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1. Understanding the substance withdrawal process

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  • Drugs and their effects
    • Introduction to Drugs & their effects
    • Drug classification
    • Drug information (per drug)
    • The Brain & Drugs
    • Neurotransmitters & Drugs
    • Neuroadaptation (tolerance & withdrawal)
    • Routes of administration
    • Factors which influence drug effects
    • Polydrug use
    • Patterns of use
  • Intervention Planning & Treatment Matching
    • What is intervention matching and treatment planning?
    • Why is intervention matching and treatment planning important?
    • Where does intervention matching and treatment planning apply in Youth AOD Work
    • The Practice of intervention matching and treatment planning using the Stages of Change
      • 1. Interventions with young people in the 'pre-contemplation' stage
      • 2. Interventions with young people in the 'contemplation' stage
      • 3. Interventions with young people preparing to change
      • 4. Interventions with young people making changes
      • 5. Interventions with young people in the maintenance stage
  • Pharmacotherapy
    • Introduction to Pharmacotherapy
    • Pharmacotherapy Information
  • Safer Injecting
    • Introduction to Safer Injecting
    • The Practice of Safer Injecting
    • 1. Identifying the risks associated with injecting drug use
    • 2. Facilitating behaviour change
    • 3. Understanding and responding to the common risk indicators for injecting drug use across practice contexts
    • 4. Understanding and responding to the health issues related to injecting drug use
      • Overdose
      • Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs) Part 1 HIV
      • Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs) Part 2 Hepatitis B&C
      • Hitting an artery
    • 5. Facilitating safer injecting behaviour
      • Facilitating safer injecting behaviour - Introduction
      • Safer injecting processes
      • Vein Care & Safer Injecting
      • Injecting & the Law
    • 6. Preparing and supporting a young person who wishes to reduce or cease injecting drug use
  • Controlling or Ceasing Substance Use
    • Introduction to controlling or ceasing substance use
    • Aims, & Considerations for different practice contexts
    • The practice of supporting young people to control, reduce or cease their substance use
      • Introduction to the practice aspects
      • 1. Understanding the function of the young person’s substance use
      • 2. Setting goals for controlling, reducing or ceasing substance use
      • 3. The Practitioners role in supporting young people in their plans to change
      • 4. Strategies for controlling, reducing or ceasing substance use
  • Withdrawal Care & Support
    • Introduction to Withdrawal Care & Support
    • Why is Withdrawal Care important & considerations for practice contexts
    • The Practice of Providing Withdrawal Care & Support
    • 1. Understanding the substance withdrawal process
      • Understanding the substance withdrawal process - Introduction
      • Drug Withdrawal details
    • 2. Assessment
    • 3. Care Planning
      • Care Planning Part 1
      • Care Planning Part 2
      • Care Planning Part 3
    • 4. Facilitating withdrawal programs
      • Facilitating withdrawal programs Part 1
      • Facilitating withdrawal programs Part 2
    • 5. Post-withdrawal planning & aftercare
  • Relapse Prevention
    • What is Relapse Prevention?
    • Aims, & Considerations for different practice contexts
    • Conversations about Relapse
    • 1. Understanding the young person's goals & motivation for change
    • 2. Reinforce what is already working well in a young person's life
    • 3. Identify high risk situations
    • 4. Build awareness to prevent lapse & relapse
    • 5. Prepare young people to cope effectively with high-risk situations
    • 6. Preparing for the possibility of a lapse
    • 7. Responding to lapse & relapse
    • 8. Support & reinforce positive lifestyle changes

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