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  • 1 March 2012
    HI Gayle, I'm a member of the SEWB Yarning Place and just joined this one so I could respond to your message. I'm a non-Aboriginal with a passion for Aboriginal SEWB and I'm a registered psychologist in independent practice in the Campbelltown and Sydney South West. Congrats on your traineeship, also happy to share info and yarn up.
  • 23 November 2011
    Hi Gayle,

    Hope this info is of help to you,It's a weblink to the National Drug and Alcohol research Council.Good luck and all the best for the future.

    http://ndarc.med.unsw.edu.au/
  • 18 November 2011
    Hi Gayle

    The NHMRC CEO approved the issue of the consensus-based clinical practice guideline for the management of volatile substance use in Australia on Monday 8 August 2011 and was formally released by Ministers Butler and Snowdon 28 October 2011.

    The guideline is accompanied by a quick reference guide. This summary contains all the guideline recommendations in an easy to read format to assist health professionals implement the guideline.

    Electronic copies of the guideline and summary document can be accessed at: http://www.clinicalguidelines.gov.au/search.php?pageType=2&fldglrID=1965&
    (You will find other Australian clinical practice guidelines on this portal also)

    Hard Copies can be obtained by emailing health@nationalmailing.com.au or by phoning 02 6269 1080.
  • 14 November 2011
    Thanks Lynette,
    Im new to this area of work but anything at all to do with D&A would be a great help.
    Do you have any website suggestions, names of books? Or where I could get useful information from?
  • 14 November 2011
    Gayle, welcome to the yarning board. Always ask if you are stuck with anything. We are all here to help out when needed
  • 14 November 2011
    Hi all,
    Im doing a 3 year traineeship in Campbelltown Drug Health and would really appreciate any information to help me out alittle.
    cant wait to yarn with you all.