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Read – professional reading
Read – professional reading
Watson, Tara Marie, et al. "Developing national best practice recommendations for harm reduction programmes: Lessons learned from a community-based project." International Journal of Drug Policy 41 (2017): 14-18.
Starcevic, Vladan, and Vlasios Brakoulias. "Current understanding of the relationships between obsessive-compulsive disorder and personality disturbance." Current Opinion in Psychiatry 30.1 (2017): 50-55.
Marsh, Whitney, Heith Copes, and Travis Linnemann. "Creating visual differences: Methamphetamine users perceptions of anti-meth campaigns." International Journal of Drug Policy 39 (2017): 52-61.
Bhatt, Achal, and Aminder Gill. "Opiate addiction-current trends and treatment options." International Journal of Research in Medical Sciences 4.7 (2017): 2503-2507.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18203/2320-6012.ijrms20161911
Attend – informal learning sessions, journal club, seminar series
An Introduction to Youth AOD (Alcohol and Other Drugs). This short online package is designed to give workers, services and communities who engage with young people an overview of the Youth AOD field. http://dovetail.org.au/youthaod.aspx
Ice Training for Frontline Workers. A free online resource enabling frontline workers to enhance their knowledge of methamphetaminehttps://nceta.androgogic.com.au/
Project gauge alcohol and other drugs client engagement and participation toolkit. Consists of 5 self-paced online modules taking 10-15 minutes each to complete which will enable AOD workers to create partnerships with clients.http://insightqld.org/project-gauge/
Project gauge alcohol and other drugs client engagement and participation toolkit. Consists of 5 self-paced online modules taking 10-15 minutes each to complete which will enable AOD workers to create partnerships with clients.http://insightqld.org/project-gauge/
Journal club (available to Healthy Options workers only) Internal professional development session held in the Annerley boardroom and via Skype meeting. Date:TBC
Attend - conferences
National Disability Services NSW Conference
Date: 23/02/2017-24/02/2017. Attendance at the conference provides information and insight into how organisations can operate within the NDIS
Cost: On website
Listen – podcasts, webinars
Insight Won't be running any webinars until March but their 2016 archive can be viewed on Vimeo and includes: PTSD. Are we missing it?, AOD sector update and launch of Meth check, Understanding domestic violence within the context of AOD, The lowdown on AOD apps and websites, Understanding treatment for personality disorders
Assessed learning – short courses, certificates, diplomas, bachelors, post-grad
The Addicted Brain: This MOOC covers addiction to drugs and how information in the brain helps individual overcome addiction. Starts 23/01/2017. Free for the online content but there is a fee for certificates and assessment. https://www.coursera.org/learn/addiction-and-the-brain
Attend - conferences
National Disability Services NSW Conference
Date: 23/02/2017-24/02/2017. Attendance at the conference provides information and insight into how organisations can operate within the NDIS
Cost: On website
Listen – podcasts, webinars
Insight Won't be running any webinars until March but their 2016 archive can be viewed on Vimeo and includes: PTSD. Are we missing it?, AOD sector update and launch of Meth check, Understanding domestic violence within the context of AOD, The lowdown on AOD apps and websites, Understanding treatment for personality disorders
Assessed learning – short courses, certificates, diplomas, bachelors, post-grad
The Addicted Brain: This MOOC covers addiction to drugs and how information in the brain helps individual overcome addiction. Starts 23/01/2017. Free for the online content but there is a fee for certificates and assessment. https://www.coursera.org/learn/addiction-and-the-brain