MICHAEL CHRISTOPHER BLACKWOOD

FLAT *, ** ESSEX GROVE

LONDON, SE19 3SX

TELEPHONE: 020*-*******

EMAIL:adv2ll@r.postjobfree.com

MOBILE: 079**-******

DATE OF BIRTH: 01/12/1966

EDUCATION: Archbishop Tenison Secondary School

DATE:1978 – 1983

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COURSES:

16/02/1998

16/02/2001

Priory Hospital Roehampton, RAPt, HMP Wandsworth & Pentonville

BACP British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy with CPCAB Counselling Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body at NVQ level 3-4

29/06/2001

Mainliners

Dual Diagnosis

22/06/2001

Mainliners

Hepatitis C

14/06/2001

Mainliners

Assessment skills

16/10/2015

23/10/2015

Minds Eye

Financial Abuse within Substance misuse specifically

16/03/2004

18/03/2005

Brunel University with W.D.P

Multi-Disciplinary practice teaching

Module 1&2

June 2004

National Acupuncture Detoxification Assoc

Acupuncture Detoxification Specialist

20/04/11

27/04/11

YMCA in house training

Safeguarding Adults

14th&15th May 2012

NHS in house training

Motivational Interviewing Phase 1

03/10/2005

04/10/2005

(CDP) Joint Diversity (Centre for Counselling Lectures for pre- admission groups)

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Principles & Intervention.

May 2006

Blenheim CDP

Group training skills (CBT)

14/06/2007

21/06/2007

The Royal College General practitioners

R.C.G.P 1 Lewisham

Oct 2007

Quantum Diagnostics

Drugs of Abuse Test Training Certificate

15/03/2007

22/01/ 2007

Lewisham Council

Assessing high Risks

16/01/2008

24/01/2008

Blenheim CPD

Managing Aggressive Behaviour De-escalation Techniques

01/05/2008

28/05/2009

Federation of Drug & Alcohol Prof. (FDAP)

Registered Drug & Alcohol Professional

May 2008

Shering-Plough (SP)

regarding misuse, non-medical prescribing and new clinical guidelines at Royal College of Nursing London

31/07/09

Newham Council

Safe guarding Adults/ Care First

07/06/22- current Hackney Council YHSMS; Substance Misuse/Mental Health Practitioner Children & Families, Referrals through early years, schools and parents regarding children’s use of substances, domestic violence within the home, exploitation that may come with this such as county lines, raising awareness regarding substances the physical and mental dangers in school years, on one to one sessions over an agreed time frame this may take place at school, or at home. At current in two schools Stoke Newington School and Skinners at Manor Park running sessions with pupils.

24/11/21 to 11/02/22 New Direction CGL Lewisham Psycho-Social intervention programme sick covering caseloads and facilitating groups for different stages of recovery and for all substances. Whilst there developed DRR and ATR groups and part of the Community Opiate detox programme in my time, Needle exchange service, test for BBV's, additionally reception area support with clients covering in Pandemic.

15/11/20 to 30/09/22 Haringey Council Recovery Practitioner Sessional work regarding harm minimisation and relapse prevention open workshops for staff and clients from Eastern Europe, refugee’s from Ukraine and other war torn places who were street homeless in the Pandemic covered housing, benefit’s, and their entitlements while this crisis continues, an understanding use and dependencies, safer practice around alcohol and illicit substances, how to be referred to local services and meeting their criteria Naloxone what is it used for.

22/4/21- 12/11/21 short of staff last two months at NHS Camden & Islington Kings Cross

WDP/NHS Camden & Islington

Surbiton Health Centre Wellbeing Practitioner working with clients with dependency issues, getting hard to reach clients back into service Health check BBV's DBST supporting this process, exploring in patient detox, acamprosate outpatient detox stabilization with group work via internet one to one telephone key work sessions etc.

20/08/20 – 27/11/20 Due to pandemic (Opening and locking down) Turning point Slough which was a very high tier of infections at one point the assignment needed to be terminated amicable a candid discussion with manager could not commute in by law.

02/12/19- 20/03/20

Bracknell Council Substance Misuse Team.

DAAT Group Facilitator

Open access prescribing service screenings, full comprehensive assessment, design and implement cannabis group specifically with group work facilitation in a CBT framework model, therapeutic groups for stable clients Needle exchange, Key working prescribing client with referrals to multi-agency services.

July19/Nov 19

Greenwich Council

Young People Substance Misuse Practitioner/YOS inclusion team

Charity in transition into local authority

Excluded young people from schools and colleges, with behavioural issues involved in gang violence, dependency substance abuse, and exploitations in many forms, Multi-agency approach, which encompasses close working with social services, probation and police with safeguarding and priority within sound practice for family’s advocacy work with clear outcomes.

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