October2008 to present Visiting Lecturerat these academic institutions
1) University of Bath,Division of Life Long Learning,
2) University of the West of England, Bristol,
3) City of BristolCollege, Care and Health Faculty,
March2003 to July 2004 AddictionsCounsellor,
AddictionRecovery Agency, Bristol,
A tier 4 residentialand non-residential drug/alcohol service
January2001 to March 2003Addictions Counsellor,
Clouds House, East Knoyle, Wiltshire,
A tier 4 residentialdrug/alcohol rehab
RelevantQualifications:
Awarded September 2009 Leadership and Management for Care ServicesNVQ Level 4
City of Bristol College 2009
Awarded May 2009 Certificate in Leadership andManagement, level 5
Awarded by Chartered Management Institute
Awarded March 2009 Preparing to Teach in the Life LongLearning Sector (PTTLS)
City and Guilds Level 3, awarded by City of Bristol College
AwardedFebruary 2009 Accredited as a Drug and Alcohol Professionalby the
Federation of Drug and Alcohol Professionals (FDAP) in
accordance with Drug and Alcohol National
Occupational Standards (DANOS)
AwardedJuly 2008 BSc(Hons) Addictions Counselling
Awarded by the University of Bath
AwardedJuly 2005 SubstanceMisuse and its Effects on Families
Awardedby CPCAB
(Counselling and Psychotherapy CentralAwarding Body)
AwardedJuly 1995 Dip. H.E. (Accountancy Studies)
Awarded by HuddersfieldUniversity
QualificationsCurrently Studying
None
OtherRelevant Training Completed:
1.DualDiagnosis Working Effectively Together (2007)
2.Drugs,Alcohol and Child Protection(2007)
3.WorkingWith Diversity (2007)
4.ProjectManagement (2007)
5.SupervisionSkills (2006)
6.DualDiagnosis (2006)
7.Workingwith victims and perpetrators of domestic violence (2008)
ProfessionalBody Membership:
1.Individual member of The Federation of Drug and AlcoholProfessionals
2.Member of the Society for the Study of Addiction
3.Afffiliatemember of the Institute for Learning, a professional body committed to furthering the needs,interests and professional development in the further education and skillssector.