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Training Course in Addiction & Recovery
The Hopeful Way
Foundation and the Addictive Diseases Unit of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital will conduct a training course
in addiction and recovery from 20-24 April at the National Museum
in Adabraka-Accra. The course is intended to
improve the counseling skills of those dealing with addiction, and to open
the possibility of organisations putting in place
systems that will help prevent and deal with addiction. The draft programme for the training is as follows:
PROGRAMME FOR TRAINING
OBJECTIVES
At the end of the training, participants will have adequate/working knowledge
of alcohol and drug abuse with its associated physical, psychological &
social complications and will be able to:
1. Easily identify persons with alcohol and substance/drug use disorders in
their organisations
2. Determine which persons with the disorders will need hospitalisation
and refer appropriately
3. Adequately manage most cases of alcohol and drug abuse in their organisations to improve productivity
4. Put in place measures to maintain sobriety of addicts and prevent relapse
5. Adequately manage most cases of relapse
Monday, 20th April, 2009
9:00 10:00 am Introduction of Participants and Facilitators
10:00 11:00 am Overview of Drug Abuse in
Ghana - Dr. J B Asare
Overview of Drug Abuse in
Ghana PowerPoint Slides
Snack Break
11:30 1:00 pm Drugs, Brain & Behaviour - Dr E K
Dordoye
Lunch Break
2:00 4:00pm Comprehensive Social Data
Construction - Mr L Amegashie
Tuesday
21st April 2009
9:00 10:00 am General
Guidelines & Types of Psychotherapy - Dr A Sefa-Dede
10:00 11:00 am Identification of The Addict/Misuse &
Techniques to get Clients accept their misuse of drugs - Mr
Amegashie
Snack Break
11:30 1:00 pm The Effects of drugs on the Brain,Body
& Social Function Dr Sammy Ohene
Lunch Break
2:00 4:00pm Workshop on Identifying and Getting Clients to accept Mr Amegashie
Management for Substance Misuse Disorders
Wednesday 22nd April 2009
9:00 10:00 am The Disease Nature of
Addiction (& the 4 Ps)
Addiction as a Disease
PowerPoint Slides
Dr Akwasi O Osei
10:00
11:00 am Laboratory Investigation of the Addict - Dr A Puklo-Dzadey
Snack Break
11:30 1:00 pm The 12 step Counselling Paradigm
- Mr L Amegashie
Lunch Break
2:00 4:00pm Workshop on the management of Addiction - Dr Dordoye
Synopsis on Hospital Management of Addiction
Thursday 23rd April 2009
9:00 10:00 am Introduction of EAP, AA,
NA & Al-Anon - Mr
Dan OLaughlin
10:00 11:00 am Motivational Enhancement Therapy - Mr
Nortey Dua Edwin
Snack Break
11:30 1:00 pm Cognitive-Behaviour Therapy - Dr Sefa-Dede
Lunch Break
2:00 4:00pm Workshop on Formation of EAPs, AA, NA & Al-anon
Friday 24th April 2009
9:00 10:00 am Causes of Relapse,
Prevention & Management Mr L Amegashie
10:00 11:00 am Pastoral Counselling of alcohol & Drug Misuse Pastor H P N Augustt
Snack Break
11:30 1:00 pm Assessment & Feedback
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