MIKE HOWARD
worked in the Mental Health field from 1988-1993, progressing from Nursing assistant to Staff Nurse. During this time he worked in acute admissions and elderly assessment.
Mike then left general Mental Health services to pursue his interest in the field of alcohol and substance misuse, as both a practitioner and trainer.
He developed a strong reputation as a practitioner in West Wales from 1993-2000.
Mike’s skills as a trainer/facilitator began to be more in demand, and he changed to this role in 2000, combined with work around brief interventions and behaviour change.
Mike’s reputation as a highly skilled and approachable trainer with an easygoing and enjoyable delivery style has been growing ever since.
Mike also spent four years as chair of Alcohol Action Wales (1999-2003), helping keep the profile of alcohol "on the agenda".
Mike is also one of a limited number of Motivational Interviewing trainers in the UK.
Mike became part of the Motivational Interviewing Network of Trainers (MINT) having trained as an MI trainer in 2003.
Mike has delivered training to a number of statutory and voluntary organisations in the UK, both as an employee and an independent consultant. For more information see our client list here.
NICOLA WILLIAMS
(BA Hons DipSW)Nicola has been a volunteer help-line active listener, and also a Special Constable (a role which she fulfilled until 2004).
More recently Nicola has worked as a Social Worker in Children’s services, and is currently a specialist Social Worker in Mental Health.