Student Placement Toolkit
This toolkit has been developed to support student placements and is relevant for all students or workers new to the sector who wish to enhance their alcohol and other drug (AOD) knowledge.
Dovetail’s student placement toolkit was developed as a result of consultation with universities, youth AOD organisations and students in 2018. Dovetail aims to support the youth alcohol and other drug sector in Queensland, and part of that is ensuring the knowledge and skills of new emerging practitioners. This toolkit was developed over Semester 1, 2019, and opportunity was provided for students, supervisors, organisations and universities to give feedback on the resources and what would be useful.
We hope you find the toolkit useful and get in touch if you need any further information or resources.
Documents
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Learning for Practice: Key Outcomes
This document outlines the key AOD concepts which are vital to practice in this setting.
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Field Curriculum Overlay for Youth AOD Social Work
The field curriculum overlay is a document specific to students studying a Bachelor of Social work. The overlay was designed to contextualise some of the standardised placement requirements and what…
Links
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An Introduction to Youth Alcohol and Other Drugs
This online induction module by Dovetail is a great introductory starting point if you have just started your placement in a youth AOD organisation. It has an overview of different terms and phrases…
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AOD Orientation Modules
The six online modules which have been created by Insight are a good way to cover all your bases in the introductory AOD space. The modules cover understanding alcohol and other drugs in society, how…
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Insight workshops
Check out the Insight website for a number of in-person training sessions across the semester. They range from AOD Clinical Assessment, to Motivational Interviewing to Sensory Approaches to Practice…
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The National Drug Strategy
The National Drug Strategy was implemented initially in the 1980s and has continued since this time. The National Drug Strategy outlines the key drug and alcohol policy for national and state which…
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QLD AOD Treatment Service Delivery Framework
In 2015 a number of key alcohol and other drug (AOD) services came together to create a AOD treatment service delivery framework. This is being updated currently; but it is a great document to read…
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Alcohol and Drug Foundation (ADF)
For a number of awesome resources check out the Alcohol and Drug Foundation website. In particular we would recommend their Drug Facts: a simple go-to for any drug you want to learn more about.
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Inhalants
Inhalants such as deodorant, petrol and glue can be problematic particularly for young people. For more information have a look at the best practice guidelines by NHMRC. You can also find a one-hour…
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“Check” Brief Intervention tools
Insight has developed a range of resources to support workers in doing a brief intervention in relation to a specific substance. They are great for students or newer workers to the sector as they…
