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April 12, 2013
UNDERSTANDING SKATE PARK ETIQUETTE
Many service providers undertake outreach in spaces frequented by young people. One common location of outreach activities is the local skate park. In order to do this effectively, it's vital that workers have an understanding of the local culture of the young people who utilise those spaces. "Big Air School" is a service which specialises in action sports youth engagement such as scooter, skate, BMX, parkour and circus. They've published a very handy guide on their website titled "He totally eshays the quarter: Skatepark etiquette and the unwritten rules" which describes some of the culture of the skate park. While there's no doubt that there are regional variations in skate park culture, this article has a range of useful tips for workers to consider when working in spaces like skate parks.
Read "He totally eshays the quarter: Skate park etiquette and the unwritten rules"
Posted in: Research
March 22, 2013
The National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) have just launched their "Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Management of Borderline Personality Disorder". These guidelines contain evidence based recommendations for good practice in addressing borderline personality disorder (BPD). The recommendations cover areas such as preventing, assessing and managing BPD, as well as BPD management plan templates.
Find out more at the NHMRC Website
Posted in: Treatment Tools
November 2, 2012
CLINICAL GUIDELINES FOR NURSES AND MIDWIVES
Drug and Alcohol Services South Australia have published a resource which we think is worth sharing. "Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: Clinical Guidelines for Nurses and Midwives" is a comprehensive resource which contains detailed information for health professionals dealing with a wide range of substance use issues. The guideline contains information around specific drugs, but also contains a number of clinical tools such as screening tools, assessment forms, drug history forms as well as various withdrawal scales. While this resource isn't specific to young people, it contains information that many workers will find useful.
Download "Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs: Clinical Guidelines for Nurses and Midwives" (3.1MB PDF)
Posted in: Treatment Tools
September 7, 2012
BEST INTEREST CASE PRACTICE MODEL
The Victorian Government Department of Human Services have published a practice manual for child protection practitioners titled "Children and their families: Best interest case practice model". While the guide is designed for a Victorian audience, there is a lot of valuable information which Queensland based workers will find useful. The manual contains an overview of child development, the impacts of abuse and neglect, as well as information on assessment and case planning.
Download "Children and their families: Best interest case practice model" (7.1MB PDF)
Posted in: Treatment Tools
July 27, 2012
A FRAMEWORK OF OUTCOMES FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
The UK-based Young Foundation has developed a fantastic document which we think is worth sharing. Titled "A Framework of Outcomes for Young People", the document synthesises a large body of research into the social and emotional capabilities young people require in order to successfully transition into adulthood. The authors bring together research from diverse fields including education, employment and health looking at capabilities such as resilience, communication and negotiation skills. This framework proposes a model of seven interlinked clusters of social and emotional capabilities required for successful transition to adulthood, and then provides a number of tools designed to measure these capabilities. It is hoped that this model will allow services to better explain and appraise the value of their work with young people.
Download "A Framework of Outcomes for Young People" (1.6MB PDF)
Posted in: Research
July 27, 2012
REDUCING HARMS IN RECREATIONAL SETTINGS
The European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) have published a brief report titled "Responding to Drug Use and Related Problems in Recreational Settings". The report provides an overview of the evidence supporting a number of different strategies designed to reduce harm in recreational and entertainment settings including prevention at the user level, environmental strategies, entertainment venue staff training, interventions involving stakeholders as well as policing and law enforcement measures.
Go to "Responding to Drug Use and Related Problems in Recreational Settings"
Posted in: Research
July 20, 2012
PRACTICE STANDARDS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE WITH SUBSTANCE MISUSE PROBLEMS
The UK based Centre for Quality Improvement at the Royal College of Psychiatrists have published a comprehensive guide designed to assist service delivery for young people experiencing problematic AOD use in the United Kingdom. This guide includes mapped care pathways for young people through the care system, provides information on screening and brief intervention, comprehensive assessment, integrated care planning, individual therapies, co-morbidity and exit planning. This guide was developed in conjunction with a broad range of service providers in the UK and the approach described is very similar to good practice approaches here in Australia.
Download "Practice Standards for Young People with Substance Misuse Problems" (1.2MB PDF)
Posted in: Treatment Tools
June 15, 2012
HANDBOOK FOR ABORIGINAL ALCOHOL AND DRUG WORK
The National Indigenous Alcohol and Drug Conference (NIDAC) was held last week in Fremantle, Western Australia. A number of important developments were announced at this conference, but one which we think deserves particular mention was the launch of "The Handbook for Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Work". This guide has been written for Aboriginal health workers and others working with this population. It covers all elements of alcohol and other drug work, including specific drug information, but also information on mental health, prevention, harm reduction, legal issues, community-wide approaches and much more. It is a significant piece of work which has been a long time in the making. Electronic copies of the resource are available for download.
Download "The handbook for Aboriginal Alcohol and Drug Work" (3.9MB PDF)
Posted in: Treatment Tools
May 25, 2012
CONSUMER PARTICIPATION IN ACTION
The Self Help Addiction Resource Centre and the Association of Participating Service Users have recently published a resource which will be useful for many services in Queensland. "The Peer Model Manual: Consumer Participation in Action" is a training manual designed for people who have personal experience of alcohol and other drug concerns who would like to effectively contribute to the development and improvement of the alcohol and other drug sector. The manual covers three programs including "The Peer Helper Training", "Experts by Experience" and "The Speaker Bureau". This resource will be very helpful for any agency that wants to improve its consumer participation practices.
The Peer Model Manual: Consumer Participation in Action (955KB PDF)
Posted in: Training & Events
May 18, 2012
TAKE NOTE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO WRITING CASE NOTES
Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre have just released an excellent resource designed to assist workers in all aspects of case note writing. They have published a detailed reference guide, as well as a succinct quick reference guide for day-to-day use. The guides include templates and case note models as well as information for managers to assist in developing case note policies within an organisation. The full reference guide and 5 copies of the quick reference guide cost $99.95. The quick reference guide is available to $14.95.
More information from the Turning Point Website
Posted in: Treatment Tools
