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Improving practice in housing for drug users national working seminar - workshops

Workshops were based on case study presentations and facilitation focused on sharing ideas and practice.

The five workshops provided delegates with opportunities to:

• hear how existing strategic, operational, service user approaches have been developed
• explore the potential how these approaches may be adapted, adopted from their own perspectives
• network, share examples and approaches that they have found useful

Workshop information

Workshop 1: Developing strategic approaches in housing for drug users  

• Presenting Organisation: Norfolk Drug and Alcohol Partnership (NDAP)
• Supporting Presenters: Calderdale Council

Workshop 2: Providing for drug users' needs in a hostel

• Presenting Organisation:The Tyneside Cyrenians
• Supporting Presenters: Brighton & Hove Council: New Steine Mews

Workshop 3: Responsive service delivery - approaches to support working with drug users

• Presenting Organisation: Julian Housing
• Supporting Presenters: In Partnership

Workshop 4: Indentifying housing and related support needs of drug users 

• Presenting Organisation: Safer Newcastle
• Supporting Presenters: Worcestershire CHOG+

Workshop 5: Service user involvement in strategic planning, commissioning and operational delivery

• Presenting Organisation: Safer Bristol and Users for Organisation
• Supporting Presenters: The Tyneside Cyrenians

If you attended the seminar and would like to provide us with you thoughts, please use the feedback form and email it to the AfterCare team.

Date: Mon Nov 10 16:19:55 GMT 2008

• Workshop 1: Developing strategic approaches in housing for drug users (PDF file - 3mb - Warning: large file)

  Presentation by Dan Mobb from the Norfolk Drug and Alcohol Partnership and Heidi Wilson, Calderdale Metropolitan Borough Council.

• Workshop 2: Providing for drug users' needs in a hostel (PDF file - 2mb - Warning: large file)

  Presentation from Mark Sidney and Mark Tunney from the Tyneside Cyrenians.

• Workshop 3: Responsive service delivery - approaches to support working with drug users (PDF file - 224kb)

  Workshop from Julian Housing and Zoe O’Leary from In Partnership on the Strengh approach and building on the skills and talents of clients.

• Workshop 4: Indentifying housing and related support needs of drug users (PDF file - 118kb)

  Presentation in partnership by Safe Newcastle, Supporting people, Newcastle Housing Partnership and Worcestershire CHOG+.

• Workshop 5: Service user involvement in strategic planning, commissioning and operational delivery. (PDF file - 148kb)

  Presentation by Safer Bristol - Users Feedback Organisation (UFO) on peer review of Bristol supporting people funded Drug & Alcohol Housing services

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