Available Services

If you do not have a sufficient number of employees to hold your own training session, consider participating in a shared session, or contact us directly to see how we can accommodate your needs.  Periodically, we provide what we call "Open Sessions" for our On-Line Courses.  Our next Open Sessions are in September and December.  Click here for more information.

We provide affordable training workshops designed to give employers, supervisors and employees the tools and knowledge to effect positive change to Build Better Workplaces that are safe, healthy, productive and free from impairment by substance use.

All sessions enable participants to be proactive through recognizing signs and symptoms of substance abuse and offer strategies on how to deal with these issues and the people involved.

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SUPERVISING THE DRUG FREE WORKPLACE LEVEL I

Audience: Full Day session open to all managers, supervisors, safety and Employee and Family Assistance Plan (EFAP) committee members and those interested in promoting safe and substance free workplaces.

Content:

• Recognizing signs and symptoms of substance abuse
• Examining Attitudes
• De-mystifying the Issues
• Preparing for Action
• Case Study Analysis
• Understanding Enabling and Intervention
• Due Diligence
• Effective Documentation and Interviewing Techniques
• Section 217 Criminal Code of Canada

Supervising the Drug Free Workplace Level I - Click here for Course Outline

This course may be eligible for 10 Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) Credits

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SUPERVISING THE DRUG FREE WORKPLACE LEVEL II

Audience: Half Day session open to all who have successfully completed Supervising the Drug Free Workplace Level I training.

Content:

• Review of Level I key elements
• Increased focus on company role and leadership - effective communication
• Increased focus on employee perspective, responsibility and leadership role
• Further development and refinement of management and supervisory skills
• Case Study Analysis
• Review of company policy and procedures
• Review of EFAP specifics

This course may be eligible for 10 Certified Human Resource Professional (CHRP) Credits

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EMPLOYEE TRAINING OVERVIEW

This 2 hour session helps the worker to be proactive through recognizing signs and symptoms of substance abuse. Employee responsibility, safety issues and how to minimize risk due to impairment in the workplace is examined.

Audience: Open to all employees, safety and EFAP committee members, managers, supervisors and those interested in promoting safe and substance free workplaces.

Content:

• Recognizing signs and symptoms of substance abuse
• Our Attitudes
• Responsibility – Legal & Company Policy Issues
• Health & Safety
• Enabling

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SYMPTOMOLOGY TRAINING OVERVIEW

This 2 or 4 hour workshop helps both the employee and the supervisor to better recognize the signs and symptoms of substance abuse and the health effects that substance abuse presents.

Audience: Open to all managers, supervisors, employees, safety and EFAP committee members and those interested in promoting safe and substance free workplaces.

Content:

• Identification
• Category of Drug
• Methods of Ingestion
• Paraphernalia
• Physical & Psychological Dependency
• Behavioral Symptoms
• Tolerance

This Course may be eligible for 6 CHRP credits

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ON-LINE TRAINING AVAILABLE!

Our Supervisor and Employee workshops are available in an on-line format using the Internet. Your company can access the training from multiple remote locations simultaneously. Travel time and costs are significantly reduced by keeping your staff in their regular place of employment.  This is live training that is interactive.

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TESTIMONIALS

“The City of Prince George has depended on the BC Council on Substance Abuse to deliver training to all its supervisory staff for several years. Rick Publicover, on behalf of the Council, delivers powerful training that is relevant, interactive and effective. Follow up assessments prove that Rick’s students retain and use key skills and information learned during his workshops.”

                                                                                    Mavis Bethune

                                                                                    City of Prince George

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We have partnered with the Sunshine Coast Health Centre to produce 2 informative booklets:

You Are the Key – 10 Steps for Employers to a Drug-Free Workplace and
Drugs of Abuse - An Identification Guide

Contact us to receive your free copy.