Email:brendangeorgeson@yahoo.co.uk

Tele:07870387522

RecentEmployment:

October2004 to present     Treatment Co-ordinator,

                                                    Walsingham House, Bristol,

                                                    A tier 4 residentialDrug/Alcohol rehab

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 2003  Addictions 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 Huddersfield University

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.      Afffiliate member of the Institute for Learning, a professional body committed to furthering the needs,interests and professional development in the further education and skillssector.