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CHCSS00093 Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) Skillset

Turning Point (RTO 6948) has been contracted by the Department of Health (DH Victoria) to deliver competency training and assessment opportunities to the Victorian AOD workforce.
This training targets employees currently in the AOD sector and employed in DH-funded AOD Services. Turning Point staff delivering the AOD competencies have clinical experience and meet the training and assessment requirements outlined in the Australian Quality Training Framework (AQTF).

Selection Criteria:

To enrol in the CHCSS00093 AOD Skill Set you must work in a publically funded organisation in the Victorian AOD sector.

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.
  • People who have partially completed the skillset

Please ensure you have clearance to attend from your line manager before enrolling.

Do not enrol if you cannot guarantee you can complete this course.  If you change your mind, cancel your registration immediately to make room for someone else.

 

Enrolment Process

  • Enrolment is by Expression of Interest (EOI) only and includes all four units of competency.  Applicants must be currently employed in Victorian DH-funded services to be eligible to apply for this training. This is an expression of interest only, and you must be available to attend all mandatory virtual classes advertised for all units of competency. These four (4) units of competency are part of the AOD Skill Set
  • You will be notified via email if you have been successful in securing a place and you will be required to accept your offer by a due date, as demand for this skill set is high and there are limited places
  • To begin the EOI process click ENROL NOW at the bottom of this page and then on the BEGIN EOI button.  You must complete the EOI to be considered for this course.  Enrolment in Elevate only does not guarantee your place

 

Course outline

 

CHCAOD001 Work in an alcohol and other drug context

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish and work within the current context, philosophy and values of the AOD sector.

This unit applies to workers who work with clients affected by alcohol and other drugs.

 

Online and virtual classes:

Online Learning Management System (LMS): opens Monday 29 January 2024 – Friday 22 March 2024.

Mandatory virtual classes from 9.30am – 1:00pm on the 8, 15, 29 February 2024

 

CHCAOD004 Assess needs of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to prepare for and conduct assessments of AOD clients to determine eligibility, service requirements and referral needs. This includes knowledge of factors affecting assessment for a range of different client groups, including different genders, youth, older people, mandated and voluntary clients, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people and those from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds.

This unit applies to people who assess clients with AOD issues using established organisation or jurisdictional AOD assessment tools.

 

Online and virtual classes:

Online LMS: opens  Monday 22 April 2024 –  Friday 21 June 2024

Mandatory virtual classes 9.30am – 1:00pm on the 2, 9, 16 May 2024

 

CHCAOD009 Develop and review individual alcohol and other drug treatment plans

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work collaboratively with clients to establish treatment goals and to develop and evaluate individual treatment plans to meet those goals.

The purpose of the training is to enable participants to develop treatment plans with and for clients with AOD issues on the basis of an existing assessment and within established organisation guidelines.

 

Online and virtual classes:

Online LMS: opens Monday, 15 July 2024 – Friday 6 September 2024.

Mandatory virtual classes 9.30am – 1.00pm on the 25 July & 8 and 22 August 2024.

 

CHCAOD006 Provide interventions for people with alcohol and other drug issues

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to confirm, conduct and monitor evidence-based intervention strategies to address alcohol and other drug issues. This unit includes applying standard processes and procedures to effectively manage tasks and contingencies required in the context of the work role.

The purpose of the training is to enable participants to develop the theoretical knowledge and practical skills required to prepare clients for interventions and deliver those interventions under supervision within the scope of an established individual treatment plan.

 

Online and virtual classes:

Online LMS: opens Monday 7 October 2024 – Friday 29 November 2024.

Mandatory virtual classes 9.30am – 1:00pm on the 16, 23 October and 6 November 2024.

All units of competency are assessed, and you will be required to complete assessment tasks.

 

ACECHO – AOD Collaborative ECHO

The AOD Collaborative ECHO is a partnership involving VAADA, Turning Point, and GVHealth. This ECHO program aims to enhance the capabilities of AOD workers in addressing substance use issues among their clients. The primary objective of these sessions is to foster a community of AOD workers with varying levels of expertise, united by the shared goal of improving the well-being and achieving positive outcomes for individuals with problematic substance use. Conducted under the guidance of Turning Point, each session commences with a presentation delivered by a Turning Point expert or a related professional, focusing on a specific topic. This is followed by an in-depth case consultation, during which attendees have the opportunity to ask questions or offer recommendations based on a case study presented by one of the participants.

By utilising a real-time online format, participants in this program will be able to:

  • Acquire new approaches and skills
  • Engage in thorough case consultations
  • Receive feedback and recommendations
  • Contribute their expertise to a community of colleagues
  • Earn CPD points (self-managed)
  • Get to know colleagues across the state and have fun!

What is an ECHO?

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an innovative model of inter-professional education and case-based learning, which aims to democratise clinical knowledge and deliver best-practice care to people in communities that lack ready access to specialists.

Inspired by the way clinicians learn from medical rounds during residencies, the ECHO Model® has evolved into a learning framework that applies across disciplines for sustainable and profound change.

Here’s a video that explains more:

Submit a Case presentation

Do you have an interesting or challenging case?  Are you struggling to assist your client and not sure what to do?  Do you have a success story you would like to share?  Submit your case to the ECHO today!

Case Presentation form

ACECHO Schedule

ACECHO Resourses

ACECHO – AOD Collaborative ECHO

The AOD Collaborative ECHO is a partnership involving VAADA, Turning Point, and GVHealth. This ECHO program aims to enhance the capabilities of AOD workers in addressing substance use issues among their clients. The primary objective of these sessions is to foster a community of AOD workers with varying levels of expertise, united by the shared goal of improving the well-being and achieving positive outcomes for individuals with problematic substance use. Conducted under the guidance of Turning Point, each session commences with a presentation delivered by a Turning Point expert or a related professional, focusing on a specific topic. This is followed by an in-depth case consultation, during which attendees have the opportunity to ask questions or offer recommendations based on a case study presented by one of the participants.

By utilising a real-time online format, participants in this program will be able to:

  • Acquire new approaches and skills
  • Engage in thorough case consultations
  • Receive feedback and recommendations
  • Contribute their expertise to a community of colleagues
  • Earn CPD points (self-managed)
  • Get to know colleagues across the state and have fun!

What is an ECHO?

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an innovative model of inter-professional education and case-based learning, which aims to democratise clinical knowledge and deliver best-practice care to people in communities that lack ready access to specialists.

Inspired by the way clinicians learn from medical rounds during residencies, the ECHO Model® has evolved into a learning framework that applies across disciplines for sustainable and profound change.

Here’s a video that explains more:

Submit a Case presentation

Do you have an interesting or challenging case?  Are you struggling to assist your client and not sure what to do?  Do you have a success story you would like to share?  Submit your case to the ECHO today!

Case Presentation form

ACECHO Schedule

ACECHO Resourses

ACECHO – AOD Collaborative ECHO

The AOD Collaborative ECHO is a partnership involving VAADA, Turning Point, and GVHealth. This ECHO program aims to enhance the capabilities of AOD workers in addressing substance use issues among their clients. The primary objective of these sessions is to foster a community of AOD workers with varying levels of expertise, united by the shared goal of improving the well-being and achieving positive outcomes for individuals with problematic substance use. Conducted under the guidance of Turning Point, each session commences with a presentation delivered by a Turning Point expert or a related professional, focusing on a specific topic. This is followed by an in-depth case consultation, during which attendees have the opportunity to ask questions or offer recommendations based on a case study presented by one of the participants.

By utilising a real-time online format, participants in this program will be able to:

  • Acquire new approaches and skills
  • Engage in thorough case consultations
  • Receive feedback and recommendations
  • Contribute their expertise to a community of colleagues
  • Earn CPD points (self-managed)
  • Get to know colleagues across the state and have fun!

What is an ECHO?

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an innovative model of inter-professional education and case-based learning, which aims to democratise clinical knowledge and deliver best-practice care to people in communities that lack ready access to specialists.

Inspired by the way clinicians learn from medical rounds during residencies, the ECHO Model® has evolved into a learning framework that applies across disciplines for sustainable and profound change.

Here’s a video that explains more:

Submit a Case presentation

Do you have an interesting or challenging case?  Are you struggling to assist your client and not sure what to do?  Do you have a success story you would like to share?  Submit your case to the ECHO today!

Case Presentation form

ACECHO Schedule

ACECHO Resourses

ACECHO – AOD Collaborative ECHO

The AOD Collaborative ECHO is a partnership involving VAADA, Turning Point, and GVHealth. This ECHO program aims to enhance the capabilities of AOD workers in addressing substance use issues among their clients. The primary objective of these sessions is to foster a community of AOD workers with varying levels of expertise, united by the shared goal of improving the well-being and achieving positive outcomes for individuals with problematic substance use. Conducted under the guidance of Turning Point, each session commences with a presentation delivered by a Turning Point expert or a related professional, focusing on a specific topic. This is followed by an in-depth case consultation, during which attendees have the opportunity to ask questions or offer recommendations based on a case study presented by one of the participants.

By utilising a real-time online format, participants in this program will be able to:

  • Acquire new approaches and skills
  • Engage in thorough case consultations
  • Receive feedback and recommendations
  • Contribute their expertise to a community of colleagues
  • Earn CPD points (self-managed)
  • Get to know colleagues across the state and have fun!

What is an ECHO?

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an innovative model of inter-professional education and case-based learning, which aims to democratise clinical knowledge and deliver best-practice care to people in communities that lack ready access to specialists.

Inspired by the way clinicians learn from medical rounds during residencies, the ECHO Model® has evolved into a learning framework that applies across disciplines for sustainable and profound change.

Here’s a video that explains more:

Submit a Case presentation

Do you have an interesting or challenging case?  Are you struggling to assist your client and not sure what to do?  Do you have a success story you would like to share?  Submit your case to the ECHO today!

Case Presentation form

ACECHO Schedule

ACECHO Resourses

ACECHO – AOD Collaborative ECHO

The AOD Collaborative ECHO is a partnership involving VAADA, Turning Point, and GVHealth. This ECHO program aims to enhance the capabilities of AOD workers in addressing substance use issues among their clients. The primary objective of these sessions is to foster a community of AOD workers with varying levels of expertise, united by the shared goal of improving the well-being and achieving positive outcomes for individuals with problematic substance use. Conducted under the guidance of Turning Point, each session commences with a presentation delivered by a Turning Point expert or a related professional, focusing on a specific topic. This is followed by an in-depth case consultation, during which attendees have the opportunity to ask questions or offer recommendations based on a case study presented by one of the participants.

By utilising a real-time online format, participants in this program will be able to:

  • Acquire new approaches and skills
  • Engage in thorough case consultations
  • Receive feedback and recommendations
  • Contribute their expertise to a community of colleagues
  • Earn CPD points (self-managed)
  • Get to know colleagues across the state and have fun!

What is an ECHO?

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an innovative model of inter-professional education and case-based learning, which aims to democratise clinical knowledge and deliver best-practice care to people in communities that lack ready access to specialists.

Inspired by the way clinicians learn from medical rounds during residencies, the ECHO Model® has evolved into a learning framework that applies across disciplines for sustainable and profound change.

Here’s a video that explains more:

Submit a Case presentation

Do you have an interesting or challenging case?  Are you struggling to assist your client and not sure what to do?  Do you have a success story you would like to share?  Submit your case to the ECHO today!

Case Presentation form

ACECHO Schedule

ACECHO Resourses

ACECHO – AOD Collaborative ECHO

The AOD Collaborative ECHO is a partnership involving VAADA, Turning Point, and GVHealth. This ECHO program aims to enhance the capabilities of AOD workers in addressing substance use issues among their clients. The primary objective of these sessions is to foster a community of AOD workers with varying levels of expertise, united by the shared goal of improving the well-being and achieving positive outcomes for individuals with problematic substance use. Conducted under the guidance of Turning Point, each session commences with a presentation delivered by a Turning Point expert or a related professional, focusing on a specific topic. This is followed by an in-depth case consultation, during which attendees have the opportunity to ask questions or offer recommendations based on a case study presented by one of the participants.

By utilising a real-time online format, participants in this program will be able to:

  • Acquire new approaches and skills
  • Engage in thorough case consultations
  • Receive feedback and recommendations
  • Contribute their expertise to a community of colleagues
  • Earn CPD points (self-managed)
  • Get to know colleagues across the state and have fun!

What is an ECHO?

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an innovative model of inter-professional education and case-based learning, which aims to democratise clinical knowledge and deliver best-practice care to people in communities that lack ready access to specialists.

Inspired by the way clinicians learn from medical rounds during residencies, the ECHO Model® has evolved into a learning framework that applies across disciplines for sustainable and profound change.

Here’s a video that explains more:

Submit a Case presentation

Do you have an interesting or challenging case?  Are you struggling to assist your client and not sure what to do?  Do you have a success story you would like to share?  Submit your case to the ECHO today!

Case Presentation form

ACECHO Schedule

ACECHO Resourses

ACECHO – AOD Collaborative ECHO

The AOD Collaborative ECHO is a partnership involving VAADA, Turning Point, and GVHealth. This ECHO program aims to enhance the capabilities of AOD workers in addressing substance use issues among their clients. The primary objective of these sessions is to foster a community of AOD workers with varying levels of expertise, united by the shared goal of improving the well-being and achieving positive outcomes for individuals with problematic substance use. Conducted under the guidance of Turning Point, each session commences with a presentation delivered by a Turning Point expert or a related professional, focusing on a specific topic. This is followed by an in-depth case consultation, during which attendees have the opportunity to ask questions or offer recommendations based on a case study presented by one of the participants.

By utilising a real-time online format, participants in this program will be able to:

  • Acquire new approaches and skills
  • Engage in thorough case consultations
  • Receive feedback and recommendations
  • Contribute their expertise to a community of colleagues
  • Earn CPD points (self-managed)
  • Get to know colleagues across the state and have fun!

What is an ECHO?

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an innovative model of inter-professional education and case-based learning, which aims to democratise clinical knowledge and deliver best-practice care to people in communities that lack ready access to specialists.

Inspired by the way clinicians learn from medical rounds during residencies, the ECHO Model® has evolved into a learning framework that applies across disciplines for sustainable and profound change.

Here’s a video that explains more:

Submit a Case presentation

Do you have an interesting or challenging case?  Are you struggling to assist your client and not sure what to do?  Do you have a success story you would like to share?  Submit your case to the ECHO today!

Case Presentation form

ACECHO Schedule

ACECHO Resourses

ACECHO – AOD Collaborative ECHO

The AOD Collaborative ECHO is a partnership involving VAADA, Turning Point, and GVHealth. This ECHO program aims to enhance the capabilities of AOD workers in addressing substance use issues among their clients. The primary objective of these sessions is to foster a community of AOD workers with varying levels of expertise, united by the shared goal of improving the well-being and achieving positive outcomes for individuals with problematic substance use. Conducted under the guidance of Turning Point, each session commences with a presentation delivered by a Turning Point expert or a related professional, focusing on a specific topic. This is followed by an in-depth case consultation, during which attendees have the opportunity to ask questions or offer recommendations based on a case study presented by one of the participants.

By utilising a real-time online format, participants in this program will be able to:

  • Acquire new approaches and skills
  • Engage in thorough case consultations
  • Receive feedback and recommendations
  • Contribute their expertise to a community of colleagues
  • Earn CPD points (self-managed)
  • Get to know colleagues across the state and have fun!

What is an ECHO?

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an innovative model of inter-professional education and case-based learning, which aims to democratise clinical knowledge and deliver best-practice care to people in communities that lack ready access to specialists.

Inspired by the way clinicians learn from medical rounds during residencies, the ECHO Model® has evolved into a learning framework that applies across disciplines for sustainable and profound change.

Here’s a video that explains more:

Submit a Case presentation

Do you have an interesting or challenging case?  Are you struggling to assist your client and not sure what to do?  Do you have a success story you would like to share?  Submit your case to the ECHO today!

Case Presentation form

ACECHO Schedule

ACECHO Resourses

ACECHO – AOD Collaborative ECHO

The AOD Collaborative ECHO is a partnership involving VAADA, Turning Point, and GVHealth. This ECHO program aims to enhance the capabilities of AOD workers in addressing substance use issues among their clients. The primary objective of these sessions is to foster a community of AOD workers with varying levels of expertise, united by the shared goal of improving the well-being and achieving positive outcomes for individuals with problematic substance use. Conducted under the guidance of Turning Point, each session commences with a presentation delivered by a Turning Point expert or a related professional, focusing on a specific topic. This is followed by an in-depth case consultation, during which attendees have the opportunity to ask questions or offer recommendations based on a case study presented by one of the participants.

By utilising a real-time online format, participants in this program will be able to:

  • Acquire new approaches and skills
  • Engage in thorough case consultations
  • Receive feedback and recommendations
  • Contribute their expertise to a community of colleagues
  • Earn CPD points (self-managed)
  • Get to know colleagues across the state and have fun!

What is an ECHO?

Project ECHO (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes) is an innovative model of inter-professional education and case-based learning, which aims to democratise clinical knowledge and deliver best-practice care to people in communities that lack ready access to specialists.

Inspired by the way clinicians learn from medical rounds during residencies, the ECHO Model® has evolved into a learning framework that applies across disciplines for sustainable and profound change.

Here’s a video that explains more:

Submit a Case presentation

Do you have an interesting or challenging case?  Are you struggling to assist your client and not sure what to do?  Do you have a success story you would like to share?  Submit your case to the ECHO today!

Case Presentation form

ACECHO Schedule

ACECHO Resourses

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