YAPA has produced this package to improve service delivery for young people by increasing the knowledge, skills and organisational capacity of youth workers and youth services on alcohol and other drug issues.
1. Introduction
* Introduction
- Purpose of the self paced learning package
- How to use this package
- About YAPA
2. Reflection
* Reflection
- What is happening at my service at the moment about AOD
- My beliefs and values about AOD use
3. About AOD
* Positive and negative impacts of AOD use
* How many young people use alcohol & other drugs?
* Why do some young people use AOD
* Harm minimisation
4. AOD use and young people
* Risk and protection
- Introduction
- Individual
- Community
- Family
- Peer and school factors
- Responding from a risk and protection framework
* Drugs and young people
- Drugs and young people
- The effect and impact of substance use
- From use to dependence
- Patterns of substance use
* Drug groups
5. Intervention approaches
* How are young people different
* Stages of change
* Motivational interviewing
* Assessment
* Relapse prevention:
- Relapse prevention: Introduction
- Relapse prevention plans
- Sample relapse prevention plans (PDF 500KB)
- Template relapse prevention plan (Word doc 440KB)
* Brief solution focused techniques
6. Engagement and communication skills
* Engaging young people
* Choice Theory
* Maslow's Hierachy of Needs
7. Referral
* Flow chart for assisting young people with risky AOD use
* Tips for effective referrals
8. Working with Aboriginal young people
* Working with Aboriginal young people
* Working with Aboriginal young people: Exercises
9. Legal and ethical considerations
* Smoking law and policy for NSW youth services
* Alcohol & illegal drugs: law & policy for NSW youth services
* Contraband in residential youth services
* Medications: some law and policy issues for NSW youth services (PDF)
* Mandatory Reporting checklist (PDF - 245KB)
* NSW Youth Work Code of Ethics and its application to AOD work:
10. AOD policies
* Developing policies for your service
* Model policies on working with young people
- scroll down to find the following policies:
- Smoking
- Alcohol & Other Drugs
- Duty of care statement
11. Understanding and managing drug related behaviour
* Managing episodes of intoxication
* Tolerance, withdrawal and cravings
* Model policy on non violence: Model policies on working with young people
- scroll to find Non violence policy
12. Managing challenging behaviour
* Incident report template (Word Doc 60KB)
* Hazard identification, assessment & control
* Hazard Control (PDF 48KB)
* Crime prevention through environmental design: At your agency
13. Professional supervision
* Professional supervision (312 KB PDF)
14. Resources
* Useful websites and resources:
* Accessing further training
15. Workforce Development
* Workforce Development
* My learning plan: Setting goals for change in my workplace
16. Conclusion
* Conclusion
Appendices
* Alcohol & Other Drugs Census for Rural Youth Sector Workers
(PDF) Report of the findings of the Alcohol & Other Drugs Census for rural youth sector workers in NSW, by YAPA, January 2006.
* References
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Working with Young People with Alcohol or Other Drug Issues: A self-paced learning package Published: 2006 Funded by NSW Drug & Alcohol Workforce Development Council. Written & compiled by Kristy Delaney, YAPA, and Matt Stubbs & John Howard, Ted Noffs Institute. Additional material by Nick Manning, YAPA, & by Shopfront Youth Legal Centre. Opinions are the author's.
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