Indigenous alcohol and other drug workers' wellbeing, stress and burnout project

• Reach:

  National

• Focus area:

  Indigenous

• Status:

  Completed

• Evaluated:

  No

Overview

Run by National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), this project involved the identification of key antecedents and consequences of stress, burnout and well-being among Indigenous and non-Indigenous alcohol and other drug (AOD) and generic health workers. A key component of the project was the development of an information base to inform strategies to improve Indigenous health worker practice. A survey, aimed at identifying key antecedents and consequences of burnout and engagement in AOD specialist workers was made available online, and complemented by in-depth interviews and focus groups conducted with workers. The project received 280 surveys from AOD managers in various AOD treatment agencies across Australia.

As a part of this project, NCETA has compiled a CD Rom to offer a range of practical resources relevant to both new and experienced workers in the fields of Indigenous health alcohol and other drugs. The three key resources are:

• Indigenous Services Database containing contact details of over 500 services across Australia, covering AOD, social and emotional wellbeing, professional networks, education and training, policy, and other (this resource is an interactive access database and contains pdf reports sorted by state)
• websites of interest providing workers with a starting point for accessing information
• training courses with Indigenous content and/or designed for Indigenous students.

Abstract adapted from NCETA

Contacts

National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction
Flinders University
Level 3B, Mark Oliphant Building
Laffer Drive, Science Park
Bedford Park SA 5042
Ph: (08) 8201 7535
Fax: (08) 8201 7550
Email: nceta@flinders.edu.au

Related publications

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)

• Links
• View website: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction

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)

• Links
• View website: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction

Skinner N, Roche AM (2005)

Stress and burnout: a prevention handbook for the alcohol and other drugs workforce.

Adelaide: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA)

• Links
• View report: Stress and burnout: a prevention handbook for the alcohol and other drugs workforce (PDF - 975.1 KB)
• View website: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction

National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) (2009)

An Indigenous services database and other resources: Indigenous alcohol and other drug workers' wellbeing, stress and burnout.

: Flinders University

This CD Rom offers a range of practical resources relevant to both new and experienced workers in the fields of Indigenous health and alcohol and other drugs (AOD). It has three key resources:

• Indigenous services database
  
  • containing contact details of over 500 services across Australia, covering AOD, social and emotional wellbeing, professional networks, education and training, policy, and other (interactive access database and pdf report sorted by state)
• websites of interest
  
  • providing workers with a starting point for accessing information (pdf)
• training courses
  
  • with Indigenous content and/or designed for Indigenous students (pdf).

Abstract adapted from the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction

• Links
• View report: Indigenous alcohol and other drug workers' wellbeing, stress and burnout report (PDF - 1.1 MB)
• View resource: An Indigenous services database and other resources
• View information: Indigenous AOD Workers' Wellbeing, Stress and Burnout project
• View website: Flinders University
• View website: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA)
• View website: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA)

An Indigenous workforce development checklist for the AOD field (2010)

Bates N, Weetra D, Roche AM

This document is part of a suite of resources that aim to enhance Indigenous worker wellbeing and reduce work related stress. It was designed for Indigenous alcohol and other drug (AOD) workers and explores a number of issues relevant to them. This document contains:

• two checklists
  • one for Indigenous AOD workers employed in an Indigenous organisations
  • one for Indigenous AOD workers employed in non-Indigenous organisations
• a guide that outlines how to use the checklists.

The checklists contain questions which may assist in the development of staff cultural competency and are a useful workforce development training tool.

Australian Indigenous HealthInfoNet abstract

• Links
• View resource: An Indigenous workforce development checklist for the AOD field (PDF - 1.7 MB)
• View information: NCETA workforce development resources
• View website: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction

Roche AM, Duraisingam V, Trifonoff A, Battams S, Freeman T, Tovell A, Weetra D, Bates N (2013)

Sharing stories: Indigenous alcohol and other drug workers' well-being, stress and burnout.

Drug and Alcohol Review; Early-view(http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/dar.12053):

• Links
• View abstract: Sharing stories: Indigenous alcohol and other drug workers' well-being, stress and burnout
• View article: Sharing stories: Indigenous alcohol and other drug workers' well-being, stress and burnout (PDF - 150.5 KB)
• View website: Drug and Alcohol Review

Links

• View website: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction