This spring and summer, Wirral Ways is offering a full programme of free, professional training – and we want you to be part of it.
Our training is open to anyone working in or alongside the sector: health and social care professionals, community organisations, volunteers, and anyone who may encounter people affected by drugs or alcohol in their work. Sessions are delivered by experienced professionals using real, local case studies. You’ll leave with practical tools, resources, and the confidence to make a difference.
Every session is completely free. All courses take place at our Price Street Hub in Birkenhead.
Want training for your whole team?
We can tailor any of our sessions to your organisation’s specific needs and deliver them at a location that works for you – whether that’s one of our hubs, online, or at your own site.
Naloxone Training!
Naloxone saves lives. And knowing how to use it could make you the difference between life and death for someone in your community.
Our sessions cover everything you need to know: how to recognise an overdose, how to respond, and how to administer Naloxone confidently. You’ll leave with the knowledge, the skills, and a Naloxone kit to take away with you.
We have four sessions across two dates coming up:
📅 7 May
Morning session: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Afternoon session: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
📅 9 July
Morning session: 10:00am – 12:00pm
Afternoon session: 2:00pm – 4:00pm
Check out the latest training here
Alcohol Awareness
This session looks at alcohol use, units and guidelines, short and long term health effects, dependency, and the impact on families and communities. It supports [...]
Addiction and Complex Neglect
This free training session explores the relationship between addiction and complex neglect, giving you the knowledge and confidence to identify and respond effectively when the [...]
Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
This free training session gives you a clear, practical understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) as [...]
Introduction to Harm Reduction
This free introductory session provides a solid grounding in harm reduction principles and how they apply to work with people who use drugs or alcohol. [...]
Naloxone Awareness & Training (AM or PM session)
This free, practical training session covers everything you need to know about naloxone -- a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdose. Whether you work in [...]
Naloxone Awareness & Training (AM or PM session)
This free, practical training session covers everything you need to know about naloxone -- a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdose. Whether you work in [...]
Naloxone Awareness & Training (AM or PM session)
This free, practical training session covers everything you need to know about naloxone -- a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdose. Whether you work in [...]
Assessing and Managing Risk
This free training session builds your confidence in assessing and managing risk when working with people affected by substance use. Risk assessment is a core [...]
Harm Reduction Training
Harm reduction training provides practical, evidence based strategies to reduce the risks associated with drug and alcohol use. This harm reduction training course focuses on [...]
Boundaries & Confidentiality Refresher
A refresher session reinforcing professional boundaries and the importance of confidentiality. It covers safe information sharing, data protection principles, ethical practice, and maintaining appropriate relationships [...]
Substance Misuse and Trauma Informed Practice
This free training session explores the strong connection between trauma and substance use, and how a trauma-informed approach can transform the way you work with [...]
Delivering Quality Supervision 1:1 Sessions
This free training session is designed for managers, team leads, and anyone responsible for delivering supervision to staff or volunteers in a health, social care, [...]
Protection and Safeguarding Adults and Children
This course outlines the principles of safeguarding, recognising signs of abuse or neglect, responding to concerns, and understanding reporting procedures. It emphasises everyone’s responsibility to [...]
Understanding the Brain and Substance Misuse
This free training session explores the neuroscience behind addiction, giving you a clear and accessible understanding of how substance use affects the brain and why [...]
Harm Reduction Training
Harm reduction training provides practical, evidence based strategies to reduce the risks associated with drug and alcohol use. This harm reduction training course focuses on [...]
Addictions Training for Trainers
This free specialist session is designed for experienced practitioners who deliver or are preparing to deliver addiction and substance use training to others. Building on [...]
Learning from local and National Reviews
This free training session draws on findings from local and national serious case reviews, domestic homicide reviews, and drug-related death reviews to strengthen your practice [...]
Preparation for Work
Designed to build employability skills, this course covers CV writing, interview techniques, workplace expectations, time management, and confidence building to support individuals moving into volunteering, [...]
Safer Working Practices
This free training session covers the principles and practices that keep both you and the people you work with safe in a substance use setting. [...]
Assessment Training - Wirral Ways Staff & Volunteers Only
We are running an Assessment Training session for new starters and existing staff who would like to support weekend work. This session will cover the [...]
Understanding Professional Curiosity and Critical Thinking
This free training session explores the importance of professional curiosity and critical thinking in safeguarding and substance use work, helping you to look beyond the [...]
Naloxone Awareness & Training (AM or PM session)
This free, practical training session covers everything you need to know about naloxone -- a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdose. Whether you work in [...]
Naloxone Awareness & Training (AM or PM session)
This free, practical training session covers everything you need to know about naloxone -- a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdose. Whether you work in [...]
Naloxone Awareness & Training (AM or PM session)
This free, practical training session covers everything you need to know about naloxone -- a life-saving medication that reverses opioid overdose. Whether you work in [...]
Addiction and Complex Neglect
This free training session explores the relationship between addiction and complex neglect, giving you the knowledge and confidence to identify and respond effectively when the [...]
Mental Capacity Act and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
This free training session gives you a clear, practical understanding of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (MCA) and the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) as [...]
Assessing and Managing Risk
This free training session builds your confidence in assessing and managing risk when working with people affected by substance use. Risk assessment is a core [...]
Understanding Alcohol Addiction
This free training session is a brand new course from Wirral Ways CGL, offering a comprehensive introduction to alcohol addiction -- what it is, who [...]
Trauma Informed Care
An introduction to trauma informed approaches, exploring how trauma can affect behaviour, relationships, and engagement. Participants will learn how to respond with empathy, reduce re [...]
Assertiveness
This session helps individuals develop healthy communication skills, express needs clearly and respectfully, set boundaries, and build confidence in personal and professional situations.
Developing Personal Confidence
Focused on self awareness and personal growth, this course supports participants to recognise strengths, challenge negative self talk, set realistic goals, and build sustainable confidence.
Boundaries & Confidentiality Refresher
A refresher session reinforcing professional boundaries and the importance of confidentiality. It covers safe information sharing, data protection principles, ethical practice, and maintaining appropriate relationships [...]
Understand Stress and Stress Management
This course explores what stress is, how it affects the body and mind, common triggers, and practical coping strategies. Participants will develop personalised techniques to [...]
Resilience
A strengths based course that helps individuals build coping skills, adaptability, and emotional wellbeing. It explores mindset, support networks, problem solving, and strategies to maintain [...]
Last Updated on 9 April 2026