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June 14, 2013
DRUG ACTION WEEK IS HERE
Drug Action Week commences on Sunday the 16th of June and runs through to Saturday the 22nd of June. This year's theme is "Drugs, Communities and Families" and there are events planned right across Queensland. To find out about events happening in your community, check out the Drug Action Week website.
The Queensland Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (the peak body of the NGO AOD sector in Queensland) have planned a week chock full of events, including seminars on "Growing Trends in AOD", "Pharmaceutical Addiction: When what should help harms" and "All in the family: a discussion about AOD service responses to domestic and family violence." For more information or to register for one of the free events, go to the QNADA website http://www.qnada.org.au/events/
Posted in: Training & Events
June 7, 2013
DOVETAIL WEBINAR AVAILABLE ONLINE SHORTLY
We recently held our first webinar on the topic of "Emerging Drugs", which was a resounding success. We are currently editing up a video of the presentation which we will have available online in the next couple of weeks. Because the content of the presentation is designed specifically for workers, we are going to keep the web link private. If you would like to watch a video of the presentation, please send an email to info@dovetail.org.au and we can send you a link to view the presentation on YouTube. Stay tuned for future webinars on a range of topics.
Posted in: Training & Events
May 31, 2013
REFORMS TO THE QUEENSLAND YOUTH SECTOR
The Department of Communities, Child Safety and Disability Services have announced a series of forums on youth sector reforms to be held across Queensland throughout June and July 2013. These forums are designed to inform youth service providers about the progress of the review. Forums are being planned for Toowoomba, Townsville, Mt Isa, South East, North Coast, Hervey Bay, Rockhampton, Brisbane, Cairns, Mackay and Winton in the central west. For more information or to register your interest in attending go to the Department of Communities website.
Posted in: Training & Events
April 26, 2013
WALK ON THE WILDSIDE 2013
The annual "Walk on the Wildside" one day conference is on Friday the 17th of May at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre. The theme for this year's event is "Crossed Tracks: Substance Use Meets Chronic Disease" and it features a number of speakers will be of interest to Dovetail subscribers. Dr Jan Hammill is presenting on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder and Abhi Dev is presenting on "Patterns of Risk among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who inject drugs." Also of interest will be a presentation from the Rotary Vocational Training Team who received funding to travel to the Netherlands to learn about alcohol and other drug policy and practice. The event costs $150 and you can register to attend at the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre Website.
Posted in: Training & Events
April 5, 2013
YOUTH WEEK 2013 IS HERE
National Youth Week 2013 commences Friday the 5th of April. The theme for this year's National Youth Week is "Be active. Be happy. Be you." Events are happening right across Queensland including workshops, concerts, and heaps more. To find out what's happening in your region check out the Queensland Youth Week 2013 website. To find out more about Youth Week Events elsewhere in Australia, check out the National Youth Week 2013 website.
Posted in: Training & Events
April 5, 2013
NEW AND EMERGING DRUGS SEMINAR
The Australian Drug Foundation are about to publish their latest "Research Prevention Quarterly" which will focus on the issue of new and emerging substances. New drugs continue to appear at a faster rate than ever before, with more than 70 new drugs being discovered in 2012. To launch the paper, the Australian Drug Foundation are hosting a seminar looking at this issue, to be held in Melbourne on Tuesday the 20th of April. Dovetail's own Cameron Francis will be presenting, alongside Stephen Bright (Senior Clinician at Peninsula Health) and Monica Barratt (Research Fellow at the National Drug Research Institute). The seminar will be broadcast live online and participants will be able to post questions to the panel. If you're interested in watching the live broadcast, you'll need to register in advance.
Find out more at the Australian Drug Foundation website.
Posted in: Training & Events
March 22, 2013
AUSTRALIAN WINTER SCHOOL CONFERENCE
The Australian Winter School Conference has announced the first round of speakers for the conference, which is happening in Brisbane from the 17th to the 19th of July. Professor John Strang , Head of Addictions at Kings College in the UK will present on "Recovery Orientated Drug Treatments", Dr Alex Wodak will present on "Drug Law Reform" while Michael Livingstone will present on "The imacpts of policy on consumption an harm." There are many more speakers which will be of interest, including Dovetail's very own Jeff Buckley and Cameron Francis presenting "Ahead of the Curve: Update on latest trends in youth AOD use in Australia."
Find out more at the Australian Winter School Conference website
Posted in: Training & Events
February 1, 2013
DRUG AND ALCOHOL NURSES OF AUSTRALIA CONFERENCE 2013
The Drug and Alcohol Nurses of Australaisa (DANA) have announced their 2013 conference dates. To be held in New Zealand from the 19th to the 21st of June, the conference is being jointly arranged by DANA and Te Ao Maramatanga. The 1st Australasian Mental Health and Addiction Nursing Conference has a theme of "Close to Home", which is designed to capture the hopes and dreams for the future of mental health and addiction nursing. The conference is still seeking abstract submissions for people who would like to present, with the deadline for submissions being he 15th of February.
Find out more at the conference website.
Posted in: Training & Events
November 9, 2012
BUILDING SKILLS IN ADDRESSING SUBSTANCE MISUSE
The UK based Substance Misuse Skills Consortium website is designed to assist workers in all aspects of alcohol and drug treatment work, from engagement through to exiting clients. The site breaks information down into the particular phase of treatment and contains links to key resources from around the world. The site is constantly being updated with the latest research and insights into good practice so it's worth saving this one to your bookmarks.
Go to the Skills Consortium Website
Posted in: Treatment Tools, Training & Events
October 26, 2012
DOVETAIL LAUNCHES FREE ONLINE TRAINING PACKAGE
We are very excited to announce the launch of Dovetail's "An Introduction to Youth AOD (Alcohol and Other Drugs)". This self-paced online educational program is designed for workers who are new to youth AOD work and includes an overview of key terminology, state and federal policies, practice approaches and some information on key sources of information and resources. We'd love to get your feedback or suggestions to improve the package, so please get in touch if you'd like to have some input. Also, we'll be developing more of these short online training package in future. If you've got ideas for future packages, let us know!
Check out "An Introduction to Youth AOD (Alcohol and Other Drugs)" here.
Posted in: Training & Events
