Turning Point strives to promote and maximise the health and wellbeing of individuals and communities living with and affected by alcohol and other drug-related harms.

*NEW* Referral templates

Online 24/7 drug and alcohol counselling service

Concerned about alcohol or drugs? Call DirectLine on 1800 888 236 (24-hours, 7 days)

Turning Point Specialist clinic

Access Point stimulant treatment centres

Medicare funded psychological therapy is now available at Turning Point for people wishing to reduce or abstain from using drugs or alcohol. To make a booking, a referral is needed from your GP.

SMART Recovery Program

Rights, responsibilities and general information for clients of the clinic (pdf)

Advice for alcohol and drug practitioners is available by calling DACAS

SPECIAL PROJECTS
General Practitioner Pharmacotherapy Training Program for Opioid Dependence 2009
For General Practitioners interested in providing pharmacotherapies for opioid dependence within the Victorian regulatory framework.

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
*NEW* GP Forum - 30th June 2009

*NEW* PsyCheck training - Victoria and Queensland
These two-day courses will provide participants with an orientation to the PsyCheck resources. Suitable for new and experienced clinicians.

Minimum Qualification - Vocational Training for AOD Workers - Victoria
Applications for this training are now closed.

Withdrawal guidelines training for AOD workers

Training for Victorian workers outside the alcohol and drug sector

Professional Development Training Courses 2009
Skills-based counselling
Working with groups
Working together with culturally and linguistically diverse AOD clients
Pharmacotherapy training for AOD workers
 
GRADUATE PROGRAMS
Graduate Certificate & Graduate Diploma in Alcohol and Other Drug Studies
Enrolments for Second Semester 2009 are now open.

*NEW* Over the counter codeine dependence survey.

What do stimulant users want from treatment?

Alcohol's Harm To Others study

Brief interventions
The Brief intervention (BI) treatment model aims to facilitate behaviour change, motivating people who use substances at harmful levels to reduce their use. The capacity for AOD workers to intervene before drug and alcohol use becomes significant, entrenched and dependent is unique to this sector and can produce a marked positive impact on clients. Download a Powerpoint presentation on BI or read a report on BI in primary care.

Clinical Research Program

Epidemiology and Surveillance Program

Health Services Research & Evaluation Program

AER Centre for Alcohol Policy Research

*NEW* AOD Withdrawal Practice Guidelines

*NEW* Report: Investigation of pharmaceutical misuse amongst drug treatment clients
(pdf 2,317kb)

Annual Report 2008

Talking Point program

NewsPoint

Practice Link

Victorian Alcohol Statistics Handbooks

Clinical Treatment Guidelines

Blood Borne Virus Transmission Risk Assessment Questionnaire – Short version

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