Reports



[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

[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

[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

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

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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

[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

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