Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs Online

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide systems advocacy services.

It applies to workers who work within networks of organisations, or as part of an advocacy organisation.

They work autonomously and exercise judgement in selecting strategies to achieve desired outcomes.

Students will be required to:

• Develop and facilitate system advocacy: This involves identifying community needs, issues and concerns that can be addressed through system advocacy, developing system advocacy proposals in consultation with relevant stakeholders facilitating the development of partnerships and coalitions to progress system advocacy proposals, and advocating for system change to meet community needs.
• Promote system advocacy: this involves developing and implementing strategies to raise awareness of system advocacy among key stakeholders, using a range of strategies and media to promote system advocacy, and evaluating the effectiveness of promotional activities.
• Support individuals to engage in system advocacy: This involves Identifying and providing information and resources to individuals who want to engage in system advocacy, providing advice and support to individuals who want to engage in system advocacy, and advocating on behalf of an individual as required.
• Monitor and review system advocacy: This involves monitoring the progress of system advocacy in consultation with relevant stakeholders, evaluating system advocacy in consultation with relevant stakeholders, and making recommendations for improvement to system advocacy in consultation with relevant stakeholders.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work in an alcohol and other drugs context. It covers identifying clients with AOD issues, working with clients who have AOD issues, and referral of clients with AOD issues.

This unit applies to workers who provide direct alcohol and other drugs services to clients. They work under general supervision and may have responsibility for leading other workers.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to conduct an assessment of clients with alcohol and other drug issues in order to develop case plans and coordinate service provision.

It applies to workers who conduct holistic assessments of clients with alcohol and other drugs issues and develop case plans in consultation with the client.

The skills in this unit must be applied within jurisdictional alcohol and other drugs legislation, policies and guidelines.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work collaboratively with clients to provide alcohol and other drugs interventions.

It involves identifying client goals, strengths and protective factors, developing and implementing intervention plans, monitoring the effects of interventions, evaluating outcomes and modifying interventions as required.

This unit applies to workers who provide alcohol and other drug services in a range of settings. They work under general direction and take responsibility for their own outputs.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop, implement and monitor strategies for minimising harm associated with alcohol and other drugs (AOD) use and preventing and managing relapses.

It applies to workers in a range of settings who provide services to clients with AOD-related problems. They work under broad direction and take responsibility for their own outputs.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide advanced interventions, in accordance with agreed organisational guidelines, to clients with alcohol and other drug issues.

This unit applies to workers who provide services to clients with alcohol and other drug issues in a range of settings, including specialist alcohol and other drug services, mental health services, primary health care services and community services.

Workers at this level will have a high degree of specialised knowledge and skills in alcohol and other drug work and be able to provide leadership and support to others.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to develop and review alcohol and other drugs (AOD) treatment plans in consultation with clients, carers and other health professionals.

It applies to workers who provide support and direct client services in AOD treatment settings.

This unit requires workers to exercise judgement in relation to selecting equipment, resources and techniques for themselves and others and to manage the activity.

Workers must be able to identify client problems and implement responses that are defined by legislation, organisational policy and protocols.

This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to assess the co-existing needs of clients. It includes a review of assessment frameworks and tools, and an examination of how best to consider the impact of co-existing needs on service delivery.

This unit is important because it helps to ensure that co-existing needs are considered when providing services to clients. This can help to improve the overall service experience for clients and help to ensure that all of their needs are being met.

At the end of this unit, you will be able to:

• Understand the importance of assessing co-existing needs
• Review assessment frameworks and tools
• Consider how co-existing needs can impact service delivery
• Develop an action plan to address co-existing needs.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish and manage client relationships in order to achieve agreed work objectives.

This unit applies to workers who carry out work in a range of community services contexts. They work under general direction and take responsibility for their own outputs.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to work effectively with a range of diverse individuals, families, carers and/or communities.

It applies to workers who interface with diverse people as part of their job role. It includes interacting with people from diverse backgrounds in a range of contexts. It also includes having an awareness of own personal values, attitudes and beliefs and how these may impact working with diverse people.

At the end of this unit, students should be able to:

• Engage diverse individuals, families, carers and/or communities in a way that meets their needs promote their strengths and are culturally safe.
• Communicate with diverse individuals, families, carers and/or communities using methods and language that are appropriate to their needs.
• Promote the inclusion and participation of diverse individuals, families, carers and/or communities.
• Use effective interpersonal skills to support the development of respectful relationships with diverse individuals, families, carers and/or communities.
• Reflect on personal values, attitudes and beliefs and how they may impact working with diverse individuals
  

It applies to workers across a range of community work and services contexts who take responsibility for their own outputs within an established framework. They work under broad supervision and guidance from others.

This unit covers the skills and knowledge required to provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drug issues. This may include assessment, case management, triage, referral, and support.

It applies to workers who provide frontline support and direct service delivery in a range of settings.

This unit is important because it provides the skills and knowledge required to support people with complex needs. People with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drug issues often have difficulty accessing services, and this unit will provide you with the skills to support them.

Completion of this unit will enable you to:

• Provide services to people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
• Assess the needs of people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
• Develop a support plan for people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
• Implement the support plan for people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drugs issues
• Monitor and review the support plan for people with co-existing mental health and alcohol and other drug issues.

This unit will cover the knowledge and skills required to work effectively with people who have experienced trauma. It will provide an understanding of the impact of trauma on people's lives and how to work safely and therapeutically with people who have been affected by trauma.

This unit is relevant to workers in a range of community, health and human service contexts who work directly with clients.

This unit is important because it will provide you with the skills and knowledge to work effectively and safely with clients who have experienced trauma. It will also help you to understand how trauma can impact people's lives and how to work in a way that is supportive and therapeutic.

On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:

• Understand the impact of trauma on individuals, families and communities
• Identify key principles of working with clients who have experienced trauma
• Work safely and effectively with clients who have experienced trauma
• Use a range of interventions to support clients who have

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to access and interpret mental health research and information and apply this evidence to clinical practice.

Evidence gathering is a necessary step in any clinical decision-making process. It allows practitioners to make informed decisions about the most appropriate assessment, diagnosis and treatment for individual clients.

The research findings that mental health practitioners use to inform their clinical decision-making can come from a range of sources, including scientific journals, government reports, community surveys and client case studies.

This unit applies to mental health practitioners who work independently and with other members of a multidisciplinary team. They work with clients who have mental health issues and disorders, and their families/carers.

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to establish, implement and evaluate collaborative practice.

This unit applies to health and community service practitioners who may collaborate on the delivery of services to individual clients, groups of clients, communities or sub-populations. They may work individually with shared clients, together with individual clients or work on projects or programs that address the needs of groups or sub-populations. Work is self-directed.

The unit reflects the role of workers who are engaged in applying a range of well-developed community service, case management and facilitation skills to work collaboratively with clients and other professionals. They may provide services in a range of community service contexts.

On completion of this unit, workers will have the skills and knowledge required to reflect on their own professional practice, to identify opportunities for improvement and make changes to enhance their effectiveness.

By the end of this unit, students should be able to:

1. Reflect on practice

• Evaluate own performance against relevant standards
• Identify areas of practice that need improvement

2. Seek feedback on practice

• Seek feedback from colleagues, clients and others on areas of practice that need improvement

3. Identify opportunities for improving practice

• Analyse feedback received to identify opportunities for improving practice

4. Implement improvements to practice

• Develop and implement a plan to improve own professional practice

5. Monitor and review changes to practice

• Monitor and review changes to own professional practice against the plan

This unit describes the skills and knowledge required to provide first aid in an education and care setting.

This unit applies to educators who work in all education and care settings.

They may be required to provide first aid, emergency life support or manage minor and major injuries and illnesses in children.

If you complete this Diploma of Alcohol and Other Drugs, you will gain the skills to:

• Understand addiction and its causes
• Work with clients with alcohol and other drug problems
• Implement interventions with clients
• Provide support to families and carers of clients with AOD problems
• Plan and coordinate services