NADA member services are diverse in their structure, philosophy, and approach to service delivery. They provide a broad range of alcohol and other drugs services, including health promotion and harm reduction, early intervention, treatment and continuing care programs. This factsheet [PDF] describes the various treatment options, including community based programs, harm reduction, specialist AOD counselling […]
Practice tips: Using data and conversation to inform treatment
Clinical Care Standard 5: Monitoring treatment progress and outcomes This guide outlines an approach to reviews and monitoring treatment outcomes that is collaborative, strength-based and trauma informed. Download practice tips [PDF].
Practice tips: Risk
Clinical Care Standard 4Identifying, responding to, and ongoing monitoring of riskAssessing and responding to risk is an important part of service delivery. It starts at intake, continues throughout treatment, and at discharge or transfer of care. Our clients are adept at managing risks they encounter every day and the need to build a connection and […]
Practice tips: Care planning
The information collected at intake and through the comprehensive assessment contributes to the shaping of the plan of action and steps to be taken during the person’s contact with the service. A trauma-informed care plan is a collaboration between clinician and client. It ensures that the support and interventions being provided match the person’s current […]
Practice tips: Assessment
The delivery of a comprehensive assessment needs to be respectful, holistic, culturally safe, trauma-informed and provide a positive experience of contact with the AOD sector. Download practice tips [PDF].
Practice tips: Intake
When we reflect on our intake processes, we come back to the intention, which is to provide a positive experience of a person’s first contact or re-engagement with a service. For the potential client, this is the moment where you can make them feel like a welcomed guest. Whether intake occurs in person, on the […]
Practice tips: Transfer of care
The intention of the transfer of care process is to ensure that clients feel supported as they exit from our services. It is followed by documentation written in clear language, that avoids jargon and medicalised terms (unless required) provided to another professional, service, or direct to the client. Transfer of care plans that are co-designed […]
Worksheet: HALTS
The use of the acronym HALTS is a useful tool in relapse prevention work. HALTS stands for: Hungry, Angry, Lonely, Tired, Sick, Stressed. It has recently expanded to include Sensitive or Sensory for people with increased sensory sensitives such as to noise, taste and touch following detox. This is a relapse prevention tool which can […]
Working with women engaged in alcohol and other drug treatment
3rd edition (2021) This resource supports the provision of best practice interventions for women accessing AOD treatment and to effect organisational change around becoming gender responsive, family inclusive and trauma informed. Download this resource [PDF] It provides structural solutions and practical guides to support workers and organisations to improve work practices with women accessing AOD […]
A review of screening, assessment and outcome measures for drug and alcohol settings
This resource provides an overview of the most relevant and useful standardised tools available to measure treatment outcomes, and to screen and assess mental health symptoms and conditions, drug and alcohol use and disorders and general functioning. Focus has been given to tools that require limited training to use and are freely available . Download […]