Daryl McLeister
@darylsfad.bsky.social
Family Inclusive Practice Development Officer
Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs
daryl@sfad.org.uk | training@sfad.org.uk.
http://www.sfad.org.uk
Views my own.
Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol & Drugs
daryl@sfad.org.uk | training@sfad.org.uk.
http://www.sfad.org.uk
Views my own.
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Upcoming Sessions - SFAD
A range of Learning and Development Courses from the charity Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs.
www.sfad.org.uk
Lovely to announce @scottishfamilies.bsky.social Autumn/Winter training dates 2025/26.
Particularly pleased to debut our new course: 'Introduction to Supporting Young People Affected by Someone Else’s Alcohol and Drug Use'.
Check the details here: www.sfad.org.uk/upcoming-ses...
Particularly pleased to debut our new course: 'Introduction to Supporting Young People Affected by Someone Else’s Alcohol and Drug Use'.
Check the details here: www.sfad.org.uk/upcoming-ses...
A whole family approach means systems that support everyone.
And Family Inclusive Practice is about more than just having systems in place - it's about:
- Knowledge (What's out there? / What helps?)
- Skills (Good listening / Interventions)
- Attitudes (Openness / Warmth / Compassion)
And Family Inclusive Practice is about more than just having systems in place - it's about:
- Knowledge (What's out there? / What helps?)
- Skills (Good listening / Interventions)
- Attitudes (Openness / Warmth / Compassion)
October 22, 2025 at 11:07 AM
A whole family approach means systems that support everyone.
And Family Inclusive Practice is about more than just having systems in place - it's about:
- Knowledge (What's out there? / What helps?)
- Skills (Good listening / Interventions)
- Attitudes (Openness / Warmth / Compassion)
And Family Inclusive Practice is about more than just having systems in place - it's about:
- Knowledge (What's out there? / What helps?)
- Skills (Good listening / Interventions)
- Attitudes (Openness / Warmth / Compassion)
Lovely to announce @scottishfamilies.bsky.social Autumn/Winter training dates 2025/26.
Particularly pleased to debut our new course: 'Introduction to Supporting Young People Affected by Someone Else’s Alcohol and Drug Use'.
Check the details here: www.sfad.org.uk/upcoming-ses...
Particularly pleased to debut our new course: 'Introduction to Supporting Young People Affected by Someone Else’s Alcohol and Drug Use'.
Check the details here: www.sfad.org.uk/upcoming-ses...
Upcoming Sessions - SFAD
A range of Learning and Development Courses from the charity Scottish Families Affected by Alcohol and Drugs.
www.sfad.org.uk
October 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
Lovely to announce @scottishfamilies.bsky.social Autumn/Winter training dates 2025/26.
Particularly pleased to debut our new course: 'Introduction to Supporting Young People Affected by Someone Else’s Alcohol and Drug Use'.
Check the details here: www.sfad.org.uk/upcoming-ses...
Particularly pleased to debut our new course: 'Introduction to Supporting Young People Affected by Someone Else’s Alcohol and Drug Use'.
Check the details here: www.sfad.org.uk/upcoming-ses...
darylsfad
'Tackling Drug Stigma is Everyone's Business'
Very pleased to see this document is being published today, put together by the Drug Stigma Action Group for Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which I had a great experience being a part of.
Download it here: www.nhsggc.scot/staff-recrui...
'Tackling Drug Stigma is Everyone's Business'
Very pleased to see this document is being published today, put together by the Drug Stigma Action Group for Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which I had a great experience being a part of.
Download it here: www.nhsggc.scot/staff-recrui...
September 30, 2025 at 11:21 AM
darylsfad
'Tackling Drug Stigma is Everyone's Business'
Very pleased to see this document is being published today, put together by the Drug Stigma Action Group for Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which I had a great experience being a part of.
Download it here: www.nhsggc.scot/staff-recrui...
'Tackling Drug Stigma is Everyone's Business'
Very pleased to see this document is being published today, put together by the Drug Stigma Action Group for Greater Glasgow and Clyde, which I had a great experience being a part of.
Download it here: www.nhsggc.scot/staff-recrui...
I have really enjoyed a series of monthly webinars hosted by our colleagues at Inverclyde Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP).
Next one is on the 6th August at 2pm and focuses on Advocacy.
Follow our Inverclyde team here @sfadinverclydefss.bsky.social
👉 inverclydeadp.org.uk/webinar-4-in...
Next one is on the 6th August at 2pm and focuses on Advocacy.
Follow our Inverclyde team here @sfadinverclydefss.bsky.social
👉 inverclydeadp.org.uk/webinar-4-in...
Webinar 4 – Inverclyde Alcohol and Drug Partnership Snapshot on Advocacy | Inverclyde Alcohol and Drug Partnership l Inverclyde, Scotland
Inverclyde Alcohol and Drug Partnership Snapshot on Advocacy Welcome to the 4th in our monthly webinars brought to you by Inverclyde Alcohol and Drug Partnership. These monthly webinars will be a snap...
inverclydeadp.org.uk
July 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
I have really enjoyed a series of monthly webinars hosted by our colleagues at Inverclyde Alcohol and Drug Partnership (ADP).
Next one is on the 6th August at 2pm and focuses on Advocacy.
Follow our Inverclyde team here @sfadinverclydefss.bsky.social
👉 inverclydeadp.org.uk/webinar-4-in...
Next one is on the 6th August at 2pm and focuses on Advocacy.
Follow our Inverclyde team here @sfadinverclydefss.bsky.social
👉 inverclydeadp.org.uk/webinar-4-in...
Reposted by Daryl McLeister
We’re taking naloxone on the road this August for International Overdose Awareness Day 2025 💜.
Our team is offering free pop-up events across Scotland, bringing training and naloxone kits into communities.
To bring us to your area, complete this request form: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Our team is offering free pop-up events across Scotland, bringing training and naloxone kits into communities.
To bring us to your area, complete this request form: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
July 22, 2025 at 12:36 PM
We’re taking naloxone on the road this August for International Overdose Awareness Day 2025 💜.
Our team is offering free pop-up events across Scotland, bringing training and naloxone kits into communities.
To bring us to your area, complete this request form: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Our team is offering free pop-up events across Scotland, bringing training and naloxone kits into communities.
To bring us to your area, complete this request form: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Our friends at Hillcrest Futures in Dundee join @scottishfamilies.bsky.social in Celebrating Families Week, inviting families and services to hear about what they do on Thursday 26th June at 4 South Ward Road, 10am - 7pm.
SMART Family and Friends support group every Thursday, 5:30 - 7:30pm.
SMART Family and Friends support group every Thursday, 5:30 - 7:30pm.
June 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Our friends at Hillcrest Futures in Dundee join @scottishfamilies.bsky.social in Celebrating Families Week, inviting families and services to hear about what they do on Thursday 26th June at 4 South Ward Road, 10am - 7pm.
SMART Family and Friends support group every Thursday, 5:30 - 7:30pm.
SMART Family and Friends support group every Thursday, 5:30 - 7:30pm.
Carers Week programme for any fellow Inverclyders!
June 4, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Carers Week programme for any fellow Inverclyders!
Join @scottishfamilies.bsky.social in Celebrating Families Week from the 22nd - 27th June.
🗓️ www.sfad.org.uk/celebrating-...
I'm running a FREE learning and development session, for families and professionals, 'Caring For Someone Who Uses Alcohol or Drugs'.
👉 www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...
🗓️ www.sfad.org.uk/celebrating-...
I'm running a FREE learning and development session, for families and professionals, 'Caring For Someone Who Uses Alcohol or Drugs'.
👉 www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...
Celebrating Families Week - SFAD
Celebrating Families Week is dedicated to supporting and championing families affected by alcohol and drugs across the country.
www.sfad.org.uk
May 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Join @scottishfamilies.bsky.social in Celebrating Families Week from the 22nd - 27th June.
🗓️ www.sfad.org.uk/celebrating-...
I'm running a FREE learning and development session, for families and professionals, 'Caring For Someone Who Uses Alcohol or Drugs'.
👉 www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...
🗓️ www.sfad.org.uk/celebrating-...
I'm running a FREE learning and development session, for families and professionals, 'Caring For Someone Who Uses Alcohol or Drugs'.
👉 www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...
Reposted by Daryl McLeister
Mental Health Awareness Week has begun 💙
If you’re needing a little support, here’s who to call ☎️
Please share far and wide! #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
If you’re needing a little support, here’s who to call ☎️
Please share far and wide! #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
May 12, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Mental Health Awareness Week has begun 💙
If you’re needing a little support, here’s who to call ☎️
Please share far and wide! #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
If you’re needing a little support, here’s who to call ☎️
Please share far and wide! #MentalHealthAwarenessWeek
Reposted by Daryl McLeister
FREE spaces still available to the Dundee workforce!
'Bereaved Through Substance Use'
www.trybooking.com/uk/ENSF
This @scottishfamilies.bsky.social session will help you to explore this sensitive subject and to understand the unique and difficult impact that a loss can have on friends and family.
'Bereaved Through Substance Use'
www.trybooking.com/uk/ENSF
This @scottishfamilies.bsky.social session will help you to explore this sensitive subject and to understand the unique and difficult impact that a loss can have on friends and family.
March 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
FREE spaces still available to the Dundee workforce!
'Bereaved Through Substance Use'
www.trybooking.com/uk/ENSF
This @scottishfamilies.bsky.social session will help you to explore this sensitive subject and to understand the unique and difficult impact that a loss can have on friends and family.
'Bereaved Through Substance Use'
www.trybooking.com/uk/ENSF
This @scottishfamilies.bsky.social session will help you to explore this sensitive subject and to understand the unique and difficult impact that a loss can have on friends and family.
Interesting to hear about the concept of Competent Compassion from today's webinar with @anti-stigmanetwork.bsky.social
competentcompassion.org.uk
"If we are competent without being compassionate or compassionate without being competent, then we fail our patient either way."
competentcompassion.org.uk
"If we are competent without being compassionate or compassionate without being competent, then we fail our patient either way."
Competent Compassion
Transforming the Quality of Care
competentcompassion.org.uk
March 20, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Interesting to hear about the concept of Competent Compassion from today's webinar with @anti-stigmanetwork.bsky.social
competentcompassion.org.uk
"If we are competent without being compassionate or compassionate without being competent, then we fail our patient either way."
competentcompassion.org.uk
"If we are competent without being compassionate or compassionate without being competent, then we fail our patient either way."
@scottishfamilies.bsky.social are hosting a free Conversation Cafe to discuss what life is like for families after alcohol and drugs.
Lunch provided, and travel costs reimbursed.
🗓️Saturday 29 March 2025
⏰11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
📌The Haven, Bow Street , Stirling, FK8 1BS
www.trybooking.com/uk/EPCY
Lunch provided, and travel costs reimbursed.
🗓️Saturday 29 March 2025
⏰11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
📌The Haven, Bow Street , Stirling, FK8 1BS
www.trybooking.com/uk/EPCY
Life After Alcohol and Drugs Conversation Cafe
We are looking for participants for our upcoming conversation cafe to discuss what life is like for families after alcohol and drugs. The purpose...
www.trybooking.com
March 20, 2025 at 10:51 AM
@scottishfamilies.bsky.social are hosting a free Conversation Cafe to discuss what life is like for families after alcohol and drugs.
Lunch provided, and travel costs reimbursed.
🗓️Saturday 29 March 2025
⏰11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
📌The Haven, Bow Street , Stirling, FK8 1BS
www.trybooking.com/uk/EPCY
Lunch provided, and travel costs reimbursed.
🗓️Saturday 29 March 2025
⏰11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
📌The Haven, Bow Street , Stirling, FK8 1BS
www.trybooking.com/uk/EPCY
@scottishdrugsforum.bsky.social have issues an alert about a sudden increase in overdoses among people using heroin in Scotland.
Read more here: sdf.org.uk/raised-conce...
Read more here: sdf.org.uk/raised-conce...
Raised concerns after a sudden increase in overdoses among people using heroin in Scotland - Scottish Drugs Forum
To view and/or download the overdose alert resource – CLICK HERE There is concern about clusters of drug…
sdf.org.uk
March 14, 2025 at 12:18 PM
@scottishdrugsforum.bsky.social have issues an alert about a sudden increase in overdoses among people using heroin in Scotland.
Read more here: sdf.org.uk/raised-conce...
Read more here: sdf.org.uk/raised-conce...
FREE spaces still available to the Dundee workforce!
'Bereaved Through Substance Use'
www.trybooking.com/uk/ENSF
This @scottishfamilies.bsky.social session will help you to explore this sensitive subject and to understand the unique and difficult impact that a loss can have on friends and family.
'Bereaved Through Substance Use'
www.trybooking.com/uk/ENSF
This @scottishfamilies.bsky.social session will help you to explore this sensitive subject and to understand the unique and difficult impact that a loss can have on friends and family.
March 12, 2025 at 12:25 PM
FREE spaces still available to the Dundee workforce!
'Bereaved Through Substance Use'
www.trybooking.com/uk/ENSF
This @scottishfamilies.bsky.social session will help you to explore this sensitive subject and to understand the unique and difficult impact that a loss can have on friends and family.
'Bereaved Through Substance Use'
www.trybooking.com/uk/ENSF
This @scottishfamilies.bsky.social session will help you to explore this sensitive subject and to understand the unique and difficult impact that a loss can have on friends and family.
@scottishfamilies.bsky.social are inviting you to take part in a virtual learning and development session, 'Exploring Stigma and the Power of Kindness'.
Open to anyone in Dundee.
🗓️Friday 21st March
⏰10:30am - 1pm
📌Virtual Session, held on Zoom
Book now: www.trybooking.com/uk/ENLY
Open to anyone in Dundee.
🗓️Friday 21st March
⏰10:30am - 1pm
📌Virtual Session, held on Zoom
Book now: www.trybooking.com/uk/ENLY
February 28, 2025 at 10:24 AM
@scottishfamilies.bsky.social are inviting you to take part in a virtual learning and development session, 'Exploring Stigma and the Power of Kindness'.
Open to anyone in Dundee.
🗓️Friday 21st March
⏰10:30am - 1pm
📌Virtual Session, held on Zoom
Book now: www.trybooking.com/uk/ENLY
Open to anyone in Dundee.
🗓️Friday 21st March
⏰10:30am - 1pm
📌Virtual Session, held on Zoom
Book now: www.trybooking.com/uk/ENLY
Reposted by Daryl McLeister
Want to join the team at Scottish Families and support family members across Scotland? We are currently looking for Family Support Workers to join our Fife and Inverclyde teams!
We would love to hear from you if you are interested 🩵
www.sfad.org.uk/about-us/wor...
We would love to hear from you if you are interested 🩵
www.sfad.org.uk/about-us/wor...
Work with Us - SFAD
Come and join our fantastic team at Scottish Families! Any vacancies we currently have will be listed on this site.
www.sfad.org.uk
February 7, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Want to join the team at Scottish Families and support family members across Scotland? We are currently looking for Family Support Workers to join our Fife and Inverclyde teams!
We would love to hear from you if you are interested 🩵
www.sfad.org.uk/about-us/wor...
We would love to hear from you if you are interested 🩵
www.sfad.org.uk/about-us/wor...
Are you interested in any of our @scottishfamilies.bsky.social learning & development courses?
Check out our Learning hub: www.sfad.org.uk/learning-hub
And sign up to our mailing list today to be the first to hear about our next available courses in 2025 - www.sfad.org.uk/resources/ne...
Check out our Learning hub: www.sfad.org.uk/learning-hub
And sign up to our mailing list today to be the first to hear about our next available courses in 2025 - www.sfad.org.uk/resources/ne...
February 12, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Are you interested in any of our @scottishfamilies.bsky.social learning & development courses?
Check out our Learning hub: www.sfad.org.uk/learning-hub
And sign up to our mailing list today to be the first to hear about our next available courses in 2025 - www.sfad.org.uk/resources/ne...
Check out our Learning hub: www.sfad.org.uk/learning-hub
And sign up to our mailing list today to be the first to hear about our next available courses in 2025 - www.sfad.org.uk/resources/ne...
We often ask the poeple we provide care for about important questions about consent.
We often ask simply- Yes or No?
I think there's a better way of asking about the scale of consent - a way where we encourage people to include family and friends.
Using our 'Layers of Consent Tool'
We often ask simply- Yes or No?
I think there's a better way of asking about the scale of consent - a way where we encourage people to include family and friends.
Using our 'Layers of Consent Tool'
February 11, 2025 at 4:08 PM
We often ask the poeple we provide care for about important questions about consent.
We often ask simply- Yes or No?
I think there's a better way of asking about the scale of consent - a way where we encourage people to include family and friends.
Using our 'Layers of Consent Tool'
We often ask simply- Yes or No?
I think there's a better way of asking about the scale of consent - a way where we encourage people to include family and friends.
Using our 'Layers of Consent Tool'
We are bringing our FREE event, This Fierce Love, to Stranraer.
This Fierce Love is an interactive workshop where we listen to a family member's story of living with problematic alcohol and drug use, discussing and reflecting on what we have heard together.
www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...
This Fierce Love is an interactive workshop where we listen to a family member's story of living with problematic alcohol and drug use, discussing and reflecting on what we have heard together.
www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...
February 4, 2025 at 2:40 PM
We are bringing our FREE event, This Fierce Love, to Stranraer.
This Fierce Love is an interactive workshop where we listen to a family member's story of living with problematic alcohol and drug use, discussing and reflecting on what we have heard together.
www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...
This Fierce Love is an interactive workshop where we listen to a family member's story of living with problematic alcohol and drug use, discussing and reflecting on what we have heard together.
www.trybooking.com/uk/events/la...
Reposted by Daryl McLeister
Help influence the future of research to make lives better for people living with addiction, their families, and supporters!
The Addiction Healthcare Goals PSP wants to know what unanswered questions should be a priority for future research to address. Have you say:
The Addiction Healthcare Goals PSP wants to know what unanswered questions should be a priority for future research to address. Have you say:
Addictions Priority Setting Survey
This survey asks people with experience of addictions, their carers and families, and healthcare professionals to choose the most important questions for future research
buff.ly
February 2, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Help influence the future of research to make lives better for people living with addiction, their families, and supporters!
The Addiction Healthcare Goals PSP wants to know what unanswered questions should be a priority for future research to address. Have you say:
The Addiction Healthcare Goals PSP wants to know what unanswered questions should be a priority for future research to address. Have you say:
My Family, My Rights is a self-advocacy course for families who are affected by someone else's drug or alcohol use.
@scottishfamilies.bsky.social are running our next ‘My Family, My Rights’ course soon, and we're opening up our expression of interest form here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
@scottishfamilies.bsky.social are running our next ‘My Family, My Rights’ course soon, and we're opening up our expression of interest form here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
February 4, 2025 at 12:29 PM
My Family, My Rights is a self-advocacy course for families who are affected by someone else's drug or alcohol use.
@scottishfamilies.bsky.social are running our next ‘My Family, My Rights’ course soon, and we're opening up our expression of interest form here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
@scottishfamilies.bsky.social are running our next ‘My Family, My Rights’ course soon, and we're opening up our expression of interest form here: forms.office.com/Pages/Respon...
vimeo.com/1045024044
Are you a drug & alcohol professional in Dundee?
We're looking for help with 2 things:
1/ Workforce Survey - forms.office.com/e/Wv7xQ8g1Cp
2/ Structured Interviews - forms.office.com/e/8FFuFjBabe
Spread the word! 📢
Are you a drug & alcohol professional in Dundee?
We're looking for help with 2 things:
1/ Workforce Survey - forms.office.com/e/Wv7xQ8g1Cp
2/ Structured Interviews - forms.office.com/e/8FFuFjBabe
Spread the word! 📢
Scottish Families in Dundee
This is "Scottish Families in Dundee" by Scottish Families on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
January 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
vimeo.com/1045024044
Are you a drug & alcohol professional in Dundee?
We're looking for help with 2 things:
1/ Workforce Survey - forms.office.com/e/Wv7xQ8g1Cp
2/ Structured Interviews - forms.office.com/e/8FFuFjBabe
Spread the word! 📢
Are you a drug & alcohol professional in Dundee?
We're looking for help with 2 things:
1/ Workforce Survey - forms.office.com/e/Wv7xQ8g1Cp
2/ Structured Interviews - forms.office.com/e/8FFuFjBabe
Spread the word! 📢
Lots of Dundee plates spinning this week:
💡Free learning and development sessions - sway.cloud.microsoft/gmECahb8e9gX...
🖊️Workforce Survey - forms.office.com/e/Wv7xQ8g1Cp
📢Family Member Community Survey - forms.office.com/e/kbjpDe7DTA
Dundee project: sfad.org.uk/fipdundee pic.x.com/zk05e4Pi3o
💡Free learning and development sessions - sway.cloud.microsoft/gmECahb8e9gX...
🖊️Workforce Survey - forms.office.com/e/Wv7xQ8g1Cp
📢Family Member Community Survey - forms.office.com/e/kbjpDe7DTA
Dundee project: sfad.org.uk/fipdundee pic.x.com/zk05e4Pi3o
November 20, 2024 at 3:52 PM
Lots of Dundee plates spinning this week:
💡Free learning and development sessions - sway.cloud.microsoft/gmECahb8e9gX...
🖊️Workforce Survey - forms.office.com/e/Wv7xQ8g1Cp
📢Family Member Community Survey - forms.office.com/e/kbjpDe7DTA
Dundee project: sfad.org.uk/fipdundee pic.x.com/zk05e4Pi3o
💡Free learning and development sessions - sway.cloud.microsoft/gmECahb8e9gX...
🖊️Workforce Survey - forms.office.com/e/Wv7xQ8g1Cp
📢Family Member Community Survey - forms.office.com/e/kbjpDe7DTA
Dundee project: sfad.org.uk/fipdundee pic.x.com/zk05e4Pi3o
Did you know Scottish Families offer Learning & Development courses?
- Introduction to Supporting Families
- Facilitating a Support Group
- Bereavement
- Family Inclusive Practice
- CRAFT (Community Reinforcement Approach & Family Training)
Web: sfad.org.uk/learn…
Email: training@sfad.org.uk
- Introduction to Supporting Families
- Facilitating a Support Group
- Bereavement
- Family Inclusive Practice
- CRAFT (Community Reinforcement Approach & Family Training)
Web: sfad.org.uk/learn…
Email: training@sfad.org.uk
Learning & Development - Promo Video - Daryl
This is "Learning & Development - Promo Video - Daryl" by Scottish Families on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.
vimeo.com
September 21, 2023 at 10:43 AM
Did you know Scottish Families offer Learning & Development courses?
- Introduction to Supporting Families
- Facilitating a Support Group
- Bereavement
- Family Inclusive Practice
- CRAFT (Community Reinforcement Approach & Family Training)
Web: sfad.org.uk/learn…
Email: training@sfad.org.uk
- Introduction to Supporting Families
- Facilitating a Support Group
- Bereavement
- Family Inclusive Practice
- CRAFT (Community Reinforcement Approach & Family Training)
Web: sfad.org.uk/learn…
Email: training@sfad.org.uk