Alcohol and Inclusivity Training Courses Places Available

Posted on November 18, 2016

Places are still available for the following two training courses:

Working With People Who Use Alcohol and Other Drugs is a four-day course on Thursday 12^th, Friday 13^th, Thursday 19^th and Friday 20^th January 2017. For further information, please view page 19 of the Scottish Drugs Forum training brochure.

Understanding Stigma: Promoting Inclusive Attitudes and Practice is a one-day course on Tuesday 29^th November or Friday 3^rd February 2017. View page 16 of the training brochure for details.

Courses will take place at 9:30am – 4:30pm each day at Camelon Community Centre, Abercrombie Street, Camelon, FK1 4HA.

To book your place, please contact Anita Dufton or Heather Jolly by email: FV-UHB.FVADP@nhs.net

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This week’s Funding Insight Bulletin is now live! The insight bulletin is generated by the Grantsonline Funding Portal, the UK’s most comprehensive and up to date UK grant funding information service.