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The Practice of Safer Injecting

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  • Drugs and their effects
    • Introduction to Drugs & their effects
    • Drug classification
    • Drug information (per drug)
    • The Brain & Drugs
    • Neurotransmitters & Drugs
    • Neuroadaptation (tolerance & withdrawal)
    • Routes of administration
    • Factors which influence drug effects
    • Polydrug use
    • Patterns of use
  • Intervention Planning & Treatment Matching
    • What is intervention matching and treatment planning?
    • Why is intervention matching and treatment planning important?
    • Where does intervention matching and treatment planning apply in Youth AOD Work
    • The Practice of intervention matching and treatment planning using the Stages of Change
      • 1. Interventions with young people in the 'pre-contemplation' stage
      • 2. Interventions with young people in the 'contemplation' stage
      • 3. Interventions with young people preparing to change
      • 4. Interventions with young people making changes
      • 5. Interventions with young people in the maintenance stage
  • Pharmacotherapy
    • Introduction to Pharmacotherapy
    • Pharmacotherapy Information
  • Safer Injecting
    • Introduction to Safer Injecting
    • The Practice of Safer Injecting
    • 1. Identifying the risks associated with injecting drug use
    • 2. Facilitating behaviour change
    • 3. Understanding and responding to the common risk indicators for injecting drug use across practice contexts
    • 4. Understanding and responding to the health issues related to injecting drug use
      • Overdose
      • Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs) Part 1 HIV
      • Blood Borne Viruses (BBVs) Part 2 Hepatitis B&C
      • Hitting an artery
    • 5. Facilitating safer injecting behaviour
      • Facilitating safer injecting behaviour - Introduction
      • Safer injecting processes
      • Vein Care & Safer Injecting
      • Injecting & the Law
    • 6. Preparing and supporting a young person who wishes to reduce or cease injecting drug use
  • Controlling or Ceasing Substance Use
    • Introduction to controlling or ceasing substance use
    • Aims, & Considerations for different practice contexts
    • The practice of supporting young people to control, reduce or cease their substance use
      • Introduction to the practice aspects
      • 1. Understanding the function of the young person’s substance use
      • 2. Setting goals for controlling, reducing or ceasing substance use
      • 3. The Practitioners role in supporting young people in their plans to change
      • 4. Strategies for controlling, reducing or ceasing substance use
  • Withdrawal Care & Support
    • Introduction to Withdrawal Care & Support
    • Why is Withdrawal Care important & considerations for practice contexts
    • The Practice of Providing Withdrawal Care & Support
    • 1. Understanding the substance withdrawal process
      • Understanding the substance withdrawal process - Introduction
      • Drug Withdrawal details
    • 2. Assessment
    • 3. Care Planning
      • Care Planning Part 1
      • Care Planning Part 2
      • Care Planning Part 3
    • 4. Facilitating withdrawal programs
      • Facilitating withdrawal programs Part 1
      • Facilitating withdrawal programs Part 2
    • 5. Post-withdrawal planning & aftercare
  • Relapse Prevention
    • What is Relapse Prevention?
    • Aims, & Considerations for different practice contexts
    • Conversations about Relapse
    • 1. Understanding the young person's goals & motivation for change
    • 2. Reinforce what is already working well in a young person's life
    • 3. Identify high risk situations
    • 4. Build awareness to prevent lapse & relapse
    • 5. Prepare young people to cope effectively with high-risk situations
    • 6. Preparing for the possibility of a lapse
    • 7. Responding to lapse & relapse
    • 8. Support & reinforce positive lifestyle changes

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This module describes six practice aspects associated with working with young people who inject drugs:

1. Identifying the risks associated with injecting drug use

2. Facilitating behaviour change

3. Understanding and responding to the common risk indicators for injecting drug use across practice contexts

4. Understanding and responding to the health issues related to injecting drug use

5. Facilitating safer injecting behaviour

6. Preparing and supporting a young person who wishes to reduce or cease injecting drug use

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