Connect & Learn

Presented by Carmen Harris & Stephen Herd.

Connect & Learn is a series of case-based webinars funded by the DH, designed to support AOD clinicians throughout regional and metropolitan Victoria. Webinars are presented by experienced clinicians currently working in the AOD sector and facilitated by Turning Point.

This presentation explores Sensory Modulation - a therapeutic intervention that has relevance to the AOD sector, as people with AOD dependence sometimes experience an inability to regulate sensation which can impair behavioural responses.

In this webinar, Jen Thompson provides viewers the opportunity to consider the prevalence and impact of trauma in the lives of the people they work with, the principles of trauma informed care and how they can be implemented in individual work as well as consider implications for organisational policy and procedures, culture, and sector integration.

The tertiary education system in Australia can be very confusing. Differentiating between Grad Certs and Cert IV’s, Diplomas and Degrees, competencies and qualifications, can be head spinning, and that’s even before you start thinking about content.

This webinar will be essential viewing for Victorian AOD clinicians involved in completing and receiving the comprehensive AOD assessment for people seeking admission to residential withdrawal.

In the shadow of COVID-19, telehealth has been pushed to the forefront of service delivery. Everyone is working rapidly to establish quality telehealth systems to replace face-to-face therapeutic encounters with clients.

How do we recognise when a client who seeks support from AOD services may be using family violence? What does safe practice look like? How do we maintain engagement with clients who use family violence?

In this webinar, Vicky Phan will provide an overview of currently available evidence and guidelines on the use of long acting injectable buprenorphine.

This webinar briefly covers the main opioid agonist pharmacotherapies for opioid dependence, and summarises the evidence for the use of these treatments for pharmaceutical opioid dependence. The webinar describes what clinicians can do to help clients transition to treatment as well as describing current treatments – who is suitable for what – why clients might consider it.

This webinar brings to light how we can provide sensitive and appropriate services and treatment pathways for Trans & Gender Diverse people. Including a presentation by Sally Goldner from Transgender Victoria, this webinar will cover an introduction to gender diversity, differentiating sexual orientation, intersex status, gender identity and expressions.