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BSc (Honours) in SubstanceMisuse ManagementIncorporating: Diploma in Substance Misuse ManagementAnd: Certificate in Substance Misuse Management/Certificate in the Management of Substance Misusing Offenders

Introduction 1

Programme Structure 2Which Programme is right for you 3

Stage One ProgrammesCertificate in Substance Misuse Management 4Certificate in the Management of Substance Misusing Offenders 4

Stage Two ProgrammesDiploma in Substance Misuse Management 8

Stage Three ProgrammesBSc in Substance Misuse Management 11

Postgraduate Research opportunities 14

Student Suppor tTutorial 15Templeman Library 15Unit for Enhancement for Learning and Teaching (UELT) 15University of Kent Student’s Union – Student Guidance and Welfare 15Knowledge centre 15

About the Staff 16

Contents

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BSc (Honours) in SubstanceMisuse ManagementIntroduction

The University of Kent hasbeen at the forefront ofeducation and training foralcohol and drugpractitioners since 1982,providing short courses,summer schools,workshops and a widerange of award-bearingprogrammes. In 1998, theAddictive BehavioursGroup was establishedwithin the Kent Instituteof Medicine and HealthSciences.

Staff development meant that moreresearch students are nowsupervised, research projectsundertaken and new initiativespursued, adding to establishedCertificate, Diploma and BScprogrammes. All are designed tobe of practical relevance in thestudent’s workplace.

These programmes are unique inbeing able to attract students fromall over the UK and Eire. Teaching

is organised into ‘blocks’, normallyone week of five days long, so thatstudents can stay in Canterbury forthe duration of each module.Students attend a maximum ofthree taught modules each year.The Certificate programmes areoffered in Canterbury on this basisbut also can be delivered locallyacross the UK for any organisationwhere there is a cohort of ten ormore students.

National standards and frameworksfor drug and alcohol services areincorporated into our programmes.Models of Care enables us torespond to the needs ofpractitioners in different “tiers”.Drug and Alcohol NationalOccupational Standards (DANOS)provide a background of task-related competencies thatunderpins much of our teachingcontent. We work closely withorganisations in the non-statutorysector. These include The SalvationArmy, KCA (UK), CRI, Addactionand Turning Point, as well as thePrison Service, Drug Action Teamsand NHS Trusts.

Introduction

As the Addictive Behaviours Groupcontinues to grow we will developthe programmes we offer to meetchanging demand – for instance,we have recently established aspecific Certificate programme forpractitioners within the CriminalJustice System (Certificate in theManagement of SubstanceMisusing Offenders).

We are also extending the range ofresearch projects undertaken andthe number of MPhil/PhD researchstudents being supervised.

We warmly welcome enquiries, todiscuss how the AddictiveBehaviours Group can meet yourneeds, whether you are anewcomer to work in the field ofproblem substance use, or alreadywell into your professional oracademic development.

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BSc (Honours) in Substance Misuse ManagementProgramme Structure

There are three stages to the BSc(Honours) in Substance MisuseManagement. You can exit with anacademic award after any of thethree stages.

The three stages, with their relevantacademic awards, are:

• Certificate in Substance MisuseManagement (Stage One)• Certificate in the Management ofSubstance MisusingOffenders (Stage One)• Diploma in Substance MisuseManagement (Stage Two)• BSc (Honours) in SubstanceMisuse Management(Stage Three)

Each stage of the undergraduateprogramme consists of anindependent programme of study,and progression from one stage tothe next is strongly encouraged.Which programme you are eligible

to enter at normally depends on acombination of your relevant workexperience and previousqualifications.The programmes provide you withthe academic and skills-basedknowledge that you need to workmore confidently and moreeffectively with alcohol and otherdrug users. Achieving an academicaward can also make a significantcontribution to your careerdevelopment. Flexibility forindividual practitioners – andapplicability of what is taught to theneeds of the workplace – isensured through opportunities forindependent, work-based studyand through module choices atStages Two and Three.

ProgrammeStructure

For information about any

of the above programmes,

please contact

Addictive Behaviours

Group, Programme

Coordinator at KIMHS

Teresa Shiel, Telephone:

01227 824330/Email:

[email protected]

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BSc (Honours) in Substance Misuse ManagementWhich programme is right for you

CERTIFICATE (Stage One)The Certificate programmes areaccredited Access level courses.They are suited to those who maybe new to studying, or those whoare a bit ‘rusty’ – as academicsupport is incorporated into theprogrammes. They provide a broadintroduction for people currentlyworking with problem substanceusers, and those who plan to do soin the future. For the Certificate inSubstance Misuse Management,you are likely to be a health orsocial care worker, drug/alcoholworker, teacher, prison officer etc.with limited experience of clientwork in a problem substance usesetting, seeking a first accreditedqualification in working withproblem substance use problems. Itis also appropriate for education,health and social care practitionerswhose work includes significantcontact with problem substanceusers. The Certificate in theManagement of SubstanceMisusing Offenders is an accessprogramme for prison officers, DIP

and CARAT workers, and otherhealth and social care practitionersworking with substance users in thecriminal justice system.Drug and Alcohol NationalOccupational Standards (DANOS)are incorporated into bothCertificate programmes (Seewww.skillsforhealth.org.uk/page/competences/completed-competences-projects/list/drugs-alcohol-danos for DANOScompetences)

DIPLOMA (Stage Two)This programme is appropriate forhealth and social care workers, andfor practitioners working in Tiers 2,3 and 4 in substance misuseservices, who have a relevantqualification at Certificate level(ie Stage One). However, someapplicants may be eligible forexemption from all or part of StageOne through previous experientiallearning (eg relevant workexperience) or other accreditedlearning. The programme providesa framework for understanding

Which programme isright for you?

biological, psychological and socialperspectives of substance useproblems and dependence, andfocuses on treatment settings andapproaches.

DEGREE (Stage Three)This programme is appropriate forhealth and social care workers, andfor practitioners and managers withdevelopmental, strategic planningor training roles in the substancemisuse field. Applicants need tohave a relevant qualification atDiploma level (ie Stage Two). Someapplicants may be eligible forexemption from all or part of StageTwo through previous experientiallearning (eg relevant workexperience) or other accreditedlearning.

It provides in-depth study of thepsychological, environmental andbiological aspects of addictivebehaviours and includes ethics,research methods and theimplementation of a small researchproject.

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BSc (Honours) in Substance Misuse ManagementStage one

These programmes can beprovided on campus at theUniversity of Kent, or taught in alocation convenient to theorganisation (eg a DAAT or aservice delivery organisation) whowishes to block purchase theprogramme for their staff.

Stage One provides a benchmarkfor those currently working – orplanning to work – with substanceusing clients, who require avalidated qualification. Theprogramme also benefits socialcare, health and criminal justicepractitioners in all sectors whosework includes significant contactwith problem substance users.

Stage One comprises four modulestaught in block weeks over eighteenmonths. You will undertake fourcore modules to gain 120 credits(60 ECTS).The programme contentsincorporate identified DANOScompetencies and ‘Models of Care’frameworks. Teaching includeslecturers, workshops anddiscussion groups. Assessmentcomprises work-based learning onlogbooks and your review of them,essays and seminar presentations.

There are two Certificate level(Stage One) programmes. If youare employed by, or work withclients in, the Criminal JusticeSystem, you will benefit from theCERTIFICATE IN THEMANAGEMENT OF SUBSTANCEMISUSING OFFENDERS which weoffer to those working in thisexpanding field. For others, theCERTIFICATE IN SUBSTANCEMISUSE MANAGEMENT will bemore appropriate.

Entry Requirements:All applicants for Stage OneCertificate programmes should beworking as paid employees orvolunteers in a setting where youhave contact with problemsubstance users. If you are avolunteer we will ask you for awritten report from an appropriatemember of staff to support yourapplication.

Those without formal qualificationsare encouraged to apply, as weseek to be inclusive. You will beinvited to provide a writtenworkplace reference and attend aninterview where your workexperience will be taken intoconsideration along with youreducation background.

Stage oneprogrammes

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CERTIFICATE IN SUBSTANCE MISUSE MANAGEMENT(Stage One)120 credits at Level C

KI 107 KI 109 KI 108 KI 110

Managing ProblemSubstance Use: AnIntroduction

Understanding ProblemSubstance Use: Theoryand Practice

Counselling Skills forProblem SubstanceUsers

Reducing SubstanceUse: National & LocalStrategies

30 credits (15ECTS)Level C




CERTIFICATE IN THE MANAGEMENT OF SUBSTANCE MISUSING OFFENDERS(Stage One)120 credits at Level C

KI 107 KI 124 KI 108 KI 121

Managing ProblemSubstance Use: AnIntroduction

Drugs and the CriminalJustice System: Anintroduction

Counselling Skills forProblem SubstanceUsers

Key Issues forSubstance MisusingOffenders





PROGRAMME CONTENT:

MODULE DESCRIPTIONS:

KI107 Managing ProblemsSubstance Use: An Introduction(Core module for both Certificateprogrammes)

This module delivers a broadintroduction to alcohol and druguse issues: basic problemrecognition, concepts of misuseand abuse; biological, social andpsychological processescontributing to drug use anddependence, and behaviourchange. It explores currenttreatment approaches, andencourages students to examinetheir own role and those ofcolleagues. Organisational issuesincluding outcome measuring andmonitoring, personnel issues andstructures relating to yourworkplace are addressed. Itexplains the rationale fortherapeutic and rehabilitationprogrammes in terms of integratedassessment, care planning, reviewand closure. It explores relatedprofessional issues; clientconfidentiality, safe workingpractices, risk analysis and ethicalmatters, incorporating selectedDANOS competencies. Casestudies are used to draw on eachstudent’s work experience.

KI108 Counselling Skills forProblem Substance Users(Core module for both Certificateprogrammes)

This module covers thedevelopment of skilled

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communication in professionalhelping relationships forpractitioners working in alcohol andother drug treatment settings –specifically the use of counsellingskills. It focuses on establishing andmaintaining a therapeuticrelationship with problem substanceusers, particularly relating toworking with a culturally diverseclient group. You will learn aboutassessment, goals, contracts, usingsupport and supervision, referringon and ethical and professionalaspects of the use of counsellingskills. The module also exploresdealing with and preventingrelapse, ambivalence, motivationalskills, the “Model of Change” andbasic cognitive approaches. Thedevelopment of self-awareness andreflective practice in the workplacewill be addressed.

KI109 Understanding ProblemSubstance Use: Theory andPractice(Core module for Certificate inSubstance Misuse Management)

This consists of a series of lecturesand workshops designed to providean understanding of thebiopsychosocial model as it isapplied to problem substance usein a multidisciplinary setting. Therole of genetic factors as potentialprecursors to problem substanceuse is explored, as are individualpsychological responses to a broadrange of environmental influences.Interpretation of a number ofrelated concepts includingaddiction and social learning


theories, social exclusion/inclusion,young people and peer selection,the disease model, culturalrelations, abstinence, harmreduction and choice are covered.The language required tocommunicate and apply these in atherapeutic environment isexplored. These studies are set inthe context of wider society andreflect students’ workplace settings.

KI110 Reducing Substance Use:National and Local Strategies(Core module for Certificate inSubstance Misuse Management)

The module explores thegovernment’s policies and initiativesshaping national responses toproblem substance use and howthese are applied at regional andlocal levels through the NationalTreatment Agency (NTA),Government Offices (GOs) Drugand Alcohol Action Teams (DAATs),Primary Care Trusts and localservice provider agencies. Thetensions and opportunities betweenthe NTA’s health and criminal justiceagendas are addressed. Studentswill examine multi-agencyapproaches and partnerships thataddress problem substance useemployed by the police, NOMS,NHS Trusts and the voluntarysector. DAAT commissioningstrategies, monitoring and datacollection are discussed. Ongoingshared care support with GPs andjoint working with mental healthagencies, in response to dualdiagnosis, are examined.

KI124 Drugs & the Criminal JusticeSystem: An introduction(Core module for Certificate in theManagement of SubstanceMisusing Offenders)

This module will enable you tounderstand drug related offendingand the rehabilitation of offendersin the context of wider society. Itwill review the laws relating to drugoffences and consider thedevelopment of government policylinking the criminal justice agendawith treatment. The module willexplore policies and practice inrelation to Drug RehabilitationRequirements, Drug InterventionProgrammes, CARATs and drugtreatment initiatives within the prisonsystem. Co-operation betweenPrison Staff, the National OffendersManagement Scheme, MentalHealth Services, Drug TreatmentAgencies, Social Services etc, willbe addressed. You will alsoconsider the perspective of theillicit drug user himself/herself, andconsider the importance of genderand ethnicity in relation to drugoffences. The module will includeopportunities for reflective practiceand skills development.

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KI121 Key issues for SubstanceMisusing Offenders(Core module for Certificate in theManagement of SubstanceMisusing Offenders)

Some topics introduced in previousmodules will be developed,including respecting clients’ rights,and ethical practice. You willexplore harm reductionapproaches, inter-agency co-operation, drug testing andsubstitute prescribing. You willstudy how care planning andtreatment approaches support drugusers in a secure environment orthe community, including re-settlement and promoting socialinclusion. There will be a focus onunderstanding aspects of socialexclusion and vulnerability amongstsubstance misusing offenders suchas mental health diagnoses,suicidal behaviour and gambling,and on the importance of genderand ethnicity in relation to both one-to-one interventions and theprovision of treatment services. Themodule covers the use ofsupervision, understandingcollegial responsibility andmanaging crises. It will includereflective practice, skillsdevelopment and structured workbased learning.

STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLYCOMPLETING STAGE ONE WILLBE ELIGIBLE TO PROGRESS TOSTAGE TWO:DIPLOMA IN SUBSTANCE MISUSEMANAGEMENT


NB Elective modules will be taught subject to sufficient numbers of students

KI 509

OR

KI 522Engaging, Assessing and MotivatingClients

Service Management:Delivery of Services

15 credits (7.5 ECTS) Level I 15 credits (7.5 ECTS) Level IAND

KI 523

OR

KI 531Complex Needs: IntegratedApproach to Dual Diagnosis

Drugs and the Criminal Justicesystem

15 credits (7.5 ECTS) Level I 15 credits (7.5 ECTS) Level I

KI 508

Work-based Learning

15 credits (7.5 ECTS) Level I

KI 500 KI 507 KI 501Perspectives on Alcohol and DrugUse and Misuse

Policy, Processes and Practice inSubstance Misuse Services

Effective Interventions for SubstanceMisusers

30 credits (15ECTS)Level I

15 credits (7.5 ECTS)Level I

30 credits (15ECTS)Level I

YEAR ONE: (75 CREDITS) – All are core modules

Diploma in Substance MisuseManagement

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:To study this programme you need:• to have reached Stage One

(Certificate) level in a relevantsubject or be eligible for theaccreditation of prior certifiedlearning or prior experientiallearning obtained in a relevantsubject or the workplace

• to be currently working withsubstance misusers as a

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volunteer or employee in a relevantcare or treatment organisation

• to have specific support from youremploying agency (see next page)

• to attend an interview and providereferences indicating youracademic and personal suitabilityfor the programme.

PROGRAMME CONTENT:

The Diploma (Stage Two) provides aframework for understanding thenature of substance use, misuse and

Stage twoprogramme

BSc (Honours) in Substance Misuse ManagementStage two

addiction processes frombiological, dependence andaddiction, psychological and socialperspectives, and focuses on thesettings and approaches withinwhich treatment is provided. It isappropriate for practitionersworking in Tier 2, Tier 3 and Tier 4services for drug users or peoplewith alcohol problems.

It consists of 6 taught modules, oneper term, over a two year period.

EXIT POINT AWARD: DIPLOMA IN SUBSTANCE MISUSE MANAGEMENT120 credits at level I

STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY COMPLETING STAGE TWO WILL BE ELIGIBLE TO PROGRESS TO STAGE THREE: BSc (HONOURS)SUBSTANCE MISUSE MANAGMENT. If you intend to proceed to Stage Three, either Drugs and the Criminal Justice System or Complex Needs:Integrated Approach to Dual Diagnosis may be taken, but not both

YEAR TWO: ONE CORE MODULE PLUS TWO ELECTIVE MODULES (45 CREDITS)

PLUS ELECTIVE MODULES (CHOOSE TWO):

In addition, you will need tonegotiate with your employer aminimum of 120 hours per modulefor the application of university-related work to your workplace, andyou will also need to make sure youhave time for private study (readingand writing assignments).

MODULE DESCRIPTIONS:

KI500: Perspectives on Alcoholand Drug Use and Misuse

This module provides students withan introduction to what will beexpected of them during theirprogramme of study, the supportprovided for them at the university,and how to engage with all aspectsof the learning experience. Itprovides the framework forunderstanding concepts of“normal” drug use and intoxicationin Western cultures, and the waysociety seeks to control or care forindividuals whose drinking or druguse is defined as “problematic”. Itwill include exploration of social,cultural and personal factors whichcontribute to our understanding ofheavy and/or habitual use.Psychological and biologicalaspects of drug effects will receiveconsideration with particularemphasis on intoxication, long-termand habitual use and detoxification.The cause/effect relationship oflabelling theory and socialexclusion to substance misuse willbe studied. Current models forunderstanding and classifyinghabitual or addictive alcohol/druguse will be critically examined.

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KI507: Policy, Processes andPractice in Substance MisuseServices

This module provides an overviewof the policy and service deliveryframework for treating alcohol andother drug problems in the UK.Emphasis will be given tounderstanding the key issues in theModels of Care documentation,with particular reference to the four-tier framework, integrated carepathways, care planning skills,involving service users and ethicalpractice. QuADS and the nationaloccupational standards will beconsidered, as will the implicationsof working within the criminaljustice system. Key processes forservices such as psychological andother assessment procedures,outcome monitoring includingbiological markers, detoxificationand substitute prescribing will beexplored, with particular referenceto the students’ own workplaces.

KI501: Effective Interventions forSubstance Misusers

Students will be acquainted withevidence-based practice and withmodels for establishing which formsof intervention are likely to beappropriate to the needs ofparticular clients. Teaching willcover formulating intervention planswhich embrace anti-discriminatorypractice and individual differences,and the ability to engage clientsand use supervision effectively.Client motivation will be consideredas a key component of interventionplanning. There will be an overview


of bio-medical interventions,residential rehabilitation and re-integration, and of some of theprevalent models of counsellingintervention, including CognitiveBehavioural approaches, structuredgroup work and MotivationalInterviewing. Students will criticallyevaluate the concept of relapseprevention. Ethical/professionalfactors in delivering interventionswill be explored. Throughoutstudents will be encouraged toevaluate provision within their ownworkplace setting .

KI508: Work-based Learning

Work-based learning is anopportunity for students todemonstrate their ability to linktheory to practice in the pursuit oftheir professional role. The workbased learning assignment isdesigned as a flexible learning toolthat allows the student to developskills that fit their profile and reflectscurrent activities in the workplace.Alternatively, with the guidance ofacademic staff, students canchoose an area of specialistinterest which is relevant to thesetting in which they work, andundertake an independent studyproject.

KI509: Engaging, Assessing andMotivating Clients (Elective)

Teaching will focus on ensuringstudents understand the threeconcepts of engagement,assessment and motivation inrelation to integrated care andtreatment frameworks. There will be

an emphasis on developing acritical ability to make sense ofrelevant applied research. Skillsworkshops will help studentsenhance their abilities in developingan initial working alliance withclients, and in motivationalinterviewing. There will also beteaching on the use of appropriateassessment tools, and on theprocesses of assessment andretaining clients in services.

KI522: Service Management:Delivery of Services (Elective)

This module is designed to providea critical view of the managementof alcohol and drug services in thecommunity. It is aimed atcentre/project managers, and thosedirectly or indirectly involved in thedevelopment, management andcommissioning of services.

It will critically explore how todevelop and maintain relationshipswithin the service deliveryorganisation and across agencieswithin a multi-disciplinary setting,including professional staff andvolunteers. You will consider issuesin relation to values, ethics andprofessional practice as well ascultural diversity and anti-discriminatory practice.

The management of treatmentprogrammes and their effectivedelivery will be considered in termsof relevant financial, physical andhuman resource implications.Emphasis will be placed on bestpractice exemplified by effective

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communication, appropriatemonitoring and supervision.

KI523: Complex Needs: AnIntegrated Approach to DualDiagnosis (Elective)

This module is an introduction toDual Diagnosis (DD), focussing onaddressing the relationshipbetween problem substance use(including alcohol) and mentalillnesses. Dually Diagnosed clientsare sometimes unable to accessthe treatment they need or fallthrough the net of healthcareprovision. This module will helppractitioners to identify, engage andassess clients with complex needs.

This module explores perspectiveson DD within psychiatry andsubstance use agencies. It willanalyse current interventions,propose integrated models oftreatment, and highlight thetensions and opportunities commonin inter-agency referrals and jointworking. Comparisons will be madebetween therapeutic approaches inthe UK and the USA. Thediagnostic classifications ofprescribed psychotropic drugs arereviewed. Students will becomefamiliar with the debate about therelationship between illicit drugs,prescribed medication and accessto services.

Legal and illegal psychotropicdrugs and their effects areidentified, as is the terminologyused by healthcare professionalsand substance users.


The module will also provide anunderstanding of how client needsand local provision vary withindifferent areas, and how flexibleresponses are required to meet theneeds of different client groups.Factors related to long-termsupport, relapse prevention, andcommunity re-integration will beconsidered.

KI531: Drugs and the CriminalJustice System (Elective)

This module will provide anoverview of drug related offendingand the rehabilitation of offendersin the context of wider society. Itwill review the laws relating to drugoffences and look in detail at thedevelopment of government policylinking the criminal justice agendawith treatment. The module willexplore the operation of arrestreferral schemes, Drug Interventionprogrammes, CARATs and drugrehabilitation units within the prisonsystem. Throughcare andresettlement, inter-agency andmulti-disciplinary co-operationbetween Prison Staff, the Police,Probation, Mental Health Services,Drug Agencies, Social Servicesetc., will be addressed.Differentiating between people withlegal problems associated withpossession or intent to supplydrugs and those with drug useproblems will be considered.

You will also consider theperspective of the illicit drug userhimself/herself, and consider theimportance of gender and ethnicityin relation to drug offences.

BSc IN SUBSTANCE MISUSEMANAGEMENT

The programme provides in-depthstudy of the psychological,biological and anthropologicalaspects of addictive behaviours,complemented by training inresearch methods, and theimplementation of a small researchproject. You will be encouraged todevelop a detailed understandingof client assessment and outcomemonitoring, skills which are requiredby project workers, managers andcommissioners.

Stage Three is aimed at a widerange of professionals working in

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healthcare, counselling, criminaljustice and social support agencieswith access to clients withsubstance misuse problems.

Entry requirements:

To study this programme you need• To have reached Stage Two

(Diploma) level in a relevantsubject.

• You must be currently working asa volunteer or employed in asocial care centre or project andhave support from your employingagency and access to substancemisusing clients. (If you areunemployed you must be able todemonstrate the availability of a

BSc (Honours) in Substance Misuse ManagementStage three

placement in an addictionrehabilitation centre/project andappropriate mentoring from amember of the managementteam of that centre/project.)

• You will also need to attend aninterview and provide referencesindicating your academic andpersonal suitability for theprogramme.

Stage Three comprises a number ofmodules taught over two years inone week blocks. Teaching isbased on workshops anddiscussion groups and assessmentis based on essays and seminarpresentations. The Programme isrelevant for senior project workers,managers and commissioners.

Stage threeprogramme

PROGRAMME CONTENT:

Over the two-year duration of Stage Three, you will undertake four core modules and one elective moduleto gain 120 credits (60 ECTS).

KI511 KI536 KI524* KI525*

Psychological & BiologicalAspects of DependencyCORE MODULE

Research MethodsCORE MODULE

Homelessness & Pathwaysto Social InclusionCORE MODULE

Drugs & CultureCORE MODULE

30 credits (15ECTS)Level H

15 credits (7.5ECTS)Level H

15 Credits (7.5 ECTS)Level I

15 Credits (7.5 ECTS)Level H

AND

KI523

OR

KI531 KI533

Complex Needs: AnIntegrated Approach toDual DiagnosisOPTION MODULE

Drugs & the CriminalJustice SystemOPTION MODULE

Research ProjectCORE MODULE

15 Credits (7.5 ECTS)Level I

15 credits (7.5ECTS)Level I

30 credits (15ECTS)Level H

*These modules are subject to Validation

MODULE DESCRIPTIONS

KI511: Psychological andBiological Aspects of Dependency(Year 1, core module)

This module will provide acontemporary framework for thetheoretical study of addictivebehaviour, with reference tobiological and psychologicaltheories. Brain mechanisms ofreward and punishment will beconsidered from neurobiologicaland psychological perspectives.These will be complemented bypsychopharmacological insightsand a review of the mechanisms oflearning. Applications of thesestudies will include skills requiredfor client assessment and treatmentoutcome monitoring. The role ofbiological markers (including liverfunction tests and nutritional statusindexes) and neurobiologicalassessments will be consideredwithin the care-planning process.This is of particular importance forthose students working with sociallyexcluded individuals where a widerange of physical and mental healthissues will be encountered. Inaddressing the issues of chronicuse of alcohol and drugs,pathological issues will be studiedat tissue and molecular levels.Other aspects will include genetictheories and the role of criticalpsychological factors in thedevelopment of individual

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vulnerability. Physiological andpsychological mechanisms oftolerance and dependency will beconsidered in relation to theneurobiology of reward,conditioning in drug tolerance,sensitisation, and reinforcers Theconcept of craving will focus onpsychobiological theories ofexpectation and attribution,situational cues and the role of theenvironment.

KI536: Research Methods(Year 1, core module)

This module will provide anintroduction to the range ofresearch skills required bypractitioners to inform and changetheir practice and to undertake areview of a body of literature withintheir field. The teaching will bedelivered through nine taughtsessions (using didactic and group-based learning) and a practicalworkshop focused on theassignment. The ethical issues thatcut across the research process willbe considered throughout themodule. The course will introduceboth quantitative and qualitativeresearch methods, and theirrespective merits and applicabilityto different research issues.Students will be introduced to basicuse of statistics, data analysis andinterpretation, be encouraged todevelop a questionnaire andexplore the functions of the case


study. The divergent benefits andshortfalls of deductive andinductive methods will be coveredwith reference to the current drugpolicy framework and the evidencebased practice movement. Finally,key aspects of writing andreferencing a literature review willbe considered prior to a workshopsession that will draw together thelearning from the module withreference to the requirements of theassignment.

KI533: Research Project(Year 2, core module)

Students completing this modulewill be able to combine theirknowledge of substanceuse/misuse with research methodscovered in the programme. You getthe chance to design andimplement a small research projectthat is appropriate to yourworkplace and develop skills incommunicating its outcomes byusing a conventional reportstructure and an evaluation of yourown research with reference to itsmethodology. Ethical approval willbe reviewed in the context of yourwork-based project.

KI525* Drugs and Culture(Year 2 core module)

Cultures across the world usedifferent substances in differentsettings for religious, medical,recreational or performanceenhancing purposes.

By looking in detail at the functionand use of substances likecannabis, khat, coca and others indifferent cultural contexts weexplore importance of culturalsettings in managing the potentialpower of psychoactive substances.We go on to look at the significanceof drug consumption to identity andbelonging both within exoticcultures and within westernsubcultures.

KI524* Homelessness & Pathwaysto Social Inclusion(Year 1, core module)

The aims of this module are tointroduce drug and alcoholpractitioners and managers toworking with homeless and sociallyexcluded clients who may also havesubstance use and mental healthproblems or be victims of abuse.Definitions of socialexclusion/inclusion and routes intoand out of homelessness will beexplored.

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It will address historic and currentperspectives. The areas of sharedcare, multi-agency working, unmetneed, risk assessment, currentlegislation, social policy, mentalhealth, problem substance use andoutcome measures will beexplored. Therapeutic issues andpathways from social exclusiontowards social inclusion will beevaluated. The module will includestrategies for personal developmentand employment for clients throughrehabilitation and education.

KI523 Complex Needs: AnIntergrated approach to DualDiagnosis(year 2, elective)

See module content descriptionfor Stage 2

KI531: Drugs and the CriminalJustice System(year 2, elective)

See module content descriptionfor Stage 2

*These modules are subject to Validation

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The Addictive Behaviours Group atKent Institute of Medicine andHealth Sciences supports work-based research into a wide rangeof issues related to the nature ofaddictive behaviours andapproaches to assist problemalcohol and drug users and theirfamilies. These interdisciplinaryprojects are supervised by staff inKIMHS, other University of Kentdepartments and colleagues inother UK universities.

By registering for an MPhil/PhD youwill be encouraged to attendrelevant modules available withinthe Addictive Behaviours teachingprogrammes and other universitycourses, as appropriate, to helpdevelop your general and specificunderstanding of topics related toyour research. Depending on yourprevious academic experience youwill be required to undertake aresearch methods course.

In addition to the support providedby Addictive Behaviours Group,other university services include theUnit for Effective Learning andTeaching, Computer Help Desk,and the Templeman Library. Thelatter includes an extensive andrapidly developing online serviceproviding links to journals whichcan be accessed from outside theCanterbury campus.

Postgraduate researchopportunities

BSc (Honours) in Substance Misuse ManagementPostgraduate Research

• Investigation of the effectivenessof a Tryptophan-based nutritionalsupplement for use in alcoholrecovery.

• Studies into nutrition, alcoholmisuse and cognitive dysfunction

Research topics which have been,and are currently, supervised withinthe Addictive Behaviours Group:

• Establishing and monitoringoutcomes in social care

• Effectiveness of interventions andthe use of behaviouralassessment tools in dementia andalcohol related brain damage

• A Bio-Psychological strategicapproach to assessing andsupporting ex-servicemen withmental health and substancemisuse problems

All enquiries about

postgraduate programmes

should be directed to:

Louise Bullock, KIMHS

DepartmentalAdministrator,on 01227 824780

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BSc (Honours) in Substance Misuse ManagementStudent support

Student support

What support will there to helpme with my studies?

Tutorials

You will be supported in yourstudies by a personal tutorthroughout your period of study atKent. You will meet with your tutoronce a term at a mutually agreedtime, alternatively you can arrangea telephone tutorial if this is moreconvenient.

Unit for Enhancement for Learningand Teaching (UELT)

The Student Learning AdvisoryService (SLAS), which is located inthe above department, offerssupport and guidance on studyskills and techniques. They can beparticularly useful to studentsreturning or new to highereducation.

University of Kent Student’s Union– Student Guidance and Welfare

All students have access to thefollowing services if you requirethem: Careers Advisory Service,Chaplaincy, Counselling Serviceand Disability

Knowledge Centre

As a student you will be providedwith a log-on enabling you to usestudent portals on both theCanterbury and Medway sites.Within the Research andDevelopment building is the KIMHS“knowledge centre” where there area number of computers for the useof students.

Templeman Library

All students have access to theextensive resources of theUniversity’s libraries on theCanterbury and Medway sites. Also,you can check availability of booksand journals from your own PC.

Professor Tony HaleHead of the Division of PsychiatryTony Hale is Professor of MentalIllness and Head of the Division ofPsychiatry. He is a younger adultgeneral and forensic psychiatristworking clinically with the localMental Health Trust, and RegionalAdvisor in Psychiatry for Kent,Surrey and Sussex. He trained atGuys and St George’s in Londonand has a PhD inPsychopharmacology from theUniversity of London. His researchinterests are inpsychopharmacology of thepsychotropics, especially fortreatment resistant psychosis anddepression, and in related areas ofHealth Economics and ServiceDelivery; and in the clinical andlegal boundaries of Post-TraumaticStress Disorder.

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Dr Adrian BonnerReader & Director of AddictiveBehaviours GroupDr Adrian Bonner is Director of theAddictive Behaviours Group. Adrianhas researched and been involvedin curricula development of mentalhealth related issues. This hasincluded the development of anMSc in Clinical Neuroscience and,via membership of the Skills forHealth Council, he has contributedto the development of Drug andAlcohol National OccupationalStandards (DANOS). Presently he isthe programme director of the BScin Substance Misuse and itsManagement at Kent andsupervises a number MPhil/PhDstudents. Adrian’s main researchinterests include studies into therole of tryptophan in alcoholdependency. This research isbeing developed to include thebiological basis of brain damage invulnerable groups. He is consultantto the Salvation Army’s Social Workin the UK and represents theSalvation Army internationally asAlcohol and Drug Representative atthe United Nations. He haspublished widely, and has recentlypublished a text on theBiopsychosocial aspects of SocialExclusion.

About the Staff

BSc (Honours) in Substance Misuse ManagementAbout the staff

Andy AshenhurstLecturer in Substance MisuseManagement, Director of Stage 1programmesAndy has a BSc (Hons) inPsychology and SocialAnthropology and an MA in MedicalAnthropology from the University ofLondon. In 2004 he completed aPost Graduate Certificate in HigherEducation at the University of Kent.Andy spent a year as a FulbrightScholar (1990/91) at the Universityof New Mexico, researching NativeAmerican attitudes to Health andEducation. He was elected amember of the BritishPsychological Society in 1992.Andy has 9 years experience as apractitioner working with problemsubstance users in the NHS andthe voluntary sector. Andy’sacademic interests include harmreduction, social exclusion, dualdiagnosis and drug using subcultures.

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Dr Axel KleinLecturer in Substance MisuseManagementFor the past ten years Axel Kleinhas been researching intosubstance use in different culturalsettings and the relationshipbetween culture, drug policyinterventions and social andmedical problems. Currentresearch interests include theproduction, distribution and use ofkhat (catha edulis), the nexus ofdrug use and trafficking in theCaribbean region, and the patternof recruitment and legal disposal ofdrug couriers. A new area of workis the use of illicit substancesamong the elderly.

Teresa ShielProgramme Co-ordinatorTeresa joined KIMHS after a variedbackground of working in Financial,Retail and Administration sectors.Teresa’s most recent employment,prior to KIMHS, was in ExaminationAdministration, within SecondarySchool Education.

BSc (Honours) in Substance Misuse ManagementAbout the staff

Alexi BrookResearch AssociateAlexi has a BSc (Hons) in SocialPsychology and was elected amember of the BritishPsychological Society in 1999. Shehas been working on variousresearch projects for the AddictiveBehaviours Group since 2001, andhas experience working as apractitioner in residential socialwork and at a detoxification centre.Alexi’s main research interests arethe development andimplementation of monitoring andassessment for service delivery, thedevelopment and validation ofassessment tools, social exclusion,cognitive effects of PTSD andalcohol misuse and theirimplications for intervention, and therole of attachment in addictionaetiology.

Ruth WebbLecturer in Substance MisuseCounselling, Director of Stage 2programmeRuth has a Masters in ClinicalScience and is a UKCP registeredPsychotherapist. She has workedwith substance misuse clients withinboth prison and communitysettings, and provides supervisionto therapeutic practitioners in thefiled. Ruth’s area of special interestis the dynamics of groups, and theapplication of group theory to thedevelopment of services within thesubstance misuse environment.Ruth is interested in the therapeuticperspective of the client both as anindividual and a group member andthe significance of these roles inthe development of the client in thecontext of the original family,school/educational, institutional andsocietal groupings.

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