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
- The Core Competency Framework for Working with People with Intellectual Disabilities and Co-occuring Mental Health Issues
- Crisis Referral Tool for AOD Services
Best practice indicators
- 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
- Mental Health Act resources
- For clinical mental health resources please visit the Chief Psychiatrist's website.