Resources

Alcohol and other drug withdrawal: Practice guidelines

Clinical guidelines seek to direct clinical practice by outlining recognised, evidencebased treatment interventions. They draw on current literature and clinical practice expertise. These Guidelines provide guidance for clinical decision-making in the context of individual client requirements, withdrawal setting, treatment availability and individual service protocols.

Non-Government Organisation Alcohol and Other Drugs Treatment Service Specifications

These Treatment Service Specifications have been prepared for Non-Government Organisation (NGO) service providers. Yet the NGO alcohol and other drug treatment services are only one component of the NSW treatment service system. People receive alcohol and other drug treatment from multiple agencies and services in NSW, notably government providers (LHDs/LHN), primary care providers (GPs), and through private facilities.

Standard on Culturally Secure Practice (Alcohol and other Drugs Sector)

The Standard is supported by a separate Interpretive Guide that provides examples of the way in which the criteria contained in the Standard might be applied in practice. To achieve certification against the Standard, agencies will need to meet 80% of criteria labelled as ‘essential’ under each Performance Expectation, which represent the minimum level of activity required to demonstrate cultural security in agency practice.

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 (second edition)

These Guidelines aim to provide alcohol and other drug (AOD) workers with evidence-based information to assist with the management of co-occurring, or comorbid, AOD and mental health conditions. They represent an update and revision of the first edition of these Guidelines published in 2009.

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.