BSA/HIEDA – Ketamine and cocaine
🏷️ £90-180, with additional tickets from £45
🎧 All those involved in safeguarding
📍 Online
🎥 Watch live or on catch up
Course Outline
This ketamine and cocaine awareness training course is designed for school staff, teachers, and safeguarding professionals to increase understanding of the risks these substances pose to young people. The session explores what ketamine and cocaine are, how they appear, and the ways they are distributed and used among youth populations. It examines the legal implications, the short- and long-term physical and psychological effects, and the growing influence of social and peer culture on drug experimentation. Participants will also gain awareness of the dangers associated with contaminated (bulked or cut) drugs, harm reduction strategies, and appropriate safeguarding responses when drug use or possession is suspected in an educational environment. The course promotes a proactive, informed approach to protecting and supporting children and young people at risk.
Training Topics:
- Understanding Ketamine and Cocaine: composition, classification, and key facts
- What they look like and how they are distributed at street and community level
- The Law: criminal implications for possession, supply, and use — including young people under 18
- How these drugs are used and their short- and long-term physical and psychological effects
- Current youth culture: trends, availability, peer pressure, and online influence
- The dangers of bulking and cutting agents used by dealers to increase profit
- Recognising the signs and symptoms of possible substance misuse in children and young people
- Safeguarding responsibilities: responding to disclosures or suspected use in schools
- Harm reduction and early intervention: how to talk to young people safely and effectively
- Support services and resources for young people, families, and professionals
Learning Outcomes:
- Understand what Ketamine and Cocaine are, how they are used, and the associated health risks
- Identify the legal implications for both adults and young people involved with these substances
- Recognise the signs and indicators of substance use or exposure among students
- Gain insight into the influence of current youth culture and social factors contributing to experimentation
- Understand the risks associated with adulterated (bulked or cut) substances
- Apply appropriate safeguarding protocols when drug use is suspected in an educational setting
- Use effective communication and harm reduction approaches to support young people safely
- Access and share reliable resources, professional guidance, and support networks for prevention and intervention
Speaker:
Dave Parvin
A former Drug Squad Officer- Dave has seen the damage and destruction first hand that ‘drugs’ can bring to those who choose to have a life that involves the use of these substances and as such is passionate about raising the awareness of the ‘potential risks and dangers’ associated with this life style. Since leaving the police Dave over the last 17 years has delivered hundreds of Drug Awareness Sessions to Schools and Colleges all over the country engaging with all parties (Students/Staff and Parental Sessions) to ensure his key message about raising the awareness of the real risks and dangers associated with many substances young people in particular are likely to come into contact with. He does not preach and delivers his presentations in a ‘non judgemental manner’ in his own ‘unique style’, ensuring that his audiences engage with him from the very minute he starts to speak. He also has strong links with NAMSS (National Association for Managers of Student Services), the BSA (Boarding School Association) and Hieda (Health in Education) delivering bespoke Drug Awareness Training events for their staff (including work overseas with international schools).
