Basic skills training for leaders of community drug addiction care, support, and treatment consulting points

On June 14, 2024, the Vietnam-International Technology Transfer Center of Hanoi Medical University, in collaboration with the Hanoi Sub-department of Social Vices Prevention and Combat and Thanh Tri District People’s Committee, organized a training workshop for leaders of community drug addiction care, support, and treatment consulting points. The workshop attracted the participation of 85 personnel, including both leaders and members from the consulting points located within Thanh Tri District.

The training was led by experts with extensive experience in substance abuse treatment, including professionals from the Center for Training and Research on Substance Abuse – HIV, the Department of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, and the Hanoi Sub-department of Social Vices Prevention and Combat. The curriculum focused on equipping leaders with essential basic skills, ranging from the operational methods of the consulting points and the management mechanisms to the coordination and transfer of information, as well as the skills in counseling, supporting, caring for, and treating people who use drugs. During the training session, Dr. Han Dinh Hoe, PhD., a lecturer from the Hanoi Medical University and representative of the Vietnam International Technology Transfer Center (V-ITTC), shared his knowledge and instructed participants on effective communication, observation, questioning, listening, and client engagement skills.

In addition to acquiring knowledge from the lectures, trainees also engage in group practice sessions, have their questions answered, participate in discussions, and listen to the real-life experiences shared by both instructors and fellow trainees.

The training session was successful with active participation from officials in the fields of Labor, Invalids and Social Affairs, Public Security, and Healthcare. In the coming months, trainees will be part of the healthcare team directly applying the knowledge they have learned, conducting activities at the consulting points to care for and support clients, and treat drug addiction within the community.