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
Talking Point - Wednesday 31st July 2024, 1pm - 2pm The role of sleep in the development, maintenance, and treatment of PTSD, presented by Prof Sean Drummond Sleep and PTSD have a bidirectional relationship. In recent years, it has become clear the influence of sleep on PTSD is strong and multi-faceted. For example, having insomnia
Talking Point The role of sleep in the development, maintenance, and treatment of PTSD, presented by Prof Sean Drummond Sleep and PTSD have a bidirectional relationship. In recent years, it has become clear the influence of sleep on PTSD is strong and multi-faceted. For example, having insomnia at baseline increases the risk of developing PTSD
