Substance Misuse and Sexual Health (SMaSH) Level 1

Training type: eLearning

Cost: Free

Target audience: Professionals working in the field of Substance Misuse and Sexual Health

Aim: This collection of pre-developed eLearning and face to face programmes have been recommended as they aim to provide learners with baseline knowledge of key issues and themes relating to substance misuse, sexual health and motivational interviewing. The completion these programmes make up SMaSH Level 1 and will be used as a pre course requisite for those wishing to attend the SMaSH Level 2 Programme.

To qualify as having completed SMaSH Level 1 learners must evidence when registering for SMaSH Level 2 having fulfilled the requirements for the following 3 training topics: Sexual Health, Substance Misuse and Motivational Interviewing.

1) Sexual Health (please complete one of the following programmes)

e-SRH & Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare: Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

Author: Health Education England & Faculty of Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare

The completion of the following eLearning modules:

• e-SRH 01: Principles of service provision: The law relating to sexual activity; understanding the clients perspective; confidentiality consent, chaperones; working with young people

• e-SRH 03: Risk assessment

• e-SRH 06: Sexual assault

To register and access, visit: http://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/sexual-and-reproductive-healthcare/how-to-access/

or…

eHIV-STI eLearning

Author: The STI Foundation, British Association for Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH)

The completion of all recommended eHIV-STI eLearning sessions outlined as preparation for STIF CORE/Foundation day

or…

Providing sexual health education for children and young people in Wales (PA93CY034)

The completion of the full face to face training programme

2) Substance Misuse (please complete the following programme)

Psychoactive Substances and Harm Reduction

Author: Substance Misuse Programme, Public Health Wales

To register and access, visit: https://learning.wales.nhs.uk/course/view.php?id=443#section-0

3) Motivational Interviewing (please complete the following programme)

BMJ: Motivational Interviewing in Brief Consultations

Author: Public Health England & BMJ

To register and access, visit: http://learning.bmj.com/learning/module-intro/.html?moduleId=10051582

Further information & registration

For further information surrounding registration for any of the above modules, please contact your local SMaSH lead or email: admin@smash-ed.org