Louise Hodd

I've worked with CJ, Outreach, Probation, Courts ( magistrates and Crown) prisons, rehabs and signposting to outside services. I have run groups for service users, trained police officers in substance misuse and would need refreshers for all relevant trainings. I worked with needle exchange, prescribing and alcohol.

I worked with substance misuse for 10 years i was a volunteer to start with. I'm passionate, hard working, a good time keeper, honest and reliable.

I can work alone or as part of a team, I can organise myself and my day, I have good computer skills, I can use all aspects of excel office, PowerPoint and most other programes.

I'm a quick learner and a very good listener.

I have not worked in Substance Misue for a few years, after working in London, stress and burnout started to appear and I felt it was time for a break. I moved to Bournemouth with my daughter and her family and worked in Health Care, I now feel that I am ready to rejoin Substance misus.

I havent stopped keeping up to date with what's changed and new, I am still very passionate in supporting others to achieve whatever their goals maybe, however ultimately to reach a better outlook on life and to become the person they would like to be and how to get there.

Whilst working with the police, I completed training with them, to have a better understanding of an individuals journey during and after using substances, the stigma of using substances, how better to support than judge and how to motivate and encourage offenders to approach services.

I worked at the courts as a Restrictions on Bail coordinator, preparing Drug Rehabilitation Requirements or ARR, writing repeots for thr judges to have a better perspective of the individual and trying to keep them from going back to prison, using a care plan and pathway to other treatment providers. With this I worked in partnership with Probation Teams and individual officers, working together to support service users to stop offending, re-entering prison services and assisting during trials and hearings.

I completed my last online training 2020 before leaving Health Care. I have included all.my qualifications and I am prepared to undertake any training required mandatory or other.

Safeguarding level 1 & 2 (and refresher) – 2014-2016/17 & 18 & 19

Risk assessment & risk management training – 2014-2016

Needle exchange training -2014-2016

Naloxone training refresher – 2015-2016

MCA & DOLS training – 2016/17 & 18 & 19 & 20

Full clean UK driving licence 15+