Symposium Agenda

NSW Drug and Alcohol Workforce Development Council

Universities: Strengthening the Alcohol and Other Drugs Workforce

Monday 14 May 2007 8.30 to 4.30 University of New South Wales, Scientia Building

8:30 Welcome /Tea and Coffee (Galleries) Chair: Ms Chris Burvill (8.45 to 8.55)

8:55

Welcome to Country

Mr Charles Madden, Aboriginal Elder, Gadigal People, Eora Nation/ Secretary of the Metropolitan Local Aboriginal Lands Council /Director, Aboriginal Medical Service, Redfern

9.00

Opening Address

Minister

Session 1	MC: Mr Chris Shipway, NSW HealthHost: Ms Lyn Stoker, NSW Department of Community Services
9.10	Keynote Address (Galleries Open) Key Research and Developments	Professor Ann Roche Director, National Centre for Education and Training on Addictions
9.45	Main Address (Galleries Open) AOD Curriculum In Universities History, Challenges and Issues	Professor Robert Batey University of New South Wales/Chair of Medicine Bankstown Hospital

Session 1

MC: Mr Chris Shipway, NSW HealthHost: Ms Lyn Stoker, NSW Department of Community Services

9.10

Keynote Address (Galleries Open)

Key Research and Developments

Professor Ann Roche

Director, National Centre for Education and Training on Addictions

9.45

Main Address (Galleries Open)

AOD Curriculum In Universities

History, Challenges and Issues

Professor Robert Batey

University of New South Wales/Chair of Medicine Bankstown Hospital

10.15 Morning Tea (Foyer)

Session 2:	MC: Mr Chris Shipway, NSW HealthHost: Ms Lyn Stoker, NSW Department of Community Services
10.45	Main Address (Galleries Open) Undergraduate Curricula: Research Project Results (and Case Studies)	Assoc. Professor Sandra Jones Director, Centre for Health Behaviour & Communication Research, University of Wollongong
11.15	Short Presentations/Panel/ Questions/ Forum 3 x 10 minute (Galleries Open) Emerging Workforce Development Needs in AOD Agencies – AOD and Mental Health	Chair: Mr Larry Pierce, Chief Executive Officer, NSW Network of Alcohol and Drug Agencies Presentations/Panel Forum: Mr James Pitts, Chief Executive, Odyssey House Ms Jo Lunn, Clinical Director, Kedesh House Wollongong Mr Kevin Romanis, Clinical Manager, South Western Alternative Program Ms Karen Becker, Area Health Service, NSW Health Aboriginal Rural Agency - To Be Advised
12.00	Main Address (Galleries Open) University of Sydney/Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for Medical Students	Professor Paul Haber University of Sydney, School of Public Health Faculty of Medicine/ Royal Prince Alfred Hospital/, Area Medical Director, Drug Health Services

Session 2:

MC: Mr Chris Shipway, NSW HealthHost: Ms Lyn Stoker, NSW Department of Community Services

10.45

Main Address (Galleries Open)

Undergraduate Curricula: Research Project Results (and Case Studies)

Assoc. Professor Sandra Jones

Director, Centre for Health Behaviour & Communication Research, University of Wollongong

11.15

Short Presentations/Panel/ Questions/ Forum 3 x 10 minute (Galleries Open)

Emerging Workforce Development Needs in AOD Agencies – AOD and Mental Health

Chair: Mr Larry Pierce, Chief Executive Officer, NSW Network of Alcohol and Drug Agencies

Presentations/Panel Forum:

Mr James Pitts, Chief Executive, Odyssey House
Ms Jo Lunn, Clinical Director, Kedesh House Wollongong
Mr Kevin Romanis, Clinical Manager, South Western Alternative Program
Ms Karen Becker, Area Health Service, NSW Health
Aboriginal Rural Agency - To Be Advised

12.00

Main Address (Galleries Open)

University of Sydney/Royal Prince Alfred Hospital for Medical Students

Professor Paul Haber

University of Sydney, School of Public Health Faculty of Medicine/

Royal Prince Alfred Hospital/, Area Medical Director, Drug Health Services

12.30 Lunch (Foyer)

Session 3	Chair: Ms Lyn Stoker, Department of Community Services
1.00	Major Address (Galleries Open) AOD Education in Universities: What are the key lessons learned?	Professor Margaret Hamilton Chairperson, Multiple and Complex Needs Panel Department of Health Services, Victoria
1.30	Short Presentations 5 x 5 minutes /Panel/Questions/Forum (Galleries Open) Industry Perspectives	Chair: Dr John Buchanan, Director Workplace Research Centre, University of Sydney Presentations/Panel/Forum – Peak Bodies for: Law - Mr Geoff Dunlevy, President, The Law Society of NSW Nursing – Ms Susan Taylor, Professional Officer, Education, NSW Nurses’ Assoc. Social Work – Mr Pedro Diaz, Australian Association of Social Workers/Senior Manager, Aftercare Pharmacy- Ms Ron Natoli – Councillor, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia Psychology – Ms Lynne Magor-Blatch, National Convener, Psychology and Substance Use Interest Group, APS/Clinical Director, ADFACT
2.30	3 x Parallel Sessions: (Galleries Open, Peter Farrell, Gonski) Building Specific Areas of the AOD Workforce	Customised Courses in Workforce Development Chair 1: Mr Terry Smith – NSW Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council, Director Aboriginal Health Coillege Presenter 1: Ms Michelle Dixon, Macquarie University, Aboriginal Workforce Development Initiatives/ Presenter 2: Ms Marilyn Hadfield, Macquarie University, Diversion Program/Mr Brian Francis, Project Officer Macquarie University, MERIT Working with Young People Chair 2: Mr Wesley Noffs – Chief Executive Officer, Ted Noffs Institute Presenter 1: Ms Kristy Delaney – Executive Officer, Youth Action and Policy Association/ Presenter 2: Mr Matt Stubbs, Manager, Ted Noffs Institute Psychologists in AOD Work Chair 3: Mr Steve Childs– NSW Health, Chair of the Allied Health Workers Advisory Committee/Assistant Director-Central Coast Area Health Service (Counselling & Psychological Services) Area Drug and Alcohol Service Northern Sydney Presenter 1: Ms Lynne Magor-Blatch, National Convener, Psychology and Substance Use Interest Group, APS/Clinical Director, ADFACT Presenter 2. Ms Kylie Bailey – University of Newcastle
3.15 -4.30	Presentations of University Project Outcomes and Discussions (Galleries Open) AOD Curriculum Approaches in Universities What is happening now? Close Establishing an Informal Network NB. Afternoon to be served during this item	Chairs: Professor Susan Hanson, Clinical Director, Governance, Southern Sydney/Illawarra Area Health Service Professor Shane Darke, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre Presentation: Professor John Daly Head of School of Nursing, College of Health & Science – University of Western Sydney Short presentations: Dr Kathy Robinson, Australian Catholic University Dr John Malouff, University of New England Dr Andrew Crowther, Charles Sturt University Dr John Stevens, Southern Cross UnIversity Professor Margaret McMillan, University of Newcastle Mr Stephen Van Vorst, University of Technology Associate Professor Janette Curtis, University of Wollongong Mr Bruce Hunter, Director Support Services, Macquarie University

Session 3

Chair: Ms Lyn Stoker, Department of Community Services

1.00

Major Address (Galleries Open)

AOD Education in Universities: What are the key lessons learned?

Professor Margaret Hamilton Chairperson, Multiple and Complex Needs Panel

Department of Health Services, Victoria

1.30

Short Presentations 5 x 5 minutes

/Panel/Questions/Forum

(Galleries Open)

Industry Perspectives

Chair: Dr John Buchanan, Director Workplace Research Centre, University of Sydney

Presentations/Panel/Forum – Peak Bodies for:

Law - Mr Geoff Dunlevy, President, The Law Society of NSW
Nursing – Ms Susan Taylor, Professional Officer, Education, NSW Nurses’ Assoc.
Social Work – Mr Pedro Diaz, Australian Association of Social Workers/Senior Manager, Aftercare
Pharmacy- Ms Ron Natoli – Councillor, Pharmaceutical Society of Australia
Psychology – Ms Lynne Magor-Blatch, National Convener, Psychology and Substance Use Interest Group, APS/Clinical Director, ADFACT

2.30

3 x Parallel Sessions:

(Galleries Open, Peter Farrell, Gonski)

Building Specific Areas of the AOD Workforce

Customised Courses in Workforce Development

Chair 1: Mr Terry Smith – NSW Aboriginal Health and Medical Research Council, Director Aboriginal Health Coillege
Presenter 1: Ms Michelle Dixon, Macquarie University, Aboriginal Workforce Development Initiatives/
Presenter 2: Ms Marilyn Hadfield, Macquarie University, Diversion Program/Mr Brian Francis, Project Officer Macquarie University, MERIT

Working with Young People

Chair 2: Mr Wesley Noffs – Chief Executive Officer, Ted Noffs Institute
Presenter 1: Ms Kristy Delaney – Executive Officer, Youth Action and Policy Association/
Presenter 2: Mr Matt Stubbs, Manager, Ted Noffs Institute

Psychologists in AOD Work

Chair 3: Mr Steve Childs– NSW Health, Chair of the Allied Health Workers Advisory Committee/Assistant Director-Central Coast Area Health Service (Counselling & Psychological Services) Area Drug and Alcohol Service Northern Sydney
Presenter 1: Ms Lynne Magor-Blatch, National Convener, Psychology and Substance Use Interest Group, APS/Clinical Director, ADFACT Presenter 2. Ms Kylie Bailey – University of Newcastle

3.15 -4.30

Presentations of University Project Outcomes and Discussions (Galleries Open)

AOD Curriculum Approaches in Universities What is happening now?

Establishing an Informal Network

NB. Afternoon to be served during this item

Chairs: Professor Susan Hanson, Clinical Director, Governance, Southern Sydney/Illawarra Area Health Service

Professor Shane Darke, National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre

Presentation: Professor John Daly Head of School of Nursing, College of Health & Science – University of Western Sydney

Short presentations:

Dr Kathy Robinson, Australian Catholic University
Dr John Malouff, University of New England
Dr Andrew Crowther, Charles Sturt University
Dr John Stevens, Southern Cross UnIversity
Professor Margaret McMillan, University of Newcastle
Mr Stephen Van Vorst, University of Technology
Associate Professor Janette Curtis, University of Wollongong
Mr Bruce Hunter, Director Support Services, Macquarie University