This course was developed in collaboration with the National Organisation for Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Australia (NOFASD) and the Australian Alcohol and other Drugs Council (AADC). It has been adapted for the Australian context from training originally developed by CanFASD (Canada FASD Research Network).
Designed to strengthen capacity of the Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) workforce, this free, evidence-based course supports professionals to better understand and respond to individuals diagnosed with, or possibly living with undiagnosed, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
FASD is a life-long neurodevelopmental condition caused by prenatal alcohol exposure. FASD affects brain development, learning, behaviour, and overall health, with symptoms ranging from memory and attention difficulties to social and emotional challenges. People living with FASD are significantly overrepresented in AOD services — yet the signs are often misunderstood or missed.
This online course equips AOD professionals with the knowledge and skills to:
- Recognise potential signs of FASD
- Understand how brain-based differences can influence behaviour
- Apply practical strategies to support effective, person-centred care
- Reduce stigma and address barriers to treatment for individuals living with FASD.
Why take this course?
- Build practical skills and knowledge relevant to AOD practice
- Strengthen your ability to support individuals living with FASD
- Enhance service outcomes across your organisation and the wider sector
- Completely free and accessible online
- Receive a certificate of completion for your professional development
Who is the Course for?
- Frontline AOD workers
- Peer workers
- Case managers
- Team leaders and supervisors
- Anyone caring for, or working with, people who may be affected by prenatal alcohol exposure
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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.
Resources mentioned can be accessed here: Symposium Resource Hub
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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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Doing Difference Differently aims to teach intersectionality in ways you can apply to your everyday practice.
The unit takes approximately 60 minutes to complete.
Learning objectives:
This course aims to provide you with tools, concepts, and frameworks to unpack how specific differences between people are made or constructed and how these differences are made to matter through hierarchies and binaries of status and value.
In this course you will learn:
- Identity and representations: what is intersectionality? What isn’t intersectionality?
- Power: understanding power and harnessing power
- Framing and Representation: putting intersectionality to work
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The aim of this module is to equip Victorian alcohol and drug workers with a greater awareness of the signs of burnout along with practical skills, tips and strategies to promote enhanced worker wellbeing.
This e-learn aims to equip participants with introductory knowledge about the process of supervision and skills to be able to engage in a supervision session effectively.
This introductory module aims to explain trauma and how it affects people, and its links with substance use. It will increase knowledge and awareness of trauma which is the first step on your journey to becoming a trauma-informed worker.
It should take approximately 45 minutes to complete.
The Forensic Foundations E-learn is designed for new Alcohol & Other Drug (AOD) sector staff to provide foundational knowledge to support the provision of AOD treatment of forensic clients. This one-hour e-learn will assist you in navigating the forensic AOD system and processes. The content was developed by VAADA, and the e-learn was designed by Caraniche. Specifically, the e-learn course will provide you with foundational knowledge about the following:
- how a forensic client is defined
- the differences between forensic and voluntary clients
- the key stakeholders and their roles and responsibilities
- the AOD funding system (targets and loadings for forensic treatment)
- treatment options for forensic clients
- the main referral pathways between the criminal justice and AOD treatment systems
- clinical safety, supervision and self-care
