News from NCETA
Australia's National Alcohol and Drug Workforce Development Strategy
17 August 2015
NCETA was commissioned by the Intergovernmental Committee on Drugs (IGCD) to develop Australia’s first National Alcohol and Drug Workforce Development Strategy. This Strategy will be instrumental in further developing Australia's alcohol and other drug (AOD) workforce. The strategy contains 12 outcome areas and is also being used to inform workforce development initiatives in other countries read more read more
Professional Development Needs Assessment - Methamphetamine Treatment and Intervention
3 July 2015
NCETA is conducting a workforce development needs assessment to explore the views and experiences of alcohol and other drug (AOD) treatment workers about the challenges involved in working with methamphetamine clients read more read more
New Publications
4 June 2015
In response to increasing concern about methamphetamine use in Australia, NCETA has released three new information sheets which aim to inform people about current patterns and trends in methamphetamine use, associated harms, and intervention options read more read more
Methamphetamine Symposium Slides, Video Presentations, & Resources
20 May 2015
The key methamphetamine resources, and PDFs and audio visual recordings of the speaker presentations from NCETA's Methamphetamine Symposium held in Melbourne on 12 May 2015 are now available read more read more
NCETA PhD student awarded VC's Prize for Doctoral Thesis Excellence
21 April 2015
Dr Creina Stockley has been awarded the Vice-Chancellor’s Prize for Doctoral Thesis Excellence read more read more
The Grey Matters National Conference - Speaker Presentations Available
4 April 2015
On Wednesday 1 April 2015, the National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) held a national conference on identifying, preventing and responding to alcohol and other drug problems among older Australians. The conference was held at the Education Centre, 4 Milner St, Hindmarsh, Adelaide. The speaker presentations have now been uploaded read more read more
Grey Matters Information Sheets
18 December 2014
The Grey Matters Information Sheets aim to assist specialist and generalist health and welfare workers to better prevent, assess and respond to the needs of older people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, alcohol and other drug (AOD) related harm read more read more
Alcohol Education for Australian Schools
17 December 2014
The issue of youth alcohol consumption has received considerable attention in recent years. Although a primary prevention approach has often been implemented in schools, the wide array of available programs makes it challenging for schools to determine which programs are optimal for their student population. NCETA undertook a systematic review of school-based alcohol prevention programs with results published in two handy resources read more read more
FundAssist: An online toolkit designed to help non-government alcohol and other drug organisations prepare, plan, and write funding applications
27 November 2014
The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), in conjunction with the state and territory alcohol and other drug (AOD) peak bodies, is pleased to announce the launch of FundAssist, an online toolkit designed to help non-government alcohol and other drug organisations prepare, plan, and write funding applications read more read more
External Course: Monash Master of Addictive Behaviours
13 October 2014
An online post-graduate degree in the science, policy, prevention and treatment of alcohol and drug misuse, gambling and other process addictions. Apply Now! read more read more