Panel Discussion: How do we give women a voice in their recovery?

Facilitator: Lyanne Morel, Lived Experience Advocate

Panel: Tara Schultz, Lived Experience Advocate, Michele Campbell, Clinical Director, NADA and Jennifer Uzabeaga, Consumer Engagement Coordinator, NADA

In this video, panel members discuss experiences of women and the AOD service system.

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Presentation: Voice and creativity in research – young women’s experiences of youth intimate partner violence

Bianca Johnston, PhD Candidate, Monash University

Slides: Voice and creativity in research – Bianca Johnston

Bianca’s PhD examines young women’s experiences of youth intimate partner violence. Using mixed methods of creative art and qualitative interviews with young women, Bianca’s research seeks to provide a platform for young women’s voices and experiences of intimate partner violence.

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Presentation: Best practice when working with female forensic AOD clients

Abbie McNamara, Family Preservation Reunification Response Practitioner/ Master of Social Work Graduate, Monash University and
A/Prof Catherine Flynn, Head of Department and Director of Higher Degree Research – Social Work, Monash University

This presentation is based on research undertaken by Abbie as part of her Master of Social Work at Monash University, supervised by Catherine. This work was awarded the Peter Boss prize for best thesis for the 2023 Academic Year. The research was undertaken as a collaboration with TaskForce-Windana, with its origins in practitioner observations about the challenges of current approaches to working with women mandated to AOD treatment.  The study therefore sought to better understand what are the needs of, and best practices with this group, by examining existing case file data and interviewing clinicians. The audience will gain a more nuanced understanding of the needs of women engaged with the Forensic AOD system, and specific gender-based risk factors, as well as expanding their understanding of ‘best-practice’ to include organisational and system-level actions needed to support work with this group of often overlooked women.

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Presentation: Working with People with ADHD and SUD

Dr Dianne Grocott, MBBSS FRANCP Psychiatrist, Reflect Health

Slides: Working with people with ADHD & SUD_Dianne Grocott

In this video, Dr Dianne Grocott invites us to “get on the hoses” and be a voice for change when working with clients with ADHD.

Resources Dianne mentions in her talk:

The Disruptors – Full movie: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pIoKSf4GDZQ

Reflect Health resource library: https://reflecthealth.com.au/service/adhd/
The library has been fashioned as different floors, each with a library of specific information.

 

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Presentation: An Introduction to Understanding Eating Disorders

Presented by the Centre of Excellence in Eating Disorders (CEED).

This presentation aims to enhance your understanding as an AOD worker in order to response to eating disorders, focusing on key features for early identification, responses to individuals with eating disorders, shared care approaches, treatment options and invaluable insights from lived experience.

This online e-learning is a pre-requisite to the Essential Skills in Eating Disorders for AOD Workers – Foundational level workshop

 

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Resource: An Introduction to Eating Disorders (slides)

Single Session Family Consultation (SSFC)

In this training, participants will be guided through a clearly articulated practical process for engaging families, which is ideally suited to contexts where a family member is the primary client of an individually oriented service (e.g. AOD Adult and Youth AOD services).

Course Description:

  • 3-hour self-paced online learning unit
  • 3-hour online training

Participants must complete a 3-hour online learning component before the in-practice sessions.

Links to online training will be provided to participants approximately six weeks prior to the in-practice training dates. (Early January)

 

Eligibility Criteria

This training has been funded for workers employed in a Victorian State-funded Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) service, including those who are new to the AOD sector or recently employed under the COVID-19 Workforce Initiative and Peer workers.

Who is not eligible?

Students on placement or internships, workers from other community sectors such as Family Violence, Homelessness and Mental Health and AOD workers outside of Victoria.

Please ensure you have clearance from your line manager to attend. If you cannot attend, even if you find out the day before, please cancel your registration and make your spot available to someone else on the waiting list.

Presentation: ‘Why won’t they treat me if I use drugs?” – the need for change

Dr. Ed Ogden, Addiction Medicine Specialist, Swinburne University, GV Health,  Austin Health and Hamilton Centre

In this presentation, Dr Ed Ogden discusses the barriers to treatment for people with co-occurring ADHD and substance use.

Slides: ADHD and Drug Use, Ed Ogden

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Presentation: Navigating the Service System – a lived experience perspective

Mel Spencer OAM, CEO Different Journeys

In this presentation, Mel Spencer discusses her experiences navigating Victoria’s service system as a mother and carer of autistic children and as an autistic person.  Her experiences led her to start Different Journeys, a not-for-profit dedicated to helping neurodivergent people access the appropriate support they need.

Slides: Navigating the Service System_Mel Spencer

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Presentation: Lessons from the women’s movement

Dr Theresa Lynch, Chair, Pregnancy and Homelessness Coalition and
Kerri Felemonow, Manager, Women’s Alcohol and Drug Service

Slides: Lessons from the women’s movement – Kerri Felemenow

In this video, Theresa and Kerri highlight gaps in AOD treatment systems for women, and the importance of specialised, trauma-informed, gendered services to better support women affected by substance use.

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Presentation: Autism, Substance Use and Addiction: working together towards a better understanding

Presented by: Dr Eddie Mullen, Director of Medical Workforce, Lead Psychiatrist, Hype Clinic, Dual Diagnosis Stream, Substance Use Research Group

Slides: Autism Substance Use and Addiction_Eddie Mullen

In this video, Dr Eddie Mullen discusses the clinical understanding of autism and the challenges faced by autistic people.

 

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