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Do SUBSTANCES and MENTAL HEALTH mix?

This course is great if you:
- Are keen to learn more about the interaction between mental health and drugs and alcohol
- Find it useful to hear other people’s experiences
- Would like to learn more about treatment, management and reducing harmful impacts of drug and alcohol use
We’re going to think about the emotional, physical, cultural and societal ideas around drugs, alcohol and what it all means in relation to mental health (without the stigma and judgement that can often come with talking about these experiences).

Through sharing a variety of lived and professional experiences, we explore ways to have compassionate conversations around drugs and alcohol, whether you are facing your own challenges, or supporting or working with someone who is.

This course will open up a space to explore tools, techniques and strategies for treating, managing or overcoming addiction and dependency.

Enrolments close Sunday 18 April 2021

This is a mini-course which runs for 2 hours. The full course usually runs for 6 hours.

This event will cover:

  • hear some stories around the use of alcohol and other drugs
  • begin to explore the purpose that AOD serves for you or those you support and care for
  • get a taste of what to expect in the 'Taking The Edge Off' full course
  • create and share in a space to explore your own personal experience

Trainers

  • Stephen Bouy (Mental Health Support Worker) — St Kilda Road Clinic (AMAH)
  • Gabby Cohen (Southcity Clinic Team Leader) — Alfred Mental and Addiction Health

Categories: Capability 6 - Understanding and responding to substance use and addiction, Capability 9 - Delivering holistic and collaborative assessment and care planning
Disciplines: Allied Health, Lived Experience Workforce, Medical, Nursing, Other
Levels: Introductory
Lifespans: Child, Adolescent, Youth, Adult, Older Persons

Wednesday 21 April 2021
10:30 to 12:30
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