Many
people with drug and alcohol issues come in contact with prisons,
courts or other parts of the criminal justice system. NADA
Workforce Development Programs aim to support NADA members in
working with the range of complex issues associated with criminal
justice contact.
NO BARS:
Supporting Drug and Alcohol Services to Work with Criminal Justice
Services
Networking for
Court Support: Collaboration, Confidence, Court Support and Case
Notes
NADA Programs
NO BARS: Supporting Drug and Alcohol Services to
Work with Criminal Justice Services
NADA has worked with the Community
Restorative Centre NSW to develop an educational and information
resource designed to help drug and alcohol services in their work
with people who have become involved with the criminal justice
system. The NO BARS Project includes a website and training package
designed for NSW NGO drug and alcohol services. It explains how
this cycle of relapse and reoffending can occur and how drug and
alcohol services can work towards supporting individuals to break
the cycle.
For more information click here
to visit the NO BARS website.
Please visit the NO
BARS website resource page for a comprehensive overview of
resources related to criminal justice clients.
NO BARS Resources include: Useful Contacts, Research & Publications and Glossary of terms(including prison slang).
If you would like more information on the NADA NO BARS Project
contact Ciara on 02
8113 1306.
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Networking for Court
Support: Collaboration, Confidence, Court Support and Case
Notes
NADA in partnership with Legal Aid
NSW and Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Centre, Victoria are working
together to present four free information and networking forums
across NSW to support drug and alcohol workers in navagating the
court system.
The forums held in July 2012
included:
Overview of the NSW court system
and diversion programs including MERIT, CREDIT and Drug
Courtpresented by Legal Aid NSW
Getting Case notes right for court -
Protecting yourself, your service and the clientpresented by
Turning Point Drug and Alcohol Centre
Building confidence and capacity for court - presented byNSW
Legal Aid
Providing court reports and letters of support, supporting your
client in the court room
Getting to know your local court and support services - building
relationships with local magistrates, legal practitioners and court
support services in your area.
For more inforamtion click here.
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