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Online resources
Webpage
Queensland Government – Drug use: help and treatment
Read – professional reading
Available from the library database
- Heward-Belle, S., Laing, L., Humphreys, C., & Toivonen, C. (2018). Intervening with Children Living with Domestic Violence: Is the System Safe?. Australian Social Work, 1-13.
- Jiang, M. Y., & Vartanian, L. R. (2018). A review of existing measures of attentional biases in body image and eating disorders research. Australian Journal Of Psychology, 70(1), 3-17.
- Kaplan, L. M., Greenfield, T. K., & Karriker‐Jaffe, K. J. (2017). Examination of associations between early life victimisation and alcohol’s harm from others. Drug and Alcohol Review.
- Massey, S. H., Newmark, R. L., & Wakschlag, L. S. (2017). Explicating the role of empathic processes in substance use disorders: a conceptual framework and research agenda. Drug and Alcohol Review.
- Pennay, A., McNair, R., Hughes, T. L., Leonard, W., Brown, R., & Lubman, D. I. (2018). Improving alcohol and mental health treatment for lesbian, bisexual and queer women: Identity matters. Australian And New Zealand Journal Of Public Health, 42(1), 35-42.
Open Access Articles
- Botha, U. A., Koen, L., Mazinu, M., Jordaan, E., & Niehaus, D. J. H. (2018). rief report: a randomized control trial assessing the influence of a telephone-based intervention on readmissions for patients with severe mental illness in a developing country. Community Mental Health Journal, 54(2), 197-203.
- Bryant, L., Garnham, B., Tedmanson, D., & Diamandi, S. (2018). Tele-social work and mental health in rural and remote communities in Australia. International Social Work, 61(1), 143-155.
- Collins, S. E., Taylor, E., Jones, C., Haelsig, L., Grazioli, V. S., Mackelprang, J. L., … & Clifasefi, S. L. (2018). Content analysis of advantages and disadvantages of drinking among individuals with the lived experience of homelessness and alcohol use disorders. Substance Use & Misuse, 53(1), 16-25.
- Martin, T. J., Butters, C., & Phuong, L. (2018). A two-way street: reciprocal teaching and learning in refugee health. Australian Health Review, 42(1), 1-4.
Open access online journal
A peer-reviewed open access journal exploring eating disorders
Open access textbooks
College open textbooks: psychology
Useful resources
Australian College of Community Services Facebook page
ACCS is a not-for-profit Registered Training Organisation and national provider of professional development across various industries.
e-Book of the month
Howard, A., Katrak, M., Blakemore, T., & Pallas, P. (2016). Rural, Regional and Remote Social Work : Practice Research From Australia. London: Routledge.
This book gives voice to the direct practice experience of social workers working in rural and remote contexts using Australia as the primary case-study. The authors undertake a qualitative research project, conducting in-depth interviews to examine social work theory and practice against the reality of rural and remote contexts. Practice examples provide the reader with an insight into the diverse and complex nature of social work in rural and remote Australia and the role of contemporary social work. Through placing rural and remote social work in its historical, theoretical and geographical contexts, this work explores a range of considerations. These include isolation; ethical dilemmas when working with small and closely linked communities; climate, disaster relief and the environment; community identity and culture; working with indigenous communities in remote contexts; and social work education. Based on direct practice research, this book challenges existing theories of practice and reframes those to reflect the reality of practice in rural and remote communities. As social work must continue to critically reflect on its role within an ever changing and individualistic society, lessons from rural and remote settings around engagement, sense of place and skillful, innovative practice have never been more relevant. (abstract from EBSCO)
Free to download for all HOA staff from the library catalogue on work computers
Attend – informal learning sessions, journal club, seminar series
Insight Queensland
Free training sessions at Biala Community Health Centre in Brisbane, unless otherwise specified including:
- April 6, 8:30-16:00 at Townsville: AOD Clinical assessment
- April 17, 9:00-13:00: Crystal clear- responding to methamphetamine use
- April 17, 9:00-16:30 at Bundaberg: AOD crash course- one day introduction to AOD
- April 18, 9:00-16:30 at Bundaberg: Family inclusive practice in AOD treatment
- April 24, 9:30-11:30: The problem gambling severity index- a screen for problem gambling in AOD and mental health populations
- April 17, 9:00-16:30: Sensory approaches for AOD practice
- April 26, 9:00-16:30 at the Gold Coast: AOD crash course- one day introduction to AOD
To register and for more details go their website
Online induction modules are a prerequisite to some of the courses. To access and download them visit www.insightqld.org
Attend – conferences
Health in difference is Australia’s premier conference on the health and wellbeing of lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer and sexuality, gender, and bodily diverse people and communities throughout Australia. Held at Sydney on 11-13 April costing from $345-780 for the full conference. Program details available and include mental health issues effecting the population. Register here
Write – presentations and papers
Get your work published in the Australian Journal of Psychology. Author guidelines are available here
Listen – podcasts, webinars
Insight webinar: Overview of the ADIS service, April 18, 10:00-11:00
The Alcohol and Drug Information Service (ADIS) has operated for over 30 years as Queensland’s 24/7 hotline for anyone experiencing issues with alcohol or other drugs and their families. This presentation outlines service directions and insights from the ADIS dataset including over 540,000 calls across 14 years of data collection.
Presented by Dr Hollie Wilson – Allied Health Manager, Alcohol and Drug Information Service
Access at www.insight.qld.edu.au and enter participant code: 52365378
Insight presentation recordings available now on YouTube
Positive Choices drug and alcohol information webinars including:
Drug and alcohol and the maturing adolescent brain
How do mental health and substance use disorders affect young people?
Assessed learning – short courses, certificates, diplomas, bachelors, post-grad
The Absurd Word: Creative Writing for Self-Supervision
Date: 24th April 2018, 9:30-16:30, $220 before 24/03/2018 and then $240
Venue: Lighthouse Resources Upstairs Training Room, Kyabra Street RUNCORN, QLD. 4113
Register here
My Heart Art: Image Making for Self-Supervision
Date: 30th April 2018, 9:30-16:30, $230 before 30/03/2018 and then $250
Venue: Lighthouse Resources Upstairs Training Room, Kyabra Street RUNCORN, QLD. 4113
This workshop uses painting, drawing and collage to explore the emotions of working in the human services field. You will experience art based exercises that support you to be aware of the emotions of your clients and of yourself, highlighting transference, countertransference and the dynamics of your working alliance. These exercises can be used for your own continued Self-Supervision and in your work with community members.
Register here
