2012
Hinton R, Nagel T (2012)
Evaluation of a culturally adapted training in Indigenous mental health and wellbeing for the alcohol and other drug workforce.
ISRN Public Health; 2012: 380581
Retrieved 3 January 2012 from http://downloads.isrn.com/journals/ph/2012/380581.pdf
Roche AM, Duraisingam V, Trifonoff A, Tovell A (2012)
The health and well-being of Indigenous drug and alcohol workers: results from a national Australian survey.
Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment; In press(http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jsat.2012.01.009):
2011
Beacroft L, Richards K, Andrevski H, Rosevear L (2011)
Community night patrols in the Northern Territory: toward an improved performance and reporting framework.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Criminology
Craze L, Mendoza J (2011)
Building capacity in non-government alcohol and drug services - the Queensland experience: a tough but perfect confluence.
Brisbane: Queensland Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies
Logan G, Bakos K (2011)
Our Healing Ways successful strategies for working with dual diagnosis issues, Aboriginal way.
Fitzroy, Vic: Victorian Dual Diagnosis Education and Training Unit
National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee (2011)
NIDAC implementation plan.
Canberra: National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee
Network of Alcohol and Drug Agencies (2011)
Governance toolkit: a resource to help improve governance knowledge and practice.
Sydney: Network of Alcohol and Drug Agencies
Circuit training: a guide for alcohol & other drug agencies & consumers (2011)
Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies
This guide is designed to assist workforce development and is intended to provide information and examples for working with alcohol and other drug consumers around exercise, health and wellbeing. It provides information including:
- the benefits of exercise
- how to design a circuit training routine
- circuit training guidelines
- example of circuit training set-up and training session.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies (2011)
Comorbidity capacity building toolkit.
Perth: Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies
This toolkit was produced by the Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies. The purpose of the toolkit is to provide guidance for other Western Australian alcohol and other drug (AOD) services planning to undertake capacity building initiatives. The toolkit was developed in accordance with knowledge gained throughout the national Improved services initiative (ISI) project. This project aimed to build the capacity of non-government AOD organisations to effectively identify and treat comorbid substance use and mental illness.
Abstract adapted from Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies
Healthy eating for wellbeing: a nutrition guide for alcohol & other drug agency workers (2011)
Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies
Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (2011)
Review of the impact of the AOD improved services initiative in Western Australia.
Perth: Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies
Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies (2011)
Standard for culturally secure practice (alcohol and other drug sector): (final draft for consultation).
Perth, WA: Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies
These draft guidelines were produced by the Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies as a final draft for consultation in March 2011. The Standard for culturally secure practice (alcohol and other drugs sector): (final draft for consultation) outlines performance expectations for agencies working within the alcohol and other drugs sector and their communities.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies (2011)
The culturally secure Aboriginal and Torres Strait islander recruitment & retention guide.
Perth, WA: Western Australian Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies
The Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies has developed a Culturally secure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander recruitment and retention guide to support CEOs and senior managers of services in the alcohol and other drugs sector. The guide is designed to provide CEOs and line managers with a deeper understanding of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers and their culture. This guide provides useful tips and examples of positive approaches to recruiting and retaining Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander workers.
Abstract adapted from the Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies
Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies (2011)
Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies annual review 2010/2011.
Perth, WA: Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies
2010
Allan J (2010)
Engaging primary health care workers in drug and alcohol and mental health interventions.
Australian Journal of Primary Health; 16(4): 311-318
An Indigenous workforce development checklist for the AOD field (2010)
Bates N, Weetra D, Roche AM
Gray D, Stearne A, Wilson M, Doyle M (2010)
Indigenous-specific alcohol and other drug interventions: continuities, changes and areas of greatest need.
Canberra: Australian National Council on Drugs
Roche AM, Pidd K (2010)
Alcohol and other drugs workforce development issues and imperatives: setting the scene.
Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction
Western Australia Department of Corrective Services (2010)
Drug and alcohol agency action plan 2010 - 2014: Western Australia Department of Corrective Services.
Perth, WA: Department of Corrective Services, Western Australia
The Department of Corrective Services' action plan outlines strategies to reduce offenders' drug use, improve their health and wellbeing, and reduce the burden of disease and disability on the community as a whole. It also details the Department's aim to strengthen collaborative partnerships with other government and non-government agencies and community organisations.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Western Australia Department of Corrective Services (2010)
Offender drug and alcohol strategy 2010 - 2014: Western Australia Department of Corrective Services.
Perth, WA: Department of Corrective Services, Western Australia
The Department of Corrective Services' Offender drug and alcohol strategy 2010 - 2014 has been developed to address the specific needs of offenders in custody and under community supervision by providing a platform to address the harm caused from licit and illicit drug use. The strategy will ensure a range of measures are delivered to reduce offender drug use and prevent the associated harm. The strategy has a strong law enforcement approach, in addition to a holistic rehabilitative approach, to foster behaviour change that encourages law abiding lifestyles by reducing re-offending.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
2009
Andy B (2009)
Indigenous dual diagnosis project.
DrugInfo Newsletter; 7(3): 7
Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (2009)
Enhancing the alcohol and other drug treatment services national minimum data set: counting clients and reporting comorbidity.
Canberra: Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
Conigrave K, Morley M, Miller W, Lee K, Hearn S, Wise M (2009)
The professional development of Indigenous Health Workers; building capacity to address substance misuse in Aboriginal and Torres Strait peoples through university education.
Paper presented at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2009. 1-4 November 2009, Darwin
Indigenous dual diagnosis project (2009)
DrugInfo Clearinghouse
The DrugInfo Clearinghouse has developed this factsheet which outlines some of the key themes and findings from the consultation report developed during the first stage of the Indigenous dual diagnosis project.
This project has three aims: to increase coordination and collaboration between alcohol and other drug and mental health services; to develop and facilitate dual diagnosis training and resources that are culturally appropriate and relevant; and to build capacity in the Aboriginal workforce.
The findings described in the factsheet provide valuable insights for people working with Aboriginal clients with a dual diagnosis and their families and communities.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Gray D, Green M, Saggers S, Wilkes E (2009)
Review of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled alcohol and other drugs sector in Queensland.
Brisbane: Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council
At the request of the Queensland Aboriginal and Islander Health Council (QAIHC) and Queensland Indigenous Substance Misuse Council (QISMC), the National Drug Research Institute was commissioned to conduct a review of the alcohol and other drugs sector in Queensland. This report makes 23 recommendations in relation to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Community Controlled Alcohol and other Drug Sector in Queensland. Recommendations are made in relation to: the organisational structure of QISMC; member support; Indigenous capacity; service provision and standards of care; staffing; training; and reporting.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) (2009)
Indigenous alcohol and other drug (AOD) workers' wellbeing, stress & burnout: brief report no.1.
Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA)
Shaw L, Turner P (2009)
Providing accredited brief interventions training using Indigenous specific resources.
Paper presented at the Australasian Professional Society on Alcohol and other Drugs Conference 2009. 1-4 November 2009, Darwin
2008
Roche A, Weetra D, Tovell A, Freeman T, Trifonoff A (2008)
Indigenous AOD workers wellbeing: an examination of individual, organisational & systems factors.
Paper presented at the Flinders Aboriginal Health Research Unit Seminar. 25 August 2008, Adelaide
Roche AM, Duraisingam V, Wang P, Tovell A (2008)
Alcohol & other drugs, mental health & comorbidity: a training review.
Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University
2007
Australian Department of Health and Ageing (2007)
Mid term evaluation of the Indigenous National Alcohol and Other Drug Workforce Development Program.
Canberra: Senate Select Committee on Regional and Remote Indigenous Communities
Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council (2007)
Improving the capacity of workers in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities to recognise and respond to mental illness and related alcohol and other drug issues: background report.
Sydney: Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council
The Community Services and Health Industry Skills Council (CS&HISC) have developed training resources and support materials to improve the capacity of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers to recognise and respond to mental illness and alcohol and other drug issues. This report describes the background to the project and its progress to date.
Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract
Duraisingam V, Roche AM, Pidd K, Zoontjens A, Pollard Y (2007)
Wellbeing, stress and burnout: a national survey of managers in alcohol and other drug treatment services.
Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA)
Stathis S, Letters P, Dacre E, Doolan I, Heath K, Litchfield B (2007)
The role of an Indigenous Health Worker in contributing to equity of access to a mental health and substance abuse service for Indigenous young people in a youth detention centre.
Australian e-Journal for the Advancement of Mental Health; 6(1)
Retrieved 19 March 2007 from http://www.auseinet.com/journal/vol6iss1/stathis.pdf
2006
Elliott EJ, Payne J, Haan E, Bower C (2006)
Diagnosis of foetal alcohol syndrome and alcohol use in pregnancy: a survey of paediatricians’ knowledge, attitudes and practice.
Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health; 42(11): 698–703
Leahy T, Khan G, Doyle M (2006)
What is the future of cultural safety training? Report on the post-pilot development of training for GPs to assist them to work better with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people.
Paper presented at the 49th Annual Scientific Convention: Be the future. 5-8 October 2006, Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre
National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) (2006)
The South Australian alcohol and other drugs workforce development audit and capacity building project.
Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA)
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