Social Research & Evaluation Pty Ltd
Association of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies NT (AADANT)
Sector Policy Forum
Darwin, NT, 30 November 2012
Approaches and Principles for
Alcohol and Other Drugs
David McDonald
Director, Social Research & Evaluation Pty Ltd, Wamboin NSW
Visiting Fellow, National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health,
The Australian National University, Canberra, ACT
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“Going troppo”
Overview
The Big Picture
Principles
Evidence-based policy
AOD sector peak bodies
Big Picture considerations
A focus on quality of life, not
just drug-harm
Prof. Ann Roche
APSAD national conference,
Melbourne, Nov. 2012
The social determinants of
health, especially inequalities
Multiple morbidities
Quality frameworks
Outcome measures
A more adaptable workforce.
Big Picture considerations, cont.
Neurobiology
The international movement against
coerced treatment
SBIRT: screening, brief interventions
and referral to treatment
Consumer participation
Commonwealth funding unpredictable,
and processes poor
A more rational approach to policy
illicit drugs…
States slashing funding, and starting
all over again
Australia 21 reports
Byron Shire News, 23 Nov 2012
Principles underpinning AOD policy 1
AOD policy, management
and
services:
Combining
demand
reduction, supply
reduction and harm reduction
the early years
Addressing all drugs incl. alcohol, tobacco,
the currently illegal drugs, pharmaceuticals,
kava, etc.
Partnerships between sectors; between
governments; and between government,
NGOs & community
Engagement with affected communities and
other stakeholders
Evidence-informed policy & practice
The use of information systems, monitoring
and evaluation.
Principles underpinning AOD policy 2
International Drug Policy
Consortium
www.idpc.net
Evidence
Source:
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The relationships between research and policy
CIPPEC model (Weyrauch & Langou 2011)
The supply of evidence 1
The supply of evidence 2: ADCA
National Drug Sector
Information Service
ADCA UPDATE e-list: (advertise jobs,
upcoming events, receive information)
Ask a Librarian
DRUG database
Training in basic research skills, incl.
database searching
National Inhalants Information Service
RADAR: Register of Australian Drug &
Alcohol Research
Drugfields (professional development for
AOD workers or anyone working in the field)
AADANT, the NT sector peak body
State and Territory peak bodies
• Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Association ACT (ATODA)
• Alcohol, Tobacco and other Drugs Council (ATDC-Tas.)
• Association of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies NT (AADANT)
• Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies (NADA-NSW)
• Queensland Network of Alcohol and other Drugs Agencies
(QNADA)
• South Australian Network of Drug and Alcohol Services (SANDAS)
• Victorian Alcohol and Drug Association (VAADA)
• Western Australian Network of Alcohol and other Drug Agencies
(WANADA)
Summaries of mission statements: http://www.drugfields.org.au/peak-bodies
Roles of the state/territory peaks
• Capacity building:
‘…a process that improves the ability of a person, group, organization or system to meet its
objectives or to perform better’ (LaFond et al. 2002)
• Standards
e.g. WANADA’s 2012 Standard On Culturally Secure Practice (Alcohol and other Drug Sector)
•
Continuing professional development
e.g. Sector conferences, education & training, Awards programs, eBulletins
•
•
•
Facilitating access to knowledge and good practice, and adapting this to
local circumstances
Minimum Qualifications Strategies (e.g. ATODA)
Policy work (e.g. policy committees’ memberships, making submissions)
• Network strengthening both within the AOD sector and linking it to
related sectors, e.g. service directories, Drug Action Week, eBulletins
• Service delivery (e.g. ATODA’s Workplace Tobacco Management Project)
• Facilitating consumer participation
• Community education
• Etc.
Roles of the state/territory peaks
• Capacity building:
‘…a process that improves the ability of a person, group, organization or system to meet its
objectives or to perform better’ (LaFond et al. 2002)
• Standards
e.g. WANADA’s 2012 Standard On Culturally Secure Practice (Alcohol and other Drug Sector)
•
Continuing professional development
e.g. Sector conferences, education & training, Awards programs, eBulletins
•
•
•
Facilitating access to knowledge and good practice, and adapting this to
local circumstances
Minimum Qualifications Strategies (e.g. ATODA)
Policy work (e.g. policy committees’ memberships, making submissions)
• Network strengthening both within the AOD sector and linking it to
related sectors, e.g. service directories, Drug ActionWeek, eBulletins
• Service delivery (e.g. ATODA’s Workplace Tobacco Management Project)
• Facilitating consumer participation
• Community education
• Etc.
Take care with drug education . . .
Too cool to do drugs
Congratulations on this afternoon’s
launch of AADANT!
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Presenter’s contacts
David McDonald
Director
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Visiting Fellow
National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health
The Australian National University
Canberra ACT 0200