ASC5004 Addiction assessment and treatment: Practice and innovation

When you finish this unit, you should be able to:

1. 1

   Analyse the treatment system, including the various modalities of treatment in the AOD sector (including face-to-face, telephone and online-based treatments), and describe the social, economic and political influences on a treatment system planning.

2. 2

   Critically evaluate the biopsychosocial framework for AOD screening and assessment, demonstrating an understanding of commonly used measures and diagnostic tools.

3. 3

   Integrate information from screening and assessment into an individualised case formulation and treatment plan.

4. 4

   Communicate evidence based psychosocial treatment approaches including Brief Interventions and Motivational Interviewing, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, Mindfulness, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Contingency Management and Family Therapy.

5. 5

   Review the role of medication treatments in addictions, including withdrawal and maintenance pharmacotherapies, in accordance with current guidelines.

6. 6

   Compare evidence based treatment approaches in gambling, including the use of psychological and pharmacological treatments.

7. 7

   Determine how treatments can be adapted to the needs of special populations, such as youth, LGBTIQ communities, Indigenous populations and people with co-occurring disorders.

8. 8

   Critically evaluate the evidence for mutual aid and peer-based models of aftercare and recovery.