The Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA) has just launched the NADA Practice Resource: Providing alcohol and other drug treatment in a residential setting.
The resource contains research outlining the effectiveness of residential treatment for workers who provide alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment to people in residential settings. These workers need to have the most up-to-date and evidenced-based practice approaches at their fingertips.
This resource covers a variety of different types of residential treatment for the range of people who seek support, including young people, women, Aboriginal people and others.
It includes frontline worker experiences from organisations that provide specialist AOD services in residential settings; examples of best practice approaches that you and your organisation can implement; and a range of resources for further reading.
What’s inside?
Designed as a practice guide, the NADA Practice Resource comprises sections on:
- residential treatment principles of care
- trauma-informed care approaches
- models of care and treatment approaches
- inclusive practises for families, significant others and children, and more.
NADA acknowledges the work of the Matilda Centre for Research in Mental Health and Substance Use at the University of Sydney in the research and consultation conducted as part of the evidence check for this practice guide.
The evidence and consultation with members and consumers that were conducted by the Matilda Centre provide the foundation for this practice guide.
