Workshop 3

Alcohol Guidelines: How to utilise them to improve the quality of care

Dr Louise Sell, chair of guidelines expert advisory committee and Ms Hazel Jordan, alcohol programme manager will present an overview of the development and key recommendations of the guidelines. They will discuss initial uptake and implementation of the guidelines and link them to OHID’s six priorities to improve alcohol services. There will be time to share experience and audience views on how to use the guidelines in their everyday practice.

Workshop 3

The Role of Lived Experience: in a World Class Treatment & Recovery System

This presentation explains why people with lived and living experience of addiction should play a central role
in recovery services, service
design, and governance.

It outlines:

• the importance of peer-led recovery, user voice, co-design, and co-production,
• the work of Create Strength Group (CSG) as a Lived Experience Recovery Organisation (LERO),
• and the role of CLERO in supporting and setting standards for LEROs across the UK.

 
The presentation argues that recovery systems are more effective when people with direct experience are involved at every level — from support delivery to leadership and commissioning

Workshop 3

Managing change &
transition for autistic people

This workshop will explore the complexities of managing change and transition for autistic individuals within criminal justice settings.

It will focus on how differences in cognitive processing—especially monotropic thinking styles—can influence an individual’s capacity to engage with change, generate and apply new ideas, and adapt to unfamiliar environments or expectations. The session integrates theory with practical strategies to enhance understanding and improve outcomes.

Participants will:

• Develop an understanding of how autism shapes responses to change, uncertainty, and transitions including the intersection of trauma, adversity, and neurodivergent differences
• Explore the concept of monotropic thinking and its implications for flexibility, attention, and learning including the strengths associated with monotropic thinking.
• Recognise the additional challenges faced by autistic individuals within the criminal justice system including those with substance misuse difficulties whilst thinking about change and transitions as risk points including links between change, dysregulation and offending/substance use behaviours
• Identify barriers to engagement, including communication differences, executive functioning challenges, sensory differences and the role of masking and camouflaging behaviours, and the use of substances as coping mechanisms.
• Learn how to develop and implement reasonable adjustments to better support engagement, reduce risk, and facilitate meaningful change with trauma-informed and autism-affirming principles

Workshop 3

Strengthening Rehabilitation: Peer Mentorship and Social Education in a secure estate

This workshop explores how peer-led approaches and social education models can reduce entrenched health inequalities within secure settings. It focuses on practical implementation, evidence-based approaches, and real-world application in the women’s estate.