Leonie Keep and Nick Foster from SW AOD office are back running our In Person Family Support Group in Werribee. Group will be running the second Friday of each month from 1.00-3.00 pm. Our Group is dedicated to offering Support/Information to the loved-ones and family members of those with problematic drug or alcohol issues. Your
This forum will provide an update on the progress of the implementation of the Public Intoxication Reform process with a focus on the Metropolitan area. Speakers will provide an overview of their agency’s involvement in the PIR since its inception in November 2023. Challenges and outcomes will be discussed. Speakers: Melissa Donovan – Manager, Centralised
Topic: "Not Just Antabuse – CAPA: Community Access to Pharmacotherapy for Alcohol" Speakers: Dr Paul McCartney & Dr Dean Membrey, Addiction Medicine Specialists, cohealth If you have prescribers in your service, this talk may be particularly relevant for them to attend. Tuesdays with Nexus is a monthly interactive online session. It is an invitation to
Intersectional AOD Practice Symposium Wednesday 17 July – 9:30am to 4:30pm - Footscray Community Arts How inclusive and accessible can an AOD service be? Are you aware of the ways in which different aspects of a person's identity can expose them to overlapping forms of discrimination and marginalisation? Learn how to better support them by
It's important to note that BreakThrough is an education program and while each session includes group discussion about a particular topic or theme, people requiring more intensive support in relation to their own circumstances are strongly encouraged to contact Family Drug and Gambling Help on 1300 660 068 to speak to a trained volunteer with
Gain advanced clinical practice skills in the art of wellbeing This workshop is for everyone who wishes to maintain their own resilient practice and for those who supervise and mentor others. Join Dr Richard Cash, our trauma expert, to understand the range of potential reactions to distressing, confronting or objectional materials at work and
This years film festival has a session dedicated to the struggles of addiction and recovery. The session has 3 films a feature length documentary, "His name is Ray, about a former lifeguards struggle with Opioid addiction and two shorts "Fight for safety" about safe injecting rooms and "My name is Jack" about an Anaesthetist's private
Online BreakThrough sessions go for 1 hour and cover topics relevant to families who are dealing with a loved one's drug use. Some content will be specific to substance misuse, other material will cover addictive behaviours more broadly. It's important to note that BreakThrough is an education program and while each session includes group discussion
Effectively blend motivational interviewing and CBT to achieve better client outcomes Boost your effectiveness with clients by seamlessly integrating these two key approaches in alcohol and other drug treatment. Through this interactive one-day workshop, you learn where these two core approaches overlap and where they are unique and how to move seamlessly between them.
Duration: Half Day Number of DHHS funded courses run each financial year: 8 Maximum number of attendees: 15 Forensic Fundamentals Summary Forensic Fundamentals is a half-day online forensic clinical training session for Victorian Alcohol and other Drug Workers. Learning Outcomes The Forensic Fundamentals training session will provide attendees with information and clinical skills
