The Third London Alcohol Practitioners Forum

The Third London Alcohol Practitioners’ Forum was held on Thursday 20th May at City Hall with the theme of alcohol related housing problems and drinking in the home. The Alcohol Practitioners' Forum is an information sharing and networking group that provides a pool of knowledge, skills and expertise to support the Joint Action Group (JAG) on Alcohol at the Greater London Authority to deliver the Regional Statement of Priorities on Alcohol. Please find links to the presentations from the day:

Session 1: Homelessness/Access to housing

• Alcohol floating support/homeless prevention, Brian Watts, Equinox
• Community Alcohol Detox with homeless people, Dr Merlin Wilcox

Session 2: Support within housing/Drinking in the home

• Working with Older Drinkers- Greg Scott, Foundation66 Community Alcohol Support Service
  
• Domestic violence and Alcohol Use – Embrace Project, Don Shenker, Alcohol Concern

Session 3: Unacknowledged Drinking in the Home

• Harmful drinking in the home- James Morris, Alcohol Academy
  
• Royal Geographic Society Alcohol Research, Dr Steven Toole
  
• Specialist floating support for BME groups-Foziha Raja, EACH

Session 4: The London Drink Debate

• Introduction the LDD and its aims and feedback from the LDD initial report, Matthew Andrews, RPHG

Developing First Line Managers Course NOW BOOKING!

NOW BOOKING! New dates announced.

This course is open to both LDAN and non-LDAN members. It is essentially a programme of management development, which offers an opportunity to develop greater confidence and management skills. The programme has been developed to meet the training needs of people who have recently taken up position as service managers, and is particularly aimed at those who have moved from practitioner to management positions. It takes the form of a series of workshops, which run over four full days, covering areas such as Managing Yourself, Managing Staff, Managing Change, and Managing for the Future. The course has been running since 2000, and this one will be the twenty-fifth round.

Course dates are:

• Thursday 9th September 2010
• Thursday 5th October 2010
• Thursday 11th November 2010
• Wednesday 15th December 2010

The venue will be a central location to be confirmed on receipt of application.

Places on the programme are limited to 12 participants and will be allocated on a first come first serve basis subject to approval.

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So You Want To Be A Manager - NOW BOOKING FOR 2010
15th September 2010 Revised date

Who is this course for?
This course has been specifically designed for those experienced workers who are aiming for promotion into their first management position within 12 months.

Topics covered will include: Planning your career/ What do managers actually do all day? / What skills do managers use? /How can I develop these skills? / Personal Development Planning

Course date : Friday 17th September 2010

The training will take place in a central London venue to be confirmed on receipt of application.

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Alcohol Practitioners Forum on community engagement and the night time economy

The Alcohol Practitioners' Forum is an information sharing and networking group, open to everyone working in the alcohol and associated sectors in London. The forum focuses on practice and delivery, and provides a pool of knowledge, skills and expertise to support the Joint Action Group (JAG) on Alcohol at the Greater London Authority to deliver the Regional Statement of Priorities . The Second Alcohol Practitioners’ Forum was held on Friday 18th September at City Hall with the themes of community engagement and the night time economy. The event was attended by almost 100 delegates.

Workshop A: Reducing alcohol related harm in the night time economy.
Project Weekend: Managing alcohol and cocaine use in Havering, Ola Aroyehun
London Ambulance Service Booze buses, Brian Hayes
Wolverhampton City Council.‘Keep It Safe’, Ros Jervis and Jayne Freeman-Evans.
Accident & Emergency Data Sharing Initiative, Matthew Andrews and Clare Charlton

Workshop B: What is effective community engagement?
Capturing good practice models, Foziha Raja, EACH.
Community engagement approaches in the Well London programme, Alison Pearce.

Workshop C: Developing a diverse night time economy
A New Code of Practice for Alcohol Retailers, Mark Cooper, Home Office.
Use of controlled drinking zones in Richmond, Ann Lawtey
Best Bar None in Kensington and Chelsea, Pat Crowley.
Smoking and Alcohol Free events for young people in Bexley, Rev. Martin Seymour

Workshop D: Putting community engagement into practice
Older people and alcohol misuse, Dr Tony Rao, South London and Maudsley NHS Trust.
Engaging with LGBT service users, Monty Montcrieff, Antidote.
Community engagement by an alcohol and drugs service, Marcantonio Spada

NTA/LDAN Service Providers Forum - Focus on the ISA
The main item at the September NTA/LDAN Service Providers Forum at Riverwalk House was a presentation from Adrian Harding, Operation Unit Head at the Independent Safeguarding Authority (ISA), outlining the new Vetting and Barring scheme for people working vulnerable adults and children. This was followed by a response from John Jolly, Blenheim CDP, on the potential impact the scheme will have on providers within our sector. The key concern was that the new system would create an additional barrier to employment for people with drug and alcohol problems/histories and an additional human resources and administrative burden on employers within the sector. Penny Schofield, NTA Clinical Team GP outlined the newly released ‘Towards Successful Completions’ report produced by the NTA.

Links:


Independent Safeguarding Authority (Adrian Harding, ISA)

Provider’s response to ISA (John Jolly, Blenheim CDP)

Towards Successful Completion (Penny Schofield, NTA Clinical Team GP)

London Regional Statement of Priorities for Alcohol - Practitioners Forum
Friday 20 March 2009 - 9.30am to 4pm

The first Forum for Alcohol Practitioners to support the delivery of the Regional Statement of Priorities was held at City Hall on 20 March 2009. The Forum was supported by the Greater London Alcohol and Drug Alliance (GLADA) and Joint Action Group for Alcohol in London (JAG). Around 80 practitioners attended the event.

Summary of the first London Forum for Alcohol Practitioners, Friday 20 March 2009, London Living Room, City Hall (PDF)

Presentations

DCSF Powerpoint presentation

NTA Powerpoint presentation

What works in Alcohol Education? (Alcohol Concern)

Peer outreach team presentation