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Alcohol, Other Drugs and Recovery (NURS90142)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5Online
About this subject
Contact information
September
Email: continuing-education@unimelb.edu.au
Phone: + 61 3 8344 0149
Contact hours: https://unimelb.edu.au/professional-development/contact-us
Overview
| Availability | September - Online |
|---|---|
| Fees | Look up fees |
This elective subject will introduce the speciality area of substance use and addiction, exploring the interaction between substance use, health and socio-cultural and political systems, and the role of the clinician in working with and supporting consumers, carers and communities. This subject will introduce the types of substances associated with addiction, and evidenced-based approaches to the screening, assessment, formulation, treatment interventions, and associated risks. There will be a focus on recovery principles and cultural competence to support and empower consumers and their families/carers.
The subject aims to facilitate the development of knowledge and skills that will help students to become competent and confident to work with individuals with substance use and behaviours of addiction, in a variety of health care settings.
Intended learning outcomes
On successful completion of this subject, students will demonstrate knowledge and skills in alcohol and other drugs (AOD) by:
- Critically reflecting on the impact of stigma, including self-stigma, and discrimination on individuals who use substances, and their carers/families
- Identifying the relationship between alcohol and other drug use and co-occurring illness
- Applying principles of nursing assessment to screen and assess for the use of substances
- Applying targeted interventions for harm minimisation
- Generating a formulation to plan specialist nursing care
- Determining appropriate services available for the planning and provision of care for consumers who use alcohol and other drugs based on a cohesive assessment
- Identifying ethical, socio-cultural, legal, political and systemic aspects of alcohol and other drug use, and implications on the screening, assessment, and treatment outcomes for consumers
Generic skills
- capacity to seek evidence to inform practice;
- critical thinking and analytical skills;
- peer to peer learning;
- planning and time management skills;
- communication and oral presentation skills.
Last updated: 8 November 2024