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[1.68Mb] 		Clinical Supervision Training Program
Clinical Supervision Training Program
Last Update:
19-04-2006
Contributor: DHS - AOD Treatment Service Providers' Conference
 Original Author/Source: Dr Kitty Vivekananda

[134.37Kb] 		Improved Services Initiative - Key Components
There are two key components to the National Comorbidity Project.
The first is the funding of AOD NGOs to build their capacity to better respond to people experiencing both drug and alcohol and mental health issues. Peak bodies have been funded under the Cross Sectoral Support and Strategic Partnerships Project (CSSSP) to support and coordinate a statewide approach.
Key Components
Last Update:
30-10-2008
Contributor: VAADA Improved Services Coordinator
Original Author/Source: Gail Ward

[146.55Kb] 		The Human Rights Based Approach: Understanding AOD Responses in a Rights Framework
The Human Rights Based Approach: Understanding AOD Responses in a Rights Framework
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Brad Pearce & Jason Rostant

[506.50Kb] 		"Drugs, crime & morality"
"Drugs, crime & morality"
Last Update:
01-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Dr Richard Mathews

[118.00Kb] 		"Nuts and bolts of psychiatry" professional development for dual diagnosis workers
"Nuts and bolts of psychiatry" professional development for dual diagnosis workers
Last Update:
01-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Dr Basil Bunting

[187.08Kb] 		"One size does not fit all....a woman's health perspective to program & service planning"
"One size does not fit all....a woman's health perspective to program & service planning"
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Kathleen Walsh

[73.50Kb] 		"Release from prison: Public health challenges & opportunities
"Release from prison: Public health challenges & opportunities
Last Update:
01-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Dr Stuart Ross

[2.75Mb] 		"Tears of hope" Supporting carers of alcohol related brain injury people in a rural setting
"Tears of hope" Supporting carers of alcohol related brain injury people in a rural setting
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Mark Powell, Daryl Fitzgibbon and Sharon Amos

[843.94Kb] 		'Hospital-based D&A Consultation Liaison Services: What, why and how?'
Keynote presentation by Ass Prof Nicholas Lintzeris at 'From the Hospital to the Community'
Last Update:
01-08-2008
Contributor: Ass Prof Nicholas Lintzeris
Original Author/Source: Ass Prof Nicholas Lintzeris

[1.36Mb] 		'How do we manage smoking in hospitals?'
Presented at From the Hospital to the Community
Last Update:
31-07-2008
Contributor: VAADA/VAILA

[313.81Kb] 		2003 Annual VAADA Conference - ‘The long term fix: What is the future of the drug sector in Victoria?’.
VAADA’s 2003 annual conference title reflected a growing sense of uncertainty about the future of the drug sector in Victoria. With a myriad of recent reviews underway and the sector being consulted extensively in recent months, there has been much opportunity for contemplating the future.
Last Update:
05-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2003)

[745.50Kb] 		2003 Annual VAADA Conference. ‘The long term fix: What is the future of the drug sector in Victoria?’
VAADA’s 2003 Annual Conference, ‘The long term fix: what is the future of the drug sector in Victoria?’ was held on Monday the 1st and Tuesday the 2nd December 2003. 165 delegates attended over the two days. VAADA’s 2003 annual conference title reflected a growing sense of uncertainty about the future of the drug sector in Victoria. With a myriad of recent reviews underway and the sector being consulted extensively in recent months, there has been much opportunity for contemplating the future. Held at Rydges Riverwalk, Richmond, the conference aimed to focus beyond immediate concerns, and consider broader trends in government-non government relations, organisational strategy, and the way other sectors have dealt with similar pressures. These directions were canvassed in the opening presentation by an excellent line up of speakers. The conference aimed to generate discussion and debate on important issues that affect those delivering services to many clients and families in Victoria who benefit from them.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2003)

[227.50Kb] 		2006 Conference - Framing drug use: what's the problem presented to be?
What is ‘the problem’ represented to be?
 An approach to policy
Last Update:
21-02-2006
Contributor: Carol Bacchi

[3.50Mb] 		2006 Conference: Changing the Emergency Department culture
Engagement, Education and Empowerment - Changing the ED culture
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Dr Matthew Frei & Ronnie Yates

[353.50Kb] 		2006 Conference: Partnerships across community health & AOD services
Social 1 workshop: Integrating AOD Programs
Last Update:
24-02-2006
Contributor: Rachael Saade & Jo Famularo-Doyle (EDAS)

[76.00Kb] 		2006 Conference: "Our client, not my client or yours."
The benefits of a multi-service approach to the management of clients with an AOD problem
Last Update:
22-02-2006
Contributor: Martin Jackson

[523.50Kb] 		2006 Conference: A parenting support toolkit for AOD workers
Workshop Social 2: Drugs, Pregnancy and Children
 A parenting support toolkit for AOD workers:
 * Victorian DHS identified the need
 * Funded this project as a response
 * Victorian Parenting Centre & Odyssey House Victoria partnership
 * Consultations with the AOD sector & parents
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Dr Stefan Gruenert & Kylie Burke

[2.74Mb] 		2006 Conference: Alcohol and drug supported accommodation program
Supported accommodation provides a supportive environment to assist client achieve lasting change while assisting them to integrate into community living
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Kate Harrington-O'Brien
 Original Author/Source: Richard Michell

[1020.50Kb] 		2006 Conference: Care & containment
Care and containment - acute care issues in police custody.
Last Update:
02-03-2006
Contributor: Dr Foti Blaher

[110.50Kb] 		2006 Conference: Case Management & Alcohol Related Brain Injury
Workshop Social 1: Integrating AOD Programs
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Jasminka Kosanovic-Vuckovic (arbias)

[315.00Kb] 		2006 Conference: Collaborating with the courts
Collaborating with the courts - what does the future hold?
Last Update:
02-03-2006
Contributor: Jelena Popovic

[658.50Kb] 		2006 Conference: Community pharmacy - the silent member of the AOD team
Given the majority of pharmacotherapy clients are dispensed in community pharmacy, and the majority of pharmacists are not specialist AOD professionals, how can community pharmacy be better integrated with AOD to achieve better client outcomes?
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Muhleisen, Neilsen, Goodman & Clarke

[2.30Mb] 		2006 Conference: Complete integration
Complete integration: A Dual Diagnosis model that ensures that all clients receive treatment.
Last Update:
02-03-2006
Contributor: Leigh Skewes & Rodney Soar

[812.00Kb] 		2006 Conference: Consumer participation
"We all want to build a safe, high quality health care system. This means that people who manage and work in the system need to work together with consumers and the community to achieve lasting improvements and maintain and enhance public confidence in the system."
Last Update:
24-02-2006
Contributor: Karenza Louis-Smith

[14.25Mb] 		2006 Conference: Consumers, patients or partners?
Consumers, Patients, Clients or Partners - A brief exploration of relationships in drug treatments and counselling
Last Update:
02-03-2006
Contributor: Damon Brogan

[30.82Mb] 		2006 Conference: Do you want to play?
Do You Want To Play ?
 A project to enhance social inclusion of marginalised children.
 By Glenferrie Primary School & The City of Boroondara Drug Issues Network
Last Update:
02-03-2006
Contributor: Ros Winkler, Diana van de Geer & Pam Taylor

[194.00Kb] 		2006 Conference: Dual Diagnosis & ABI
Multiple services - working together with co-morbidity.
Last Update:
02-03-2006
Contributor: Peter McMahon, Jon Sedgley, Mark Powell, Andrew Robertson & Sharyn Amos

[226.00Kb] 		2006 Conference: Dual Diagnosis Assessment and Comprehensive Care initiative
Workshop Health 4: Integrated Interventions
 Dual Diagnosis Assessment and Comprehensive Care Project (DDACC)
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Dr Kate Hall

[676.50Kb] 		2006 Conference: Ethics and AOD Services
Making values and ethics explicit - A code of ethics for the AOD field
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Craig Fry & Donna Bull

[72.00Kb] 		2006 Conference: Familiarity Breeds respect
Familiarity Breeds respect: Psychiatry & AOD services working together
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Wendy Mence & Dr Sally Wilkins

[1.42Mb] 		2006 Conference: Form Partnerships with Indigenous Service Providers or Risk Becoming Part of the Problem!
Form Partnerships with Indigenous Service Providers or Risk Becoming Part of the Problem!
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Wal Saunders, Shane Nichols & John Bell

[390.50Kb] 		2006 Conference: GPs and Drug Treatment - Collaborative Management
“There is wide agreement that substance abuse, like other chronic conditions, requires effective management, in which GPs play a role ………….”
Last Update:
21-02-2006
Contributor: Dr Rodger Brough & Sharon Amos

[1.38Mb] 		2006 Conference: Hepatitis C Partnerships
Health 1 workshop:
 Hepatitis C Partnerships - clients, community, challenges
Last Update:
24-02-2006
Contributor: Olivia Reid (Bendigo Community Health Services)

[781.50Kb] 		2006 Conference: Integrating antiviral & substance dependence treatment for injecting drug users
Hepatitis C Partnerships - Integrating antiviral & substance dependence treatment for injecting drug users
Last Update:
02-03-2006
Contributor: Mark Stoové, Jenny Kelsall, Pheobe Spry-Bailey, Nick Walsh

[8.90Mb] 		2006 Conference: Koorie young people and drugs
Drugs and Young Indigenous People of Victoria
Last Update:
02-03-2006
Contributor: Marc Williams

[111.00Kb] 		2006 Conference: Looking through two eyes
Looking trhough two eyes - Substance use and forensic perspectives
Last Update:
02-03-2006
Contributor: Maria Papadontas & Donna King

[275.00Kb] 		2006 Conference: Management of AOD during pregnancy, birth, and the early development
National Clinical Guidelines for the management of drug use during pregnancy, birth and the early development years of the newborn
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Jill Molan

[100.50Kb] 		2006 Conference: Mental health screening and brief intervention in AOD
Implementation of screening and brief intervention for high prevalence mental health disorders in alcohol and other drug services: The PsyCheck Project
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Dr Nicole Lee

[9.27Mb] 		2006 Conference: Partnerships towards healing - Indigenous access program
Indigenious Communities & AOD
 Partnerships Towards Healing:Indigenous Access and Equity
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Naomi Prior, Helen Smith & Angie Nyland

[1.51Mb] 		2006 Conference: Patnerships that are primary health
Primary Health & Partnerships
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Christian Vega

[488.00Kb] 		2006 Conference: Prevalence of psychiatric disorders among clients of an NSP and primary health centre
Workshop Health 2: Primary Health - Partnerships
 Prevalence of psychiatric disorders and associations with drug use among clients of a needle and syringe program and primary health centre
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: David Wain

[26.31Mb] 		2006 Conference: Responses to diagnosis
Responses to diagnosis: Reactions amongst IDUs on discovery of an HCV, HBV or HIV Positive diagnosis.
Last Update:
02-03-2006
Contributor: Rebecca Winter, Stuart Armstrong, My Li Thach & Duyen Duong

[78.50Kb] 		2006 Conference: Rural dual diagnosis
Rural dual diagnosis clinicians and AOD ABI workers creating a rural state-wide worker network to improve outcomes for our consumers
Last Update:
02-03-2006
Contributor: Rodney Soar & Mandy Philactides

[130.00Kb] 		2006 Conference: Sector Directions – 2006 & Beyond
Sector Directions – 2006 & Beyond by Paul Smith, Director - Drugs Policy and Services Branch
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Paul Smith

[2.95Mb] 		2006 Conference: St Vincent's dual diagnosis project
Workshop : Health 3
 An outline of St Vincent's dual diagnosis project
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Kevan Myers, Anna Love & Jackie Shaw

[179.00Kb] 		2006 Conference: Strengthening partnerships between mandated agencies and treatment providers
Workshop Justice 1: Courts and substance use
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Sally Walker & Rob Francis (Drug Court)

[86.00Kb] 		2006 Conference: The VIVAIDS Pharmacotherapy Advocacy Mediation and Support-service (PAMS)
The VIVAIDS Pharmacotherapy Advocacy Mediation and Support-service (PAMS)
Last Update:
02-03-2006
Contributor: Sarah Lord

[1.26Mb] 		2006 Conference: Theraputic jurisprudence
2006 Conference: Theraputic jurisprudence - Drug courts and other sentencing options
 Springvale Monash Legal Service
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Taylor, Speck, Capone & Frawley

[97.00Kb] 		2006 Conference: VAADA Update
VAADA Priority Issues 2006
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Jenny Blakey

[239.50Kb] 		2006 Conference: Working with Families
Families: We can't live with them, and we can't live without them.
Last Update:
01-03-2006
Contributor: Alan Murnane & Angela Ireland

[196.80Kb] 		2009-2010 State Budget Papers Package
The package contains a statement from VAADA on the 2009/2010 State Budget, and sections from the 09/10 budget papers, relevant to the Victorian Drug Treatment Sector.
Last Update:
07-05-2009
Contributor: VAADA

[96.25Kb] 		3rd report in NCETA's Effective Dissemination Series available
NCETA has now released the third report in the Effective Dissemination series "An Examination of Theories and Models of Change for Research Dissemination in the AOD Field"

All three reports on effective training in the AOD sector are available from NCETA.

Part One is the systematic review on effective dissemination strategies. Part Two, examines the costs of using the strategies. Part Three, examines the theories and models of change.
Last Update:
01-04-2009
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator
 Original Author/Source: NCETA

[20.69Kb] 		600 versus 1,000 new police? Are the major parties off drugs?
The peak body representing the Victorian alcohol and drug sector, the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) has called on the major parties to ‘get serious about crime and drugs’ in the lead up to the State election.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA November 2002

[288.04Kb] 		A List of Links
The list includes significant contacts for the AOD and Mental Health area. Links include peak advisory, research bodies as well as governement departments information sites, networks together with professional groups.
Last Update:
29-10-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator
 Original Author/Source: Internet

[2.61Mb] 		ABI: A case for early intervention
ABI: A case for early intervention
Last Update:
01-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Dr Richard Cash

[91.95Kb] 		ADCA's Comorbidity Definition
Recent documentation released by ADCA, its Definition of Comorbidity. The Carers role in Managing Comorbidity statement can also be accessed from the ADCA website.
Last Update:
12-11-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative
Original Author/Source: ADCA

[1.66Mb] 		AOD Workforce Development A National Focus
A National AOD Workforce Development overview and future directions
Last Update:
14-03-2006
Contributor: DHS - AOD Treatment Service Providers' Conference
 Original Author/Source: Dr Ken Pidd, NCETA

[4.73Mb] 		Addiction is a Brain Disease and it Matters
Addiction is a Brain Disease and it Matters
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Prof Jon Currie

[71.65Kb] 		Addressing Loss and Grief in AOD Treatment Settings
Addressing Loss and Grief in AOD Treatment Settings
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Ros Winkler

[40.50Kb] 		Adult Parole Board
Presented by the Hon. Justice Kellam, Chairperson of the Adult Parole Board (2003).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Hon. Justice Kellam (2003)

[434.00Kb] 		Adulterants testing in Australia. A grassroots initiative.
Presented by John Davidson.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: John Davidson

[101.30Kb] 		Alcohol & Drug-dependent Persons Act 1968
VAADA submission to the Alcohol & Drug-dependent Persons Act 1968
Last Update:
27-10-2005
Contributor: VAADA


VAADA's draft position on
alcohol avertising
Last Update:
15-07-2009
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Sarah Kerwick

[194.67Kb] 		Alcohol Taxation Background Paper
This background paper has been developed to accompany VAADA’s Alcohol Taxation Position Paper (issued February 2010). It contains a more detailed discussion of the complexities of alcohol taxation than was possible or desirable in VAADA’s position paper.
Last Update:
29-03-2010
Contributor: Victorian Alcohol and Drug Asscoiation

[166.43Kb] 		Alcohol Taxation Position Paper
Policies addressing alcohol taxation must be viewed and developed in concert with policy reform in a number of areas, specifically alcohol advertising and marketing as well as liquor licensing systems.
Last Update:
03-06-2010
Contributor: Victorian Alcohol and Drug Asscoiation

[133.45Kb] 		Alcohol advertising, marketing and promotion
Harmful and excessive consumption of alcohol is influenced by a complex set of social, cultural, environmental and economic factors, one of which is the way alcohol is marketed.
Last Update:
29-03-2010
Contributor: Victorian Alcohol and Drug Asscoiation

[326.00Kb] 		Alcohol and Other Drug Supported Accommodation Programs in Victoria - A program in crisis?
Supported accommodation services in Victoria are in crisis, and fundamentally unable to operate in the manner outlined in Service Delivery Frameworks. As stated in ‘Victoria’s Alcohol and Drug Treatment Services: The Framework of Service Delivery’: ‘The services were intended for persons who have undergone an alcohol and drug withdrawal program or who require assistance in controlling their alcohol and drug use and need a period of one to twelve months supported accommodation to assist reintegration into community living’. This paper is based on the collective and informed views of numerous workers in the sector who have documented and shared their concerns at a forum hosted by VAADA.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Heather Carmichael & VAADA
 Original Author/Source: VAADA

[70.85Kb] 		Alcohol and drug services continue to fight funding cuts to community services.
Community organisations say new funding agreements they are being forced to sign will result in cuts to services. Over the next three years, the State Government is short-changing thirty million dollars out of services such as child welfare, homelessness, drug and alcohol services and disability organisations.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA November 2003

[218.50Kb] 		Alcohol and other Drug Workforce Development in Australia:
The assessment of needs and the identification of strategies to achieve sustainable change
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[544.50Kb] 		Alcohol and other Drug Workforce Development in Australia: The assessment of needs and the identification of strategies to achieve sustainable change
The key issue facing the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) workforce in South Australia is access to, and range of, training opportunities, and the resources and funding allocated to professional development generally of staff working within non-Government organisations (NGOs). Other issues of key importance identified in the consultations include: need for NGOs being resourced to conduct research; improved salary, terms and conditions; the establishment of networks and partnerships amongst AOD workers; supervision and support; and the provision of better resources for rural services (2003).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[675.00Kb] 		Alcohol and other Drug Workforce Development in Australia: Victorian Workforce Development Consultation Report
The assessment of needs and the identification of strategies to achieve sustainable change.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA 2003

[887.50Kb] 		Alcohol and other drug use and treatment among Australians aged 45 years and over.
Presented by Priscilla Dowling and Chrysanthe Psychogios, AIHW at VAADA's 'Older but not forgotten?' 2005 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Priscilla Dowling and Chrysanthe Psychogios (2005)

[275.00Kb] 		Alcohol and other drugs successes, challenges and opportunities.
Presented by Cheryl Wilson, Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia at VAADA's 2004 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Cheryl Wilson (2004)

[197.50Kb] 		Amphetamine addiction: Needs & new approaches
Amphetamine addiction: Needs & new approaches
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Amy Pennay

[422.00Kb] 		An addiction prone society? The social fundementals of drug use and abuse
An addiction prone society? The social fundementals of drug use and abuse
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA 2007
Original Author/Source: Dr Richard Eckersley

[75.50Kb] 		An emergency department perspective on the hazards of party drugs.
Presented by Venita Munir, Staff Specialist, Emergency Department, St Vincent’s Hospital at VAADA's Party Drug symposium (2003).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Venita Munir (2003)

[808.89Kb] 		Annual Report 2004/05
VAADA's Annual Report 2004/05
Last Update:
01-12-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[2.55Mb] 		Averting incremental health decline among older people with severe brain injury through the provision of long-term residential care and support
Averting incremental health decline among older people with severe brain injury through the provision of long-term residential care and support
Last Update:
06-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Dr Alice Rota-Bartelink

[778.97Kb] 		Barriers and Incentives to Treatment for Illicit Drug Users
Monograph Series No 53
 There were two main purposes to this monograph:
 the first and investigation of barriers and incentives to treatment for substance use and the second was the development of recommendations regrding possible policy and program directions that arose from the research
Last Update:
17-08-2008
Contributor: Australian Government
 Original Author/Source: Department of Health and Ageing

[423.45Kb] 		Barriers and Incentives to Treatment for Illicit Drug Users with Mental Health Comorbidities and Complex Vulnerabilities
Monograph Series No 61
 This Monograph explores the challenges experienced by people with co-occurring mental health and illicit drug issues.
Last Update:
17-08-2008
Contributor: Australian Government
 Original Author/Source: Department of Health & Ageing

[334.01Kb] 		Barwon Region's Training
Featuring Barwon Region training opportunities.
Last Update:
01-04-2009
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative

[600.00Kb] 		Beyond ‘e’
Exploring the impact of party drugs on current day youth and culture (2003).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[40.00Kb] 		Beyond ‘e’ - Why a focus on party drugs?
Presented at VAADA's Party Drug symposium (2003).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Carol Bennett (2003)

[100.00Kb] 		Binge drinking and young people.
Presented by Dr Yvonne Bonomo, St Vincent’s Health Dept, Drug & Alcohol Studies at VAADA's Party Drug symposium (2003).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Dr Yvonne Bonomo (2003)

[1.07Mb] 		Bridging the Divide - Supporting Families with Members Accessing Treatment Services
Bridging the Divide - Supporting Families with Members Accessing Treatment Services
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Lesley Edwards

[658.50Kb] 		Budget Presentation 2003-04
Budget Presentation for Alcohol and drug sector (2003).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Paul McDonald (2003)

[149.00Kb] 		Budget Presentation 2004-2005
Budget Presentation for Alcohol and drug sector (2004).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Paul McDonald (2004)

[135.50Kb] 		Budget Presentation 2005-06
Budget Presentation for Alcohol and drug sector (2005).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Paul McDonald (2005)

[58.46Kb] 		Building Family Confidence in the Face of Dual Diagnosis
Building Family Confidence in the Face of Dual Diagnosis
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Robin Richards & Helen Moloney

[250.81Kb] 		COMPASS vs DDCAT
What is the difference between the capacity assessment tools? Who can use them? What are their advantages and disavantages? Where can AOD services access them
Last Update:
21-09-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Department of Health and Ageing

[217.00Kb] 		Caraniche Training Calendar
Caraniche is a Victoria-based private psychological company and Registered Training Organisation (RTO) that offers a range of tertiary consulting services.
The Caraniche consultants are registered psychologists and social workers. Caraniche will provide training and consultancy from an applied perspective customized to their client’s needs.
Last Update:
23-09-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator
 Original Author/Source: Caraniche

[250.60Kb] 		Changes Within the Dominant Discourses Surrounding Alcohol and Drugs: A UK Perspective
Changes Within the Dominant Discourses Surrounding Alcohol and Drugs: A UK Perspective
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Dr Neil Hunt

[45.20Kb] 		Changes to Child Protection Law and the Impact on Service Users and Service Providers
Changes to Child Protection Law and the Impact on Service Users and Service Providers
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Meghan Fitzgerald

[75.17Kb] 		Children’s Bill and White Paper
VAADA submission to the Children’s Bill and White Paper
Last Update:
27-10-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[104.56Kb] 		Clinical Supervision of Postgraduate Psychologist Trainees Undertaking Placements in Alcohol and Other Drug Services
Peak D&A NGO Support Agencies Roundtable, 29 January 2008
Last Update:
12-02-2008
Contributor: The Austraqlian Psycholgical Society
 Original Author/Source: Dr Helen Lindner, FAPS

[656.15Kb] 		Clinical Supervision: A Practical Guide for the Alcohol and Other Drug Fields
The practical guide states that it is for those "who want to be part of a clinical supervision program."
It is designed for the Alcohol and Other Drugs field for those working
 with people with AOD problems.
 It is a resource for
• workers
• health professionals wanting to specialise in drug and
 alcohol
• experienced practitioners supervising AOD workers
 • researchers wanting to study clinical supervision
• individuals in management roles (e.g., CEOs, managers)wanting to oversee the development and
 implementation of a supervision program in their workplace.
Last Update:
18-08-2008
Contributor: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA),
 Original Author/Source: Alexander Ask & Anne M Roche - NCETA

[270.65Kb] 		Comorbid Capacity Assessment
What is the DDCAT? Who can use it? How is it different to the COMPASS tool?
 Find out more about organisational comorbidity capacity.
Last Update:
21-09-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Gail Ward

[447.12Kb] 		Council of Australian Governments National Action Plan for Mental Health 2006 - 2011 Progress Report 2006 - 2007
Progress Report 2006 - 2007
 The COAG National Action Plan on Mental Health,endorsed in July 2006, represents a landmark in the development of mental health services in Australia.
This is the first in the series of annual reports stipulated by COAG as a requirement for monitoring implementation. It describes progress made in 2006-07 and presents information about allocations to date in each of the priority areas, along with details of additional funding commitments made by jurisdictions since the Action Plan was signed.
 The report brings together the most current data relevant to 12 progress indicators agreed to by COAG for measuring the outcomes of the Action Plan.
Last Update:
18-08-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator VAADA
 Original Author/Source: COAG

[99.00Kb] 		Country Life – ‘near enough’ not good enough! Improving access to clean injecting equipment and safe disposal for rural users.
Presented by Jean Wyldbore, Project Worker – South West Regional Needle & Syringe Program
 Networking Project, WRAD at VAADA's 2004 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Jean Wyldbore (2004)

[623.23Kb] 		Critical Thinking About Drugs
This free seminar series is provided by YSAS in a number of rural and metropolitan areas including Traralgon, Benalla, Bendigo, Geelong, Ballarat and Carlton and will offer participants an opportunity to deepen their understanding of a number of drugs and related issues.
Last Update:
31-10-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative
 Original Author/Source: YSAS

[327.86Kb] 		Current and Future Trends in Comorbidity. NZ Coexisting Disorders Framework - Cultural Consirations, Enagagement and Wellness Approaches
Current and Future Trends in Comorbidity. NZ Coexisting Disorders Framework - Cultural Considerations, Enagagement and Wellness Approaches
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: Dr Fraser Todd

[108.45Kb] 		Delirium in the Hospital and Beyond
Presentation given at 'From the Hospital to the Community'
Last Update:
31-07-2008
Contributor: VAADA

[363.50Kb] 		Do we do good work? The ANCD, drug policy and practice in Australia.
Presented by David Crosbie, CEO, Odyssey House Victoria at VAADA's 2004 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: David Crosbie (2004)

[141.00Kb] 		Doctors with problems with everyday drugs.
Presented by Dr Naham (Jack) Warhaft, Medical Director, VDHP at VAADA's 2002 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2002)

[112.50Kb] 		Does the GP have a place in the treatment of alcohol dependence?
Does the GP have a place in the treatment of alcohol dependence?
Last Update:
07-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Dr Martyn Lloyd- Jones, Sharyn Amos

[82.34Kb] 		Draft Community Correction Services Drug Strategy
Draft Community Correction Services
 Drug Strategy. Submission to
 Department of Justice Discussion Paper. This paper contains a number of recommendations to the Department of Justice on
 the formulation of the draft Community Correctional Services Drug Strategy.
Last Update:
27-11-2006
Contributor: VAADA
Original Author/Source: Jason Rostant

[357.02Kb] 		Draft Response to Shaping the Future: Victorian Alcohol and Other Drug Quality Framework
Submission to the Drugs Policy and
 Services Branch (Victorian Department of Human Services) SHAPING THE FUTURE: THE VICTORIAN ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG QUALITY FRAMEWORK
Last Update:
05-09-2007
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Chloe Duncan

[4.93Mb] 		Drug Facilitated Sexual Assault - Can toxicological screening prove it?
Presented by John Lewis of the Toxicology Unit, Pacific Laboratory Medicine Services, Northern Sydney Health.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: John Lewis

[116.00Kb] 		Drug Services and the Prison System… A special issues discussion forum
VAADA’s joint forum with the Office of the Correctional Services Commissioner and the Department of Human Services, ‘Drug Services and the Prison System – a special issues discussion forum’ was held on the 24th of March 2003 at the Moonee Valley Racing Club. This forum represented a great opportunity for workers in the alcohol and drug sector to find out more about new developments in Corrections. The forum was structured to allow maximum opportunities for alcohol and drug workers to ask questions and raise issues associated with drug and alcohol treatment in the corrections system.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA 2003

[633.50Kb] 		Drug education and prevention among culturally and linguistically diverse communities in Victoria.
Presentation by Louise Olliff,
 CLD Access Project Coordinator,
 DrugInfo Clearinghouse, Australian Drug Foundation at VAADA's 2004 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Louise Olliff (2004)

[12.60Kb] 		Drug prevention and treatment exposed
Ever wondered how we prevent drug problems and what happens to someone when they enter a drug treatment program? The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) are giving everyone the chance to find out first hand when it hosts the Victorian Drug Prevention and Services Expo on Thursday 27 June and Friday 28 June 2002.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: June 2002

[19.41Kb] 		Drug prisons not the answer.
‘The National Party’s plan to build a special prison for drug offenders will not reduce crime or drug use. It just won’t work,’ according to Ms Carol Bennett, Executive Officer of the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association. Ms Bennett was speaking today following the launch of the Victorian National Party’s ‘Plan for Police and Emergency Services’.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[26.73Kb] 		Drug treatment or prison – a no brainer?
‘Putting more and more drug users in prison is stupid’ according to Ms Carol Bennett, Executive Officer of the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA). ‘I don’t know why any government would continue to waste taxpayers money putting drug users in prison when investing more in intensive drug treatment programs benefits everyone and costs less.’
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[28.50Kb] 		Drug workers need more than charity!
A new report has highlighted major shortcomings in support for alcohol and drug program workers who are dealing with some of the most demanding clients in Australia’s health and welfare systems.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[1.87Mb] 		Drugs and the elderly.
Presented by Paul McDonald, Director, Drug Policy and Services, DHS at VAADA's 'Older but not forgotten?' 2005 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Paul McDonald (2005)

[19.11Kb] 		Drugs survey draws a blank from major parties
“The major parties don’t want to talk about drugs in this election campaign” according to Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) Executive Officer, Carol Bennett.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[292.00Kb] 		Drunk and Depressed - the Path to Change?
Drunk and Depressed - the Path to Change?
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change

[431.22Kb] 		Dual Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Treatment
A brief overview of the Dual Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Treatment (DDCAT) Index Toolkit that Improved Services Initiative grant recipients are using to identify their capacity to provide services to people with drug and alcohol and mental health issues.
Find out more about the tool developed for AOD services
Last Update:
21-09-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Department of Health and Ageing, April 2008

[1.47Mb] 		Effecting Change for Repeat Drink Drive Offenders
Effecting Change for Repeat Drink Drive Offenders
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: Katherine Walsh-Southwell & NeilsaGillian

[2.41Mb] 		Ethical Issues in Addiction Neuroscience: The Importance of Identity
Ethical Issues in Addiction Neuroscience: The Importance of Identity
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Dr Craig Fry

[28.06Kb] 		Everyday drugs causing everyday problems!
“Most drug problems in our community are caused by the drugs we all accept and embrace, not the illicit drugs that are so often the focus of media and community concern” according to Carol Bennett, Executive Officer of the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[548.50Kb] 		Everyday drugs, everyday problems. Misuse and abuse of medicines.
Presented by Ms Geraldine Moses, Clinical and drug information pharmacist, Mater Health Services, South Brisbane QLD at VAADA's 2002 conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2002)

[1.03Mb] 		Facebook, Social networking & Drug and Alcohol Education
Facebook, Social Networking & Drug and Alcohol Education
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Greg Logan

Faith & the Fix
Encounter discovers many within the mainstream churches have embraced the 'harm minimisation' strategies of needle exchanges, residential rehabs and even injecting centres ...
Last Update:
01-04-2009
Contributor: Ray Moynihan
Original Author/Source: ABC Radio National Encounter

[127.50Kb] 		Family Dynamics & Co-Dependence.
Presented by Francis J. Coughlan at VAADA's 2004 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Francis J. Coughlan (2004)

[4.39Mb] 		Fifteen years of services to people with ABI.
Presented by Sonia Berton, ARBIAS at VAADA's 'Older but not forgotten?' 2005 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Sonia Berton (2005)

Four approaches to capacity building in health:consequences for measurement and accountability
Top Down - changing policies, Bottom Up - provision of skills, partnership approach - strengthening of relationships or is it community organisational approach?
The authors examine four approaches to capacity building, and consider the role
 of funding bodies and question how these factors
 impact on the evaluation of capacity building.
Last Update:
18-08-2008
Contributor: Health Promotion International
 Original Author/Source: BETH R. CRISP, HAL SWERISSEN and STEPHEN J. DUCKETT

[1.26Mb] 		From Anecdote to Answers: Drug trend monitoring, Party Drugs and psychostimulants in Victoria
Presented at VAADA's Party Drug symposium (2003).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Craig Fry (2003)

[246.55Kb] 		Future Directions in the Alcohol and Other Drug Sector
Future Directions in the Alcohol and Other Drug Sector
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: David Templeman

[805.85Kb] 		GP innovations project
GP innovations project
Last Update:
06-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Kent Burgess & Nuala Mac Mahon

[18.95Kb] 		Gamblers should pay for drug rehabilitation!
The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) is calling on the major parties to commit gambling taxes to drug rehabilitation programs. VAADA’s Executive Officer, Carol Bennett, explained, “at least 20% of problem gamblers also have alcohol and drug problems. It makes sense that some of the money they spend on their gambling addiction is put back into overcoming drug addiction”.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[97.69Kb] 		Generalist Health and Welfare Workers: What do they do with client AOD issues and how can we help them do it better?
Generalist Health and Welfare Workers: What do they do with client AOD issues and how can we help them do it better?
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Kieran Connolly

[281.00Kb] 		Getting past the rhetoric: Employing people who have had drug problems in the alcohol and other drug sector
The key issue to emerge from VAADA’s consultations with the alcohol and drug sector about employing People with Drug Problems (PDPs ) is the need for organisations to be sufficiently resourced to provide adequate support to all alcohol and drug workers, including PDPs. If this doesn’t occur, workers and agencies are potentially ‘set up to fail’ in entering into a situation which can clearly benefit individual workers, organisations and clients.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[12.33Kb] 		Government scores its own drugs.
‘VAADA welcomes the release of the government’s own report card on their performance in the drug prevention and treatment area, but believes the report is more about appearances than reality’, according to Carol Bennett, the Executive Officer of the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA October 2002

[92.22Kb] 		Health Act 1958 Submission to Review
VAADA's submission to the Department of Human Services review of the Health Act 1958
Last Update:
02-06-2006
Contributor: Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association

[148.40Kb] 		Health Promotion in Schools and Communities

Submission to the Parliamentary inquiry into the potential for developing opportunities for schools to become a focus for promoting health community living
 July 2009
Last Update:
12-10-2009
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Sarah Kerwick

[1.27Mb] 		Hep C chat on the radio waves
Hep C chat on the radio waves
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Pierigiorgio Moro

[238.50Kb] 		Hitting the ground running: induction for new workers in the alcohol and drug sector
Induction is the first step in creating rewarding and interesting career paths for alcohol and drug workers. A good induction provides workers with an understanding of their role and where they ‘fit’ within the structure of their agency and the sector and provides them with the tools they need to carry out their work. If induction is performed well, it can create workers who are informed and confident, and ultimately save organisations time and money.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: VAADA

[926.86Kb] 		How do Clients with an Alcohol and Drug Related Acquired Brain Injury Experience Services?
How do Clients with an Alcohol and Drug Related Acquired Brain Injury Experience Services?
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Jo Famularo-Doyle

[22.12Kb] 		Huge increase in the price we all pay for drug abuse!
New figures released today show that drug use and abuse is costing the Australian community in excess of $34 billion. “This report is a wake up call for all governments. Drug problems are draining government coffers through increased costs for police, hospitals, emergency services, prisons and the broader community. Unless we are prepared to make a real investment in drug treatment and prevention programs, governments and every person in our community will continue to pay huge costs in taxes, insurances and lost productivity, not to mention the destruction of families and loss of human potential” according to Carol Bennett, Executive Officer, Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[2.35Mb] 		Hustling 2 Health: Peer Education Amongst Street Based Sex Workers
Hustling 2 Health: Peer Education Amongst Street Based Sex Workers
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Christian Vega

[2.61Mb] 		Identifying the Paradigm Shift
Identifying the Paradigm Shift
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Angela Ireland

[182.39Kb] 		Improved Services Initiative - VAADA's Project Tasks
VAADA’s key focus areas are to:
Build linkages and strategic partnerships between AOD sector and other health and community support services
 Assist AOD NGO’s to undertake organisational change
Identify and facilitate training opportunities
Disseminate targeted information and resources
Last Update:
17-08-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator
 Original Author/Source: Gail Ward

[451.82Kb] 		Improved Services Initiative Background Flyer
This flyer provides background information on the National Comorbidity Initiative together with details of the 27 services funded in Victoria.
Last Update:
21-09-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Gail Ward

[153.68Kb] 		Improved Services Initiative: Project Objectives
VAADA will support the twenty-seven Victorian funded services as they undertake there capacity building projects.

Project Objectives
Last Update:
17-08-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Coordinator VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Gail Ward

[213.08Kb] 		Improved Services Measure Data Model & Tool
Peak D&A NGO Support Agencies Roundtable, 29 January 2008
Last Update:
12-02-2008
Contributor: Communio Pty Ltd
 Original Author/Source: Cathie O’Neill

[90.50Kb] 		Innovative new ideas: Just ask us!
Innovative new ideas: Just ask us!
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Miriam Clark & peter Darroch

[102.00Kb] 		Inquiry into strategies to reduce harmful alcohol consumption
Submission to the Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[119.00Kb] 		Inquiry into the Disability Discrimination Amendment Bill 2003
Submission to the Senate Legal and Constitutional Legislation Committee
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[95.55Kb] 		Inquiry into the Impact of Illicit Drug Use on Families
Submission to the Family and Human Services Committee (House of Representatives)Inquiry into the Impact of Illicit Drug Use on Families
Last Update:
06-06-2007
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Chloe Duncan

[853.82Kb] 		Involving Consumers and Carers in Comorbidity Treatment Planning
Peak D&A NGO Support Agencies Roundtable, 29 January 2008
Last Update:
12-02-2008
Contributor: Health Outcomes International Pty Ltd
 Original Author/Source: Jim Hales

[17.71Kb] 		Its On!
The biggest ever Drug Expo will be opened today at 12.00 noon by the Victorian Police Commissioner Christine Nixon, Lord Mayor John So, Head of the Premiers Drug Prevention Council Peter Maher and other special guest speakers.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA June 2002

[2.38Mb] 		Kids talk: Stories of children affected by parental substance abuse
Kids talk: Stories of children affected by parental substance abuse
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Ali Barnacle & Maria Murray

[92.02Kb] 		Leadership in the Australian AOD Sector: Identifying, Developing and Retaining Talent
Leadership in the Australian AOD Sector: Identifying, Developing and Retaining Talent
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Amy Swan

[19.21Kb] 		Major parties ignore drugs at Victorians’ expense.
“The major parties are sending a strong message that they don’t care about drugs. This is a message that costs all Victorians, and one that we hope won’t continue into the term of the elected government” according to Carol Bennett, Executive Officer of the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[146.00Kb] 		Making a difference through continuous care management and coordination.
Presented by Kate Harrington-O’Brien, Bendigo Community Health Services at VAADA's 2004 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Kate Harrington (2004)

Map of Victorian Improved Services
Follow the link below to locate the Department of Health & Ageing funded Improved Services AOD NGO services in Victoria.
Last Update:
14-11-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator
 Original Author/Source: Improved Services Initiative Clearinghouse Officer

[13.17Kb] 		Miracle Drug Cure?
Heard about the latest, one size fits all miracle cure for all drug problems? Like most miracles, the real story is about the hard work being done every day by thousands of people determined to overcome their drug problems, and the people who work with them, their families and their communities.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA June 2002

[203.08Kb] 		Monograph Series
National Drug Strategy Monograph Series
 The attached document provides the list of monographs produced about comorbidity.
Last Update:
17-08-2008
Contributor: Australian Government
 Original Author/Source: Department of Health and Ageing

[4.18Mb] 		Moving Towards Comorbidity in PDRSS
Moving Towards Comorbidity in PDRSS
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Bernard Heaney & Renee Vella

[703.48Kb] 		NSW Drug and Alcohol Clinical Supervision Guidelines
This document produced and published in June 2007, by the NSW state government provides comprehensive guidance to the implementation of clinical supervision programs within NSW Drug and Alcohol (D&A) services.
It informs local policies and provides a framework for good practice that D&A services can refer to.
 The document states the intention of applicability across disciplines to all workers in D&A
 services with responsibility for the provision of direct services.
Last Update:
18-08-2008
Contributor: Centre for Drug and Alcohol
 Original Author/Source: New South Wales Department of Health

[561.22Kb] 		National Mental Health Plan 2006 - 2011
The Council of Australian Governments (COAG) National Action Plan on Mental Health provides a strategic framework that emphasises coordination and collaboration between government, private and non-government providers to deliver a more seamless and connected care system, so that people with mental illness are able to participate in the community.
 This National Action Plan outlines a series of initiatives that will be implemented over the five-year period. It aims to improve mental health and facilitate recovery from illness.
Last Update:
18-08-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Cordinator VAADA
 Original Author/Source: COAG

New Comorbidity Resource
PsyCheck
 Find out more about PsyCheck. The evidence-based treatment program developed by Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre.
 The Psycheck screening tool has been designed for use by clinicians who are not mental health specialists.
Follow the link below to access the PsyCheck website and learn more about PsyCheck.
Last Update:
01-04-2009
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative
Original Author/Source: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator

[861.89Kb] 		New National Drug Strategy Monograph Series report: 'Cannabis and Mental Health: Put into Context'
The Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing has released the report "Cannabis and Mental Health: Put into Context" as part of its National Drug Strategy Monograph Series. Monograph 68 can be accessed by downloading the PDF below, to read.
Last Update:
01-04-2009
Contributor: Improved Services Coorodinator
 Original Author/Source: Department of Health and Ageing National Drug Strategy

[129.42Kb] 		Non Government AOD Workforce in NSW: Profile and Discussion of Key Workforce Challanges
Non Government AOD Workforce in NSW: Profile and Discussion of Key Workforce Challanges
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Jo Khoo

[77.07Kb] 		Non-Accredited Courses by State
NCETA compliled this list of non-accredited courses for Alcohol And Other Drugs and Mental Health earlier in 2008.
Last Update:
24-08-2008
Contributor: NCETA
 Original Author/Source: NCETA

[112.28Kb] 		Nurses a Pivotal Link in the Provision of Health Care to Disadvantaged Youth
Nurses a Pivotal Link in the Provision of Health Care to Disadvantaged Youth
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Nat Joyce & Kynn Exton

[2.01Mb] 		Nutritional challenges for women who use alcohol & other drugs in pregnancy
Nutritional challenges for women who use alcohol & other drugs in pregnancy
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Amy Sanders

[2.10Mb] 		OATSIH Substance Use
Peak D&A NGO Support Agencies Roundtable, 29 January 2008
Last Update:
12-02-2008
Contributor: Substance Use Section

[4.00Mb] 		OH&S - Violence and Psychosocial Hazards in the AOD Sector
OH&S - Violence and Psychosocial Hazards in the AOD Sector
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Maria Batchelor & Laura Mondon

[93.50Kb] 		Older but not forgotten. Older people and drugs.
Presented by Jackie Shaw, Depaul House at VAADA's 'Older but not forgotten?' 2005 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Jackie Shaw (2005)

[984.00Kb] 		Older but not forgotten: A rural perspective.
Presented by Felicity Grosse at VAADA's 'Older but not forgotten?' 2005 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Felicity Grosse (2005)

[248.00Kb] 		Older people and benzodiazepine use and dependence
Presented by Gwenda Cannard, TRANX at VAADA's 'Older but not forgotten?' 2005 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Gwenda Cannard (2005)

[22.00Kb] 		Older people and drugs (Speech)
Speach presented by Jackie Shaw, St. Vincent's Hospital at VAADA's 'Older but not forgotten?' 2005 annual conference.
Last Update:
17-03-2006
Contributor: Jackie Shaw (2005)

[2.43Mb] 		Open up: An oral health project
Open up: An oral health project
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:

[771.98Kb] 		Operationalising Equity and Evidence in Local Government Alcohol Management Planning
Operationalising Equity and Evidence in Local Government Alcohol Management Planning
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Mark Boyd

[1.18Mb] 		Opioid Substitution Therapy: Do We Need Hospital Based Pharmacotherapy Clinics?
Presented at From the Hospital to the Community
Last Update:
01-08-2008
Contributor: VAADA/VAILA
 Original Author/Source: Mathew Frei

[2.49Mb] 		Ostracised from our community: African refugees who use alcohol & other drugs
Ostracised from our community: African refugees who use alcohol & other drugs
Last Update:
01-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Helen Sowey

[173.29Kb] 		Outcomes from the Annual VAADA Conference Everyday Drugs, Everyday Problems: tackling alcohol and other legal drugs’.
VAADA’s 2002 Conference, ‘Everyday Drugs, Everyday Problems – tackling alcohol and other legal drugs’ was well received, with 173 delegates attending over two days. Most delegates were workers in the alcohol and drug field, although areas such as mental health and youth services were also represented.
 Overall, the evaluations received for the conference were positive, with delegates commenting that the focus on licit drugs was interesting and topical. The move to a city venue was clearly popular with delegates, despite difficulties experienced with the conference venue itself.
Last Update:
05-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2002)

[281.00Kb] 		Outcomes from the Annual VAADA Conference. ‘Everyday Drugs, Everyday Problems: tackling alcohol and other legal drugs’.
VAADA’s 2002 Conference, ‘Everyday Drugs, Everyday Problems – tackling alcohol and other legal drugs’ was well received, with 173 delegates attending over two days. Most delegates were workers in the alcohol and drug field, although areas such as mental health and youth services were also represented. The conference received extensive media coverage with radio stations including Triple J, ABC Radio Victoria Statewide, 3RN, 774 ABC Melbourne, 3MP, Brisbane and Gold Coast radio as well as the Herald Sun and abc.net.au featuring the conference and its keynote presentations. Terry Laidler also spoke extensively about the conference themes during his program on 3AK. One of the many positive outcomes of the conference was a strong sense of the issues which need to be addressed in this area and a strong impetus to take these issues forward.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2003)

[1.64Mb] 		Outreach in a semi-rural area
Outreach in a semi-rural area
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Bridget Roberts & Peter Dawson

[37.50Kb] 		Ozanam House, a night shelter for homeless men (Speech).
Speach presented by Lisa Sammut, Ozanam House at VAADA's 'Older but not forgotten?' 2005 annual conference.
Last Update:
17-03-2006
Contributor: Lisa Sammut (2005)

[110.00Kb] 		Pathways: A review of the Victorian drug treatment service system
Presentation produced by Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Alison Ritter, Lynda Berends, Susan Clemens, Madonna Devaney, Jennifer Richards, Kathryn Bowen and Ron Tiffen

[839.31Kb] 		Paving the Way to a no Wrong Door Service System
Paving the Way to a no Wrong Door Service System
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Renee Williams

[287.93Kb] 		Personal Helpers and Mentors Program
PEAK NGO SUPPORT AGENCIES ROUNDTABLE – 29-30 JANUARY 2008
Last Update:
12-02-2008
Contributor: DoHA - Mental Health Branch
 Original Author/Source: Ian Boyson

[536.00Kb] 		Pharmacotherapy in alcohol treatment: Getting GPs to prescribe
Pharmacotherapy in alcohol treatment: Getting GPs to prescribe
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Dean Curtis

[378.89Kb] 		Primary health: A new beginning
Primary health: A new beginning
Last Update:
05-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Christine Taplin

[263.50Kb] 		Promoting health beyond harm reduction
Promoting health beyond harm reduction
Last Update:
01-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Karyn Gellie

[1.14Mb] 		Readdressing Client Involvement: Developing a New Client Charter and Feedback Mechanism
Readdressing Client Involvement: Developing a New Client Charter and Feedback Mechanism
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Rev Rosemary Carter

[305.00Kb] 		Reciprocal rotations project: Insight from a three month journey to the other side
Reciprocal rotations project: Insight from a three month journey to the other side
Last Update:
01-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Dr Elizabeth Barson, Kevan Myers, Christa Grapentin & Richard Howard

[618.56Kb] 		Recovery from Substance Abuse, Homelessness and Mental Health Issues? Forgotten Australians
Recovery from Substance Abuse, Homelessness and Mental Health Issues? Forgotten Australians
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Cherie Marian

[82.50Kb] 		Responding to the needs of service users who inject amphetamines
Responding to the needs of service users who inject amphetamines
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Brad Pearce

[61.98Kb] 		Response to the National Inhalant Abuse Taskforce’s Consultation Paper “National Directions on Inhalant Abuse”.
VAADA undertook consultations in 2002 in regard to the issue of inhalant abuse. A series of recommendations emerged from those consultations. While those recommendations were from a State perspective, VAADA considers that the NIAT consultation paper comprehensively covers the issues that it has raised in the past in regard to inhalant use.
Last Update:
05-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2005)

[1.23Mb] 		Review of diagnostic screening instruments for alcohol and other drug use and other psychiatric disorders 2nd Edition
Review of diagnostic screening instruments for alcohol and other drug use and other psychiatric disorders 2nd Edition.
 This Victorian resource has as its aim to equip treating mental health and alcohol and other drug treatment clinicians and agencies to recognise co-occurring disorders and provide effective responses. It provides brief profiles of some of the available tools and approaches supported by the Victorian Dual Diagnosis Initiative (VDDI).
 The resource is aligned with the state-wide Dual Diagnosis Action Plan 2007-2010 and the DHS 2007 policy, Dual diagnosis: Key directions and priorities for service development.
Last Update:
18-08-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Gary Croton: Eastern Hume Dual Diagnosis Service

[690.36Kb] 		Review of diagnostic screening instruments for alcohol and other drug use and other psychiatric disorders: 2nd Edition.
Review of diagnostic screening instruments for alcohol and other drug use and other psychiatric disorders 2nd Edition.

This Monograph published in 2002 is a comprehensive review of both screening and diagnostic tools related to comorbidity. It has the additional feature in that it provides information about specific population groups: older persons, adolescents and indigenous Australians.

The objectives of the review were to:
 • update the original review of AOD and psychiatric screening/diagnostic instruments,
• recommend when these instruments should be used, by whom and how they should be interpreted,
• identify limitations and provide recommendations for further research,
• refer the reader to pertinent Internet sites for further information and/or purchasing of
• assessment instruments.

Website: http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/health-pubhlth-publicat-document-mono48-cnt.htm
Last Update:
18-08-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator VAADA
 Original Author/Source: NDARC

[163.34Kb] 		Review of the cost of CCCC drug and alcohol services: Final report
VAADA commissioned KPMG to conduct a review of the cost of delivering Counselling Consultancy and Continuing Care (CCCC)services for Victorian drug treatment services.

The report provides evidence of significant structural underfunding across the Victorian Alcohol and other Drug sector for those agencies delivering CCCC services.
Last Update:
24-08-2010
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: KPMG

[131.26Kb] 		Review of the cost of CCCC drug and alcohol services: Final report and recommendations
In August 2010, VAADA released the Review of the cost of Counselling Consultancy and Continuing Care (CCCC) drug and alcohol services commissioned by VAADA and produced by KPMG.

The report provides evidence of significant structural underfunding across the Victorian Alcohol and other Drug sector.
In reponse to the report the VAADA Board developed the following recommendations.
Last Update:
03-09-2010
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: VAADA

[436.00Kb] 		Risk, Harm, Pleasure and Limits: Thinking About the Place of Party Drugs in Australian Youth Cultures
Presented by Cameron Duff at VAADA's Party Drug symposium (2003)
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Cameron Duff (2003)

Round 3 Comorbidity Scholarships Announcement
The results of the Round 3 Comorbidity Professional Development Scholarships, are available from the NCETA website. 29 Victorian Scholarships
Last Update:
01-04-2009
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative
Original Author/Source: NCETA

[545.38Kb] 		SAMHSA’S Co-Occurring Center for Excellence, Assessment: Technical Assistance, Report for the Co-Occurring State Incentive Grants
Note this is a large document
 SAMHSA’S Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE) Assessment: Technical Assistance (TA) Report for the Co-Occurring State Incentive Grants (COSIGS)
 August 2005 Updated June 2008
 This documents purpose is to provide an overview of the process surrounding selection of assessment assessments for co-occurring substance use and mental illness. The documents intention is as an introduction to assessment rather than an exhaustive review. While authored in 2005 its latest review was in June 2008. The 70 slides take the reader through a range of assessments and includes a couple of instruments that focus on trauma. Some of the inclusions are a matrix of assessment with selection criteria including administration time, assessors required skill and computer scored assessments.
Last Update:
12-11-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator
 Original Author/Source: SAMHSA

[187.50Kb] 		SPACES: Participant directed group work
SPACES: Participant directed group work
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Brad Roberg & Michael Borenstein

[79.00Kb] 		Service Provider's Conference 4 November 2005
Martin Jackson's presentation 'Engaging and retaining complex clients in Pharmacotherapy Treatment' as presented at the Service Provider's Conference 4/11/05
Last Update:
18-11-2005
Contributor: Martin Jackson

[235.11Kb] 		Smart Recovery Workshop
Smart Recovery Workshop
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Josette Freeman & Jim Villamor

[419.63Kb] 		Some Questions and Answers About the Improved Services Initiative
Frequently Asked Questions
Find out more about the National Comorbidity Initiative in Victoria
Last Update:
09-09-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Coordinator VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Gail Ward

[58.00Kb] 		Specific issues for Vietnamese people seeking access to drug & alcohol services
Specific issues for Vietnamese people seeking access to drug & alcohol services
Last Update:
01-03-2007
Contributor: Rose Vu & Gerald Koe

[231.08Kb] 		State Budget Submission 2009/10
Victorian Alcohol & Drug Association (VAADA)State Budget Submission 2009/10
Last Update:
12-10-2009
Contributor: Victorian Alcohol & Drug Association (VAADA)
 Original Author/Source: Chantel Churchus

[66.89Kb] 		State Budget Submission: 2006-07
A summary of recommendations from VAADA's 2006-07 State Budget Submission.
Last Update:
02-06-2006
Contributor: VAADA

[394.58Kb] 		State election 2010 - Drugs, crime and prisons
In the lead-up to this year’s state election, VAADA is producing a series of papers on drug and alcohol issues.

This paper was produced in June and utilised during meetings with Members of Parliament in Drug Action Week.
Last Update:
26-07-2010
Contributor: VAADA

[449.87Kb] 		State election 2010 - An accessible and quality drug treatment system
In the lead-up to this year’s state election, VAADA is producing a series of papers on drug and alcohol issues.

This paper was produced in June and utilised during meetings with Members of Parliament in Drug Action Week.
Last Update:
26-07-2010
Contributor: VAADA

[344.22Kb] 		State election 2010 - Responding to older AOD users
In the lead-up to this year’s state election, VAADA is producing a series of papers on drug and alcohol issues.

This paper was produced in June and utilised during meetings with Members of Parliament in Drug Action Week.
Last Update:
26-07-2010
Contributor: VAADA

[799.39Kb] 		Strategic Partnerships: Opportunities with general practice
Presentaion at the Peak D&A NGO Support Agencies Roundtable, 29 January 2008
Last Update:
12-02-2008
Contributor: Australian General Practice Network
 Original Author/Source: Leanne Wells Meriel Schultz

[1.24Mb] 		Strategies to improve Koori access to injecting drug use services
Strategies to improve Koori access to injecting drug use services
Last Update:
14-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Professor Ian Anderson

[78.46Kb] 		Submission To The Green Paper: Which Way Home? A New Approach To Homelessness
Submission To The Green Paper: Which Way Home? A New Approach To Homelessness
Last Update:
25-09-2008
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Chantel Churchus

[55.33Kb] 		Submission of the Victorian Alcohol & Drug Association Inc. to the Sentencing Advisory Council Inquiry into Suspended Sentences.
Flexible sentencing options have the potential to divert offenders with alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues from the prison system, and to direct them into therapeutic environments for rehabilitation. VAADA is supportive of strategies that aim to address high incarceration rates through such diversions. Currently, the sentencing system is based on escalation – there is no accounting for the reality of drug dependency.
Last Update:
05-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2005)

[57.19Kb] 		Submission to the Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee - ‘Inquiry into strategies to reduce harmful alcohol consumption’.
Alcohol is the most popular drug consumed in Australia, with the 2001 National Drug
 Strategy Household Survey finding that 80% of the population aged 14 years and over had
 drunk alcohol in the past 12 months (Australian Institute of Health and Welfare: 2002).
 Alcohol consumption causes 4,286 deaths per year in Australia or 395,000 hospital bed
 days per year (Collins and Lapsley: 2003). In Victoria, these figures correlate to 3 deaths
 per day from alcohol, 300 Victorian hospital beds being filled per day due to alcohol
 consumption, and a cost of over $5 million per day (Collins and Lapsley: 2003).
 To put this into context, the cost to Victoria per day is larger than the combined cost of
 crime (over $1 million), health (over $1 million) and road accidents (over $1 million).
 Statistics are showing that health costs are increasing by a rate of 7% per year with
 alcohol playing a large part in this increase.
 These figures clearly indicate that there are huge costs associated with alcohol
 consumption in our community, yet, comparatively very little has been spent by
 government’s on tackling the growing problem of alcohol consumption.
Last Update:
05-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2004)

[178.00Kb] 		Submission to the Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee. ‘Inquiry into Amphetamines and Party Drug Use in Victoria’.
VAADA’s submission to the Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee ‘Inquiry into amphetamine and ‘party drug’ use in Victoria’ draws upon the research literature, VAADA’s recent party drugs symposium and ongoing consultation with the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) sector in addressing a number of key issues raised in the discussion paper and Terms of Reference of the Inquiry.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA 2003

[305.31Kb] 		Submission to the Equal Opportunity Act Review Project Team
Submission to the Equal Opportunity Act Review Project Team (Victorian Department of Justice)- EQUAL OPPORTUNITY REVIEW
Last Update:
26-02-2008
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Chloe Duncan & Sam Biondo

[368.86Kb] 		Submission to the Equal Opportunity Act Review Project Team
Submission to the Equal Opportunity Act Review Project Team (Victorian Department of Justice) - EQUAL OPPORTUNITY REVIEW
Last Update:
12-06-2008
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Chloe Duncan & Sam Biondo

[67.16Kb] 		Submission to the Senate Inquiry Into Ready-To drink
Submission to the Senate Inquiry Into Ready-To drink
Last Update:
11-08-2008
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Chantel Churchus

[1.54Mb] 		Support for Day to Day Living in the Community (D2DL)
Peak D&A NGO Support Agencies Roundtable, 29 January 2008
Last Update:
12-02-2008
Contributor: Federal Department of Health and Ageing

[479.46Kb] 		Surveillance in Public Places
Submission to the Victorian Law Reform Commission Consultation Paper on Surveillance in Public Places
Last Update:
12-10-2009
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Sarah Kerwick

[4.29Mb] 		The Assessment and Management of People with Co-existing Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders
Todd FC, Sellman JD, Robertson PJ. The Assessment and Management of People with Co-existing Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders. A Commissioned paper for the alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand, the ministry of Health New Zealand and the Mental Health Commission, November 1998.

The preface states that the task was complicated and that the authors wanted the guidelines to be clinically useful.
The authors note that this document does not cover the needs of adolescents.
Last Update:
12-11-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator
 Original Author/Source: Todd FC, Sellman JD, Robertson PJ.

[5.85Mb] 		The Brave New World of the Mental Health & Drugs Division
Presentation by Gill Calllister (Executive Director of the Department of Human Services' Mental Health and Drugs Division) at the March 08 Service Providers Conference.
Last Update:
02-07-2008
Contributor: DHS
 Original Author/Source: Gill Callister

[94.50Kb] 		The Charter of Human Rights & Responsibilities - comforting rhetoric, or a tool to combat marginalisation?
The Charter of Human Rights & Responsibilities - comforting rhetoric, or a tool to combat marginalisation?
Last Update:
09-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Dr Helen Szoke

[461.60Kb] 		The FIT Peer Model: Making Service User Participation a Reality
The FIT Peer Model: Making Service User Participation a Reality
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Regina Brindle

[112.05Kb] 		The Links Between Alcohol and Drug Use and Poverty: VAADA’s Submission to the Senate Inquiry into Poverty
There is a great deal of evidence for the link between alcohol and drug use and poverty, although research studies have not been able to establish conclusively whether there is a causal link between alcohol and drug use and poverty.
Last Update:
05-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2003)

[514.50Kb] 		The New Youth Drug Culture: Friends, Parties and Drug Cocktails
A survey of university students about ‘party drug’ use.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Ms Bryony Whiteaker

[66.48Kb] 		The Partnership Analysis Tool
So What is a Partnership?
The Partnership Analysis Tools is a resource for establishing developing and maintaining partnerships. The tool is divided into three activities. The first explores the purpose and value of the relationship, while the second maps its nature and the last activity involves the completion of a checklist which provides feedback on the status of the partnership.
Last Update:
18-08-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator VAADA
 Original Author/Source: VicHealth

[122.00Kb] 		The Victorian Alcohol and Drug Sector’s Perspective on Alcohol Excise and Taxation
A submission to the Senate Economic Legislation Committee
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[610.24Kb] 		The Work Practice Questionnaire WPQ - iii
The Work Practice Questionnaire -an AOD training evaluation
 tool. It addresses a range of factors that are likely to influence training transfer and work practice change. The WPQ also contains scales that address participants perception of education and training programs.
 The WPQ was designed to assess the key factors likely to influence AOD-related work practices.
Last Update:
30-10-2008
Contributor: NCETA
 Original Author/Source: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University

[98.00Kb] 		The context of Party Drug use.
Presented by Shaun Baxter, Monash University - Faculty of Medicine at VAADA's Party Drug symposium (2003).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Shaun Baxter (2003)

[135.00Kb] 		The rural hospitals project - "Hospital based withdrawal in the bush"
The rural hospitals project - "Hospital based withdrawal in the bush"
Last Update:
28-02-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Dean Hyland

[2.34Mb] 		Therapeutic Benefits of Financial Counselling and Enhancement of AOD Treatment
Therapeutic Benefits of Financial Counselling and Enhancement of AOD Treatment
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Garry Rothman

[27.81Kb] 		Time to act on party drugs.
A new report released today has highlighted the need for a better strategy to tackle the growing problem of party drug use. According to Carol Bennett, Executive Officer of the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA), ‘we know that about six times as many teenagers have used party drugs as have used heroin. Party drug use is not a passing fad. We need to act now to prevent the problems getting worse.’
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[755.23Kb] 		Towards a new model of drug prevention and treatment
Towards a new model of drug prevention and treatment
Last Update:
05-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Brian Vandenberg

[99.50Kb] 		Towards the Development of a National Agenda for Early Childhood
VAADA’s Response to the Commonwealth Task Force on Child Development, Health and Wellbeing
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[108.42Kb] 		Training & Event
Training and event calendar.
Last Update:
24-11-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative

[85.00Kb] 		Training Transfer: The what, how and wherefore art thou?
How do organisations support sustainable outcomes from their investment in training? What are the strategies organisations need to develop to maximise the training investment? What are the training frameworks that achieve the best outcomes?
This document challenges organisations to consider more than the content and training delivery.
Last Update:
24-08-2008
Contributor: Jodie Shoobridge
 Original Author/Source: NCETA Flinders University of South Australia

[72.54Kb] 		VAADA - New Directions
In its recent planning process, VAADA identified support in the alcohol and other drug (AOD) sector for a strong and relevant peak organisation.
 VAADA clarified that, as a peak body, its purpose is to:
 - ensure that the issues for people experiencing the harms associated with alcohol and other drug use and the organisations that support them are well represented in policy and program development and public discussion
 VAADA’s role is to focus on:
 - Policy development
 - Systemic advocacy
 - Representing issues our member’s identify
 - Providing leadership on policy & program development
 - Fostering collaboration within the AOD sector
 - Informing on issues relevant to the sector
 - Supporting evidence-based practice that values dignity & respect
 To achieve its purpose and to effectively carry out its role – towards the end of 2005, VAADA will begin to operate within a new consultative framework.
Last Update:
05-01-2006
Contributor: VAADA

[690.53Kb] 		VAADA 2006/2007 Annual Report
VAADA 2006/2007 Annual Report
Last Update:
12-03-2008
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: VAADA

[662.67Kb] 		VAADA 2007 2008 Annual Report
VAADA 2007 2008 Annual Report
Last Update:
12-10-2009
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: VAADA

[795.50Kb] 		VAADA 2010/2011 State Budget Information Pack
Details of State Budget funding allocations to the Victorian AOD Sector
Last Update:
05-05-2010
Contributor: VAADA

[4.54Mb] 		VAADA AGM 2005: Harm reduction and drug use: successes and challenges
Robert Power's Presentation on Harm reduction and drug use: successes and challenges as seen at VAADA's 2005 AGM.
Last Update:
27-10-2005
Contributor: Robert Power

[227.83Kb] 		VAADA Annual Report 2005- 2006
VAADA Annual Report 2005- 2006
Last Update:
13-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA

[720.55Kb] 		VAADA Annual Report 2008/09
VAADA Annual Report 2008/09
Last Update:
16-12-2009
Contributor: VAADA

[174.50Kb] 		VAADA Policy Officer Position Description
To download the position description click on Read more
Last Update:
09-09-2010
Contributor: VAADA

[65.74Kb] 		VAADA Strategy
VAADA's 2005-2008 Strategic Plan
Last Update:
05-01-2006
Contributor: VAADA

[59.93Kb] 		VAADA Submission on DRUG DETECTION AND SCREENING IN SCHOOLS
Submission to the National Research Centre on AOD Workforce Development: DRUG DETECTION AND SCREENING IN SCHOOLS
Last Update:
09-01-2008
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Chloe Duncan

[410.77Kb] 		VAADA Submission to Because Mental Health Matters
VAADA Submission to the Victorian Government’s Because Mental Health Matters Consultation Paper
Last Update:
25-09-2008
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Chantel Churchus

[220.50Kb] 		VAADA Submission to the National Amphetamine-Type Substances Strategy Project Management Group
VAADA Submission to the National Amphetamine-Type Substances Strategy Project Management Group
Last Update:
08-06-2007
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Chloe Duncan

[351.75Kb] 		VAADA Submission to the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Draft Alcohol Guidelines
VAADA Submission to the National Health and Medical Research Council’s Draft Australian Alcohol Guidelines for Low-risk Drinking
Last Update:
12-06-2008
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Chloe Duncan

[113.58Kb] 		VAADA Submission to the Stronger Community Organisations Project Steering Committee
VAADA Submission to the Stronger Community Organisations Project Steering Committee - STRONGER COMMUNITY ORGANISATIONS PROJECT: DISCUSSION PAPER
Last Update:
25-09-2007
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: VAADA

[293.69Kb] 		VAADA VICTORIAN ATS SUBMISSION
VAADA Submission to the Victorian Amphetamine-Type Stimulants (Ats) and Related Drugs Strategy, 2007-2010
Last Update:
19-12-2007
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Chloe Duncan

[95.20Kb] 		VAADA submission to DCPC inquiry into pharmaceutical drugs
Submission to the Drugs and Crime Prevention Committee (Parliament of Victoria) Inquiry into the Misuse/Abuse of Benzodiazepines and Other Forms of Pharmaceutical Drugs
Last Update:
25-09-2007
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Chloe Duncan

[183.95Kb] 		VAADA submissions on the Towards a New Blueprint for Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services discussion paper
VAADA submissions on the Towards a New Blueprint for Alcohol and Other Drug Treatment Services discussion paper
Last Update:
09-01-2008
Contributor: VAADA

[293.14Kb] 		VAADA to Inquiry for Alcohol Toll Reduction Bill
VICTORIAN ALCOHOL AND DRUG ASSOCIATION SUBMISSION TO SENATE INQUIRY FOR ALCOHOL TOLL REDUCTION BILL 2007
Last Update:
31-03-2008
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Sam Biondo

[239.08Kb] 		VAADA's Annual Conference 2001
Program guide for VAADA's "Where does prevention end and treatment start?" Annual Conference 2001.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2001)

[60.82Kb] 		VAADA's Annual Conference 2002
Program guide for VAADA's "Everyday drugs, everyday problems" Annual Conference 2002.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[261.91Kb] 		VAADA's Annual Conference 2003
Program guide for VAADA's "The long term fix. What is the future of the drug sector in Victoria." Annual Conference 2003.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2003)

[323.17Kb] 		VAADA's Annual Conference 2004
Program guide for VAADA's "Are we doing a good job? Exploring the public image and quality of services for people with alcohol and drug problems." Annual Conference 2004.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2004)

[280.78Kb] 		VAADA's Annual Conference 2005
Program guide for VAADA's "Older but not forgotten?" Annual Conference 2005.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2005)

[367.15Kb] 		VAADA's Submission to Australia’s National Drug Strategy: Beyond 2009
Australia’s National Drug Strategy: Beyond 2009
 VAADA's Response to
 the Consultation Paper
Last Update:
04-03-2010
Contributor: VAADA

[297.50Kb] 		VAADA’s Response to the Victorian Government Discussion Paper on the Forensic Drug Treatment System
VAADA’s submission examines a number of separate but related issues pertaining to the operation of the forensic drug treatment system.
Last Update:
15-06-2009
Contributor: VAADA

[416.50Kb] 		VAADA’s consultation on the RRSSR ‘Nurse Practitioner Model’
This paper is a report of the consultations undertaken by VAADA in relation to the Regional and Rural Service System Review (RRSSR) that was completed by Turning Point in September 2004. The Drugs Policy and Services Branch (DPSB) of the Department of Human Services (DHS) requested that VAADA consult with the sector on one specific component of the RRSSR – that is, the recommendation to develop the nurse practitioner model to enhance and extend existing drug treatments available in regional and rural Victoria. It provided VAADA with a project brief outlining the key areas on which it sought the sector’s perspective.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[394.00Kb] 		VAADA’s consultation on the YSSR’s ‘Indicated Prevention’
A report of the consultations undertaken in response to the Youth Service System Review that was completed by Turning Point in September 2004. The Drug Policy and Services Branch (DPSB) of the Department of Human Services (DHS) requested that VAADA consult with the sector on one specific component of the YSSR – that is, the recommendation to introduce ‘Indicated Prevention’ as core business of youth drug treatment services. It provided VAADA with a project brief outlining the key areas on which it sought the sector’s perspective.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA 2005

[774.88Kb] 		VICTORIAN STATE BUDGET SUBMISSION 2008-2009
VICTORIAN STATE BUDGET SUBMISSION 2007-2008
Last Update:
25-09-2008
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Sam Biondo

[95.51Kb] 		VicHealth Fact Sheet No 1 Partnerships
The Fact Sheet describes partnerships, their benefits. It uses the Himmelman continuum to describe the construct of partnership.
Last Update:
18-08-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator VAADA
 Original Author/Source: VicHealth

[644.06Kb] 		Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association
State Budget Submission 2010/11
Last Update:
19-10-2009
Contributor: VAADA

[661.50Kb] 		Victorian Prison Drug Strategy: Prisons in Victoria.
Presented by Rod Wise, Director of Prison Services (CORE), The Public Correctional Enterprise.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Rod Wise

[125.92Kb] 		Victorian State Budget 2003
In the lead up to the Victorian state budget, VAADA has prepared this summary of the four key issues which are currently impacting upon our members in the Victorian alcohol and drug sector. VAADA is seeking a commitment from Government to adequately support the alcohol and drug sector in Victoria through appropriate resourcing of effective programs and services that will meet the needs of people with drug problems.
 The need for appropriate resourcing of the sector is reinforced by recent research which demonstrates that Australians are increasingly supporting greater health funding, even at the expense of tax cuts.
 This submission draws upon VAADA’s Election Issues statement prepared for the information and action of major parties in the lead up to the Victorian state election.
 The issues outlined have arisen as part of our discussions with, and advocacy for, non government agencies in the alcohol and drug sector. We believe that addressing these issues is critical to the sector continuing to respond to the enormous challenges which workers in the sector grapple with every day.
Last Update:
05-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2003)

[3.87Mb] 		Victorian State Budget Pack (2008 - 09)
Collection of media releases and budget paper extracts and analysis of the 2008 - 09 State Budget
Last Update:
25-09-2008
Contributor: VAADA
 Original Author/Source: Sam Biondo

[224.00Kb] 		Victorian State Budget Submission 2004
Submitted to the Victorian Government.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[224.00Kb] 		Victorian State Budget submission 2005-06
In the lead up to the Victorian state budget, VAADA has prepared this summary of seven key issues which are currently impacting upon its members in the Victorian AOD sector. VAADA is seeking a commitment from Government to adequately support the Victorian AOD sector through the appropriate resourcing of effective specialised programs and services that will meet the needs of people with drug problems, their families and ultimately the broader community. The need for appropriate resourcing is reinforced by continued public concern regarding community safety and the financial impact of drug related crime on Victorians. Addressing the needs of those people experiencing significant alcohol and drug problems will clearly reduce crime and increase community safety.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2005)

[107.50Kb] 		Victorian State Government Budget Briefing for the Alcohol and Drug Sector (2003).
The budget briefing for the Victorian Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) sector was held on Wednesday May 7 2003. The briefing was hosted by the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA) in conjunction with the Department of Human Services (DHS) and represented a good opportunity for people working in the field to find out more about the impact the budget will have on the sector. The briefing was attended by many representatives in the AOD sector. In summary, the budget outcomes for the Victorian AOD sector are positive. The increased stability provided to the sector by a four year allocation of funding from the Community Support Fund in the Department of Communities to DHS appropriation (and the move to three year funding and service agreements with likely in built CPI) will assist agencies to plan long term. In addition to this, the maintenance of the existing resource base and increased support for system development are both good outcomes, particularly given that AOD issues are not currently high on the political agenda.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2003)

[82.97Kb] 		Victorian Statewide Survey on Community Attitudes to Alcohol Policy
Victorian Statewide Survey on Community Attitudes to Alcohol Policy
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Lisa Thomson

[1.60Mb] 		What Science is Telling us About the Brain in Relation to AOD
What Science is Telling us About the Brain in Relation to AOD
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Assoc Prof Murat Yucel

[313.00Kb] 		What are the real workforce development issues facing NGOs?
Presented by Carol Bennett, EO, VAADA at VAADA's 2003 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA (2003)

[1.44Mb] 		What is in your Ecstasy?
Presented at VAADA's Party Drug symposium (2003).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Cate Quinn (2003)

[1005.40Kb] 		What is in your Ecstasy? Chemical Drugs Intelligence Project.
Presented at VAADA's Party Drug symposium (2003)
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Cate Quinn (2003)

[1.79Mb] 		What is in your Ecstasy? Chemical Drugs Intelligence Project.
Presented at VAADA's Party Drug symposium (2003).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Cate Quinn (2003)

[2.50Mb] 		What's Cooking? Families!
What's Cooking? Families!
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Loretta Zeeck & Julie Pedley

[350.50Kb] 		What’s in a Drink?
Presented by Professor Margaret Hamilton, Director of Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre at the VAADA/Youth Affairs Council of Victoria's Inaugural Victorian Youth Binge Drinking forum.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Professor Margaret Hanilton

[283.37Kb] 		When Goodwill and Training aren’t good enough: What it takes to implement evidence-based and innovative practices in human service organisations.
When Goodwill and Training aren’t good enough: What it takes to implement evidence-based and innovative practices in human service organisations.
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Shane Weir

[160.00Kb] 		When health care is more than a drug treatment
When health care is more than a drug treatment
Last Update:
01-03-2007
Contributor: VAADA CONFERENCE 07 - Health for all:
 Original Author/Source: Pauline Wright

[103.50Kb] 		Who binges?
Presented by Dr John Howard, The Ted Noffs Foundation at the VAADA/Youth Affairs Council of Victoria's Inaugural Victorian Youth Binge Drinking forum.

Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Dr John Howard

[24.16Kb] 		Will the Bracks Government pass the drugs test?
‘Heroin is becoming cheaper and more available in Victoria. At the same time the government is looking for ways to cut the drugs budget,’ according to Carol Bennett, Executive Officer of the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA February 2003

[29.91Kb] 		Will the Bracks Government pass the drugs test?
‘The Victorian community deserve relief from the $8 billion that drug and alcohol problems cost the Victorian community every year. This week’s State Budget is a test of whether the government is committed to investment in effective drug prevention and treatment programs that can and do reduce costs for all Victorians’ according to Carol Bennett, Executive Officer of the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA).
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA May 2004

[1.96Mb] 		Workforce Development TIPS: Chapter 9
This Resource Kit aims to provide straightforward and practical guidance, tools and resources to support workforce development activities and initiatives in the Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) field.
 It comprises 14 chapters: an introduction to workforce development and 13 workforce development topics relevant to the AOD field that while interrelated,can be used as a stand alone resource.
Each chapter contains evidence-based strategies to address a particular workforce development issue, as well as resources and tools that can be used to implement the strategies.
Last Update:
18-08-2008
Contributor: Improved Services Initiative Coordinator VAADA
 Original Author/Source: AERF

[1.69Mb] 		Workforce Development and the Alcohol and Other Drugs Field: A Literature Review of Key Issues for the NGO Sector
The project was a collaboration between state peak bodies, NCETA and the Alcohol and other Drugs Council of Australia (ADCA). Supported by the South Australian Department of Health.
 This report is part of a national project “Alcohol and Other Drug Workforce Development in Australia: The Assessment of Needs and the Identification of Strategies to Achieve Sustainable Change”.
Last Update:
24-08-2008
Contributor: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA)
 Original Author/Source: Natalie Skinner, Toby Freeman, Jodie Shoobridge and Ann Roche

[521.03Kb] 		Workforce Development in a Candidate Short Market
Workforce Development in a Candidate Short Market
Last Update:
18-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: Richard Paterson

[581.16Kb] 		Your Family; Our Focus : a Family Inclusive Approach to AOD
Your Family; Our Focus : a Family Inclusive Approach to AOD
Last Update:
16-03-2009
Contributor: VAADA Conference 2009 Direction in a time of change
 Original Author/Source: jenny Blakey & Anne Benton

[18.03Kb] 		‘A better budget for drugs!’
“At last, the Victorian government has done what no previous government has done – provided an opportunity for increased stability in the alcohol and drug field” according to Carol Bennett, Executive Officer of the Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA).
Last Update:
04-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[388.12Kb] 		‘Is getting pissed getting pathetic?’. A Report of the joint VAADA/YACVic Youth Binge Drinking forum held at the Melbourne Town Hall.
The issue of youth binge drinking has attracted intense community and media interest in recent times. The perception in the community, often due to sensational media, is that young people are binge drinking more than ever before. While the concerns raised are understandable, youth binge drinking represents a more complex issue than what is often portrayed in the media and provides some very real challenges for governments and the broader community.
What is clear is the need to gain a greater understanding of youth binge drinking; the issues surrounding binge drinking; the associated harms and approaches to dealing with these harms; and the need for effective harm minimisation strategies. It is also important to understand drinking from multi-dimensional perspectives including: young people, parental, industry, rural, indigenous and alcohol and drug service providers in order to gain an understanding of the complexity of this issue and the need for a comprehensive approach.
Last Update:
07-09-2005
Contributor: VAADA/YACVic (2004)

[22.90Kb] 		‘Night clubbers Soft Targets for Police Sniffer Dogs’
Peak drug and alcohol and youth groups have slammed a new Victoria Police measure that will see sniffer dogs used to detect drugs on young people in nightclubs as victimisation of soft targets.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA May 2004

[497.50Kb] 		‘Pathways: a review of the Victorian Drug Treatment Service System’
Response to the Service System Review Final Report (March 2004)
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA

[57.50Kb] 		‘Tough on Crime’ versus Drug Treatment
This briefing paper summarises the findings from several key studies which clearly demonstrate the current trends in correctional settings in Victoria, recidivism rates in the Australian prison population, drug treatment in the prison setting and the overall benefits of drug treatment.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: VAADA 2002

[2.36Mb] 		“Eight Days a Week” - Developing, enhancing and integrating harm minimisation services.
Presented by Sharon O’Reilly and Paulo Reid, Inner South Community Health Service at VAADA's 2004 annual conference.
Last Update:
08-08-2005
Contributor: Sharon O’Reilly and Paulo Reid (2004)

[6.10Mb] 		“Eight Days a Week” - Developing, enhancing and integrating harm minimisation services.
Presented by Sharon O’Reilly and Paulo Reid, Inner South Community Health Service at VAADA's 2004 annual conference.
Last Update:
01-08-2005
Contributor: Sharon O’Reilly and Paulo Reid (2004)

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