some point in their lives.
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What Do People Get Out Of AWTP?
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Trainees’ Expectations of AWTP
Turn life around
Gain a qualification
Increase confidence
Help choose the right field to work in
Enjoyable work with service users & staff
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Trainee Concerns 2007
“I did alright when I was at primary school but moving onto secondary school, I was never there and that is the last time I have done anything like that.”
“I’m a bit worried that maybe I’ll feel a bit uncomfortable if there’s people in the placements that I know from before.”
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Trainee Concerns 2007
“I was worried about going to go onto a wage, I’m staying with my mum and it would effect her rent rebate and council tax and all that.”
“My family thought maybe I was taking too much on by doing too much too soon.”
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Trainees’ Reflections 2006
Less of a problem than expectedCollege workPast being brought upFinancial pressuresOrganising and paying for childcare
Mixed response, i.e. some people found difficultFull time routineWork situations which were hard to deal with
More of a problem than expectedFamily / personal problems
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Feedback from Placements
Good communication skills
Knowledge of addictions
Supportive and empathic
Contribute well to project
Able to handle routine of full time work
Noted importance of gaining a qualification