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SAOR© Training in Screening and Brief Intervention for Alcohol and Substance Use 

SAOR (Support, Ask and Assess, Offer Assistance, Refer) offers a step-by-step guide for practice, to guide workers in using a person-centred approach throughout their conversation, encounter or engagement with a person using their service. SAOR supports workers from their first point of contact with a person using their service to enable them to deliver brief interventions and to facilitate those presenting with more complex needs with entry into treatment programmes in line with the National Drug Rehabilitation Framework.

The aim of SAOR training is to enable you to have a short helpful conversation with someone about their alcohol or other drug use using the SAOR Screening and Brief Intervention model. The training, based on the 2nd edition of SAOR (2017), is delivered using a blended learning approach. Participants complete a short eLearning module on HSELand in advance of a 1-day skills practice workshop.

eLearning

The learning objectives of the eLearning programme include:

· Demonstrate an understanding of alcohol and other drug use in contemporary Ireland

· Define a brief intervention and describe the rationale for conducting a brief intervention

· Describe the core components of the SAOR model and how to apply them

· Identify opportunities to use the SAOR model with people who use alcohol and other drugs

· Identify and access specific resources on alcohol and other drug-related issues and services Find out more about how to register on HSELand.

1 day Skills Practice Workshop

Who should attend?

Staff who have occasion to ask people about their drug and alcohol use in a diverse range of settings including acute care settings, mental health services, community-based drugs services, child and family services, homeless agencies, family support, employment support, vocational training, criminal justice, probation, primary care services, third level colleges and sporting organisations.

Find out more about how to register for the 1-day practice your skills training: https://www.hse.ie/eng/about/who/primarycare/socialinclusion/addiction/…