Matua Raki - National Addiction Workforce Development

Addiction Leadership Seminar Programme – March 2012

The Addiction Leadership Seminar Programme is being organised by Matua Raki in partnership with the National Committee for Addiction Treatment.  The seminars will discuss policy documents to be released in the first part of 2012 by Health Workforce NZ; the Ministry of Health and the Mental Health Commission that will provide the direction of the Mental Health and Addiction sector in the immediate future.  The seminars aim to assist organisations to better understand the challenges that lie ahead of the sector and are open to management and senior staff from all addiction services who are involved in strategic planning; overseeing service delivery and supporting staff.

Seminars will be held as follows:

Kaitaia                         1 March 2012

Palmerston North         12 March 2012

Dunedin                       16 March 2012

Nelson/Blenheim          23 March 2012

New Plymouth             26 March 2012

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This is an opportunity for nurses working with people who use substances problematically to: share experiences, be inspired by new initiatives, enhance skills, explore career opportunities and generally get together to support each other.

There will be an opportunity on the day to share your own initiatives and innovations with your colleagues.

As part of the registration process could we ask you to complete a short survey please.  Matua Raki would like to collate information on attendees and their professional background in order to inform future directions and workforce development.  The information collected is anonymous and confidential to Matua Raki.  Where collated data is used no individuals or responses will be identified.  Once you have completed the survey please return to this page to complete the registration process.  Thank you for your time.

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To register for the seminar in Christchurch on the 24th Feburary please click here

Facilitator Training Information

What is the Smashed ’n Stoned? Programme

Smashed ’n. Stoned? is an evidence-based structured counseling programme for young people aged 13 to18 years whose alcohol and/or other drug use puts them at risk.

The programme involves facilitation of a small group of young people through a series of sessions set out in four workbooks.

What is the programme based on?

The programme is based on ‘Guided Self-Change’ model and was developed by the Alcohol Advisory Council of New Zealand (ALAC).

The Smashed ’n Stoned? programme provides a safe place for young people to consider their alcohol and/or other drug use. The programme encourages young people to set goals and compile an action plan to reduce harm related to their alcohol and/or other drug use.

Who is the programme for?

The Smashed ’n Stoned? programme is for use by trained counsellors working with young people. It is designed to assist counsellors who are not alcohol and drug specialists to provide an evidenced-based alcohol and other drug intervention. Using Smashed ’n Stoned? with young people requires a reasonable level of counseling skills and experience, and as such, ALAC has developed a training application process to ensure that the training is provided to those that are best placed to deliver the intervention.

How can I use the programme?

To use the Smashed ’n. Stoned? programme you need to meet the criteria in the application process and complete a two-day facilitator training course for counsellors and other professionals working with young people. There is no cost for the training and access to the workbooks for ongoing use is available free of charge to those who have completed the facilitator training.

What is included in the facilitator training?

ALAC has developed a two-day training package so that people wanting to become programme facilitators:

• Are oriented to the Smashed ’n Stoned? programme materials.
• Understand key considerations in facilitating the programme.
• Can competently deliver the programme.

The training provides opportunities to practice using aspects of the workbooks and to explore values and approaches to working with young people facing alcohol and/or other drug issues.

ALAC has contracted Matua Raki to deliver the training.

Who will deliver the facilitator training?

Matua Raki has contracted a Deb Fraser (Mirror Counselling Service, Dunedin) to deliver the Smashed ’n. Stoned? programme.

The Brief Cognitive Intervention training is a one day training based on Amanda Baker et al.'s (2003) four session Motivational Interviewing and CBT model specifically developed for work with people with problematic amphetamine (including methamphetamine) use.  The model is described in 'Interventions and Treatment for Problematic Use of Methamphetamine and Amphetamine-Type Substances' (Matua Raki, 2010).  This training is for addiction practitioners, and while specially designed for use with users of amphetamine type stimulants, the model will also be useful for practitioners working with other problematic substance use.  This is a free training and will have DAPAANZ points attached to it.  The trainer is Catherine Kissel.

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The leadership forums were orginally established by the Ministry of Health to bring together workforce leaders in the addiction sector from different functions: policy; planning; funding; training and education; service management and delivery; consumers and cultural leaders. Matua Raki staff now plan and host — in collaboration with NCAT — three leadership days a year (in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch) in coordination with the the Ministry of Health. The leadership forums bring together addiction workforce leaders from different functions: policy, planning, funding, training and education, service management and delivery, consumers and cultural leaders. This day provides an opportunity to include leaders from allied fields to share information and to develop collaborative activity at strategic and service delivery levels.