Professional Development - Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre

Background

Turning Point Alcohol and Drug Centre has been contracted by the Drugs Services and Policy Branch, Department of Health (DH) to provide a number of professional development training courses. These are provided to DH funded AOD workers at no cost and are a supplement to the competency based training and assessment courses provided as part of the Minimum Qualification Strategy. Places are available for the following courses.

Psychostimulants

The from GO to WHOA training package incorporates an interactive training session on psychostimulants. It was commissioned by the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing and developed by Turning Point with substantial input from a number of specialist clinicians, researchers and educators from across Australia. The Department of Health has funded the Victorian dissemination of this resource to assist in increasing skills and knowledge on psychostimulants which will enhance the capacity of a range of workers to provide appropriate interventions to psychostimulants users.

FITZROY

Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre

54 Gertrude St, Fitzroy

Tuesday 8th June

9.00am to 5.00pm

Pharmacotherapies

The pharmacotherapies training is designed to provide alcohol and other drug workers a greater understanding of the pharmacotherapies available for the treatment of drug dependence in particular opioid/heroin dependence. It will update workers with the latest developments of pharmacotherapy treatment including new medications and guidelines.

SHEPPARTON

Alex Rigg Room, Eastbanks Centre

70 Welsford St, Shepparton

Thursday 10th June

9.30am – 4.30pm

Working With Groups

This two-day workshop is designed to introduce workers to the planning, coordinating and running of groups for clients across a range of settings. Areas to be covered include: the practicalities of running groups, the stages of group development, awareness of group dynamics and the roles of group members. The emphasis will be on psycho-educational groups utilising an experiential approach.

FITZROY

Turning Point Alcohol & Drug Centre

54 Gertrude St, Fitzroy

Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd of June

9:30am until 4:30pm

Registration process

This training is free to DH funded AOD workers. Lunch, including a vegetarian selection is provided. Flyers and registration forms are available at www.turningpoint.org.au. Please complete the registration form and fax to Student Administration as soon as possible.