Resources

NSW Health Drug and Alcohol Psychosocial Interventions Professional Practice Guidelines

These guidelines aim to provide a benchmark for the delivery of quality psychosocial interventions to drug and alcohol treatment services. They recognise the value of such interventions within the D&A field, and support professional implementation of them. They emphasise the need for better understanding about the purpose and benefits of the interventions.

Australasian Therapeutic Communities Association Standard

The Australasian Therapeutic Communities Association’s Standard for Therapeutic Communities and Residential Rehabilitation Services. There are two levels of certification under this Standard:

1. Residential Rehabilitation service
2. Therapeutic Community

Guidelines on the management of co-occurring alcohol and other drug and mental health conditions in alcohol and other drug treatment settings (third edition)

These Guidelines were funded by the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care and developed by the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use to support health services and AOD (alcohol and/or other drug) treatment service workers to more accurately identify and manage the needs of clients with co-occurring mental health conditions.

Helping asylum seeker and refugee background communities with problematic alcohol and other drug use: A guide for community support and AOD workers

The guide is for workers supporting people from refugee backgrounds across the general health and community services sector (including migrant and refugee organisations, mental health services, Centrelink, local government, etc) who may not have specific training or experience in alcohol and other drugs service provision.