QQI Level 5 Community Addiction Studies Learning Curve Institute
Price: EUR 399

    Course details

    The QQI Level 5 Community Addiction Studies Component Certificate is aimed at participants who wish to expand their knowledge of addiction, drugs and their use/misuse

    This course is delivered using blended learning; combining 8 sessions of classroom based learning with weekly online forum discussions.

    Learners who successfully complete the QQI Level 5 Community Addiction Studies Minor Award will:

    • gain a knowledge of addiction, different drugs and their effects
    • become familiar with the process of addiction
    • gain a knowledge of how addiction effects individuals, families, and communities
    • develop skills in communicating about drug/alcohol issues and addiction
    • develop skills in understanding appropriate responses to addiction
    • develop a critical awareness of attitudes towards addiction

    PROGRAMME CERTIFICATION

    QQI Level 5 Component Certificate in Community Addiction Studies. This component certificate can be combined with other Level 5 Minor Awards or Components to achieve a QQI Level 5 Major Award in Community Development.

    PROGRAMME AIMS

    The aim of the QQI Level 5 Community Addiction Studies course is to enable participants to be aware of the various drugs, both legal and illegal that are available at the present time in their area. It focuses on their impact on the community and on the whole process of addiction. Essentially the course will cover four main areas:-

    • Drugs and their effects
    • The Process of addiction
    • Intervention Strategies
    • Community Responses

    PROGRAMME CONTENT

    Students will receive handouts and relevant literature to enable them to develop their understanding of addiction studies appropriate to this level. In each session students will have the opportunity to observe and discuss the various categories of drugs and the effects that addiction may have on the family and community.

    LEARNING OUTCOMES

    • To build on and expand existing knowledge in relation to addiction studies within the group.
    • To enhance confidence in participants in relation to their understanding of addiction studies and the process of Addiction.
    • To allow space and time for participants to look at Addiction at a community and social level and examine the drug using trends that exist in Ireland and internationally.

    ENTRY REQUIREMENTS

    Level 4 Certificate, Leaving Certificate or equivalent qualifications and/or relevant life and work experiences.

    ASSESSMENT

    • Collection of Work - 60%
    • Research Project - 40%
    Updated on 08 November, 2015

    About Learning Curve Institute

    We_They is a registered QQI provider delivering easily accessible, superior quality, innovative training and education programmes across a wide spectrum of higher education. The Institute was set up as a Private Limited Company by Sean Foy and Liam Printer early in 2009.

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