Health professional resources
Alcohol and other drug
The Commission produces a range of resources to support the workforce to reduce alcohol and other drug related harms including about:
- alcohol prevention, support and harm reduction
- drug prevention, support and harm reduction
- Volatile Substance Use in Western Australia
- working with Aboriginal people:
- Take Home Naloxone (to avoid opioid overdose)
Clinical guidelines and policies
- Assessment and Treatment of Alcohol Dependence Clinical Guidelines
- Clinical policies and procedures for the use of methadone and buprenorphine
- Clinical Supervision Handbook
- Reducing the impact of parental drug use on pregnancy, newborns and infants
- Core Competency Framework for Working with People with Intellectual Disabilities and Co-occuring Mental Health Issues
- Crisis Referral Tool for AOD Services
- A Brief Guide to the Management of Alcohol and Other Drug Withdrawal
Best practice indicators
- National Framework for Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drug Treatment 2019-2029 (Federal Department of Health)
- National Quality Framework for Drug and Alcohol Treatment Services (Federal Department of Health)
- Core knowledge and skills for AOD prevention workers
- Counselling guidelines: Alcohol and other drug issues (4th ed).
- Introduction to Alcohol and Other Drug Prevention Guidelines
Mental Health
Online Learning
MHPOD is an evidence-based online learning resource for people working in mental health. Currently, there are over 100 hours of material across 68 topics, written and produced in Australia. The topics range from recovery to legislation and dual disability. The content of MHPOD is linked to the National Practice Standards for the Mental Health Workforce.
Access the MHPOD Learning Portal
Resources
The Commission produces a range of resources, checklists, handbooks and information sheets about the Mental Health Act and its application. Access Mental Health Act resources
For clinical mental health resources please visit the Chief Psychiatrist's website.
Perinatal
- Pregnancy care for women with severe mental illness (Australian Department of Health)
- Screening for depression and anxiety (Australian Department of Health)
- Management of serious mental health disorders in the antenatal period (Australian Department of Health)
- Centre of Perinatal Excellence (COPE) - National Perinatal Mental Health Guidelines, online training modules, resources, fact sheets and screening tools
- CBT and perinatal depression - Black Dog Institute
- Psychological Toolkit - Clinical Resources - Black Dog Institute - includes Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale, Antenatal Risk Questionnaire and Postnatal Risk Questionnaire