Posted 21 Dec 2009 - 08:09 by editor
NDARC Guidelines on the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment settings."
Written by: Katherine L Mills, Mark Deady, Heather Proudfoot, Claudia Sannibale, Maree Teesson, Richard Mattick, Lucy Burns
The Guidelines were developed by the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre in collaboration with clinicians, researchers, consumers and carers from across Australia, with funding from the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
The purpose of the Guidelines is to provide AOD workers with up-to-date, evidence-based information on the management of comorbid mental health conditions in AOD treatment settings.
Specifically, the Guidelines aim to:
• Increase AOD workers' knowledge and awareness of mental health conditions.
• Improve the confidence and skills of AOD workers working with clients with comorbid mental health conditions.
• Provide guiding principles for working with clients with comorbid mental health conditions.
• Improve AOD workers' ability to identify mental health conditions.
• Provide practical information on the management of comorbid mental health conditions.
• Provide information regarding the treatment of comorbid mental health conditions.
• Provide information regarding referral processes.
• Provide resources that may be used to facilitate all of the above.
A limited number of hardcopies are currently being disseminated to all alcohol and other drug treatment services across Australia.
ou can down load a copy of the Guidelines by clicking here.
VAADA's Improved Services Initiative will be holding information sessions in February 2010. Details will be released shortly.