If you are supporting young people who are still engaged in education, there’s every chance you have had to attend a meeting with the school/education program to discuss the management of challenging behaviors in the classroom.
Fortunately, many schools are willing to work collaboratively and be flexible in their ability to support these young people. However there are still far too many schools that would rather wipe their hands clean of the ‘problem’ and protect the best interests of their schools reputation.
Youth workers, this is your time to shine! Nine times out of ten, you will be the one who knows the young person best, you will understand their needs and have their trust. You therefore hold the keys to potentially change the trajectory of their relationship and experience within educational settings.
Make yourselves known to the school, offer to attend care team meetings, introduce yourself to any of the student welfare or wellbeing staff members. With the young person’s consent, work collaboratively and share individual treatment and recovery plans. Help them to have a deeper understanding and consideration for the young person. Encourage and promote teachers to work from aresilienceand strength-based framework rather than focusing on deficits.
Young people with low severity substance of use but who are highly vulnerabile are at serious risk of escalating AOD use
Get help now
YoDAA is a free and confidential online and phone service that offers supports to young people, families and professionals. You can contact 9am – 5pm Monday to Friday.
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At the time research undertaken by Dr Bruce Alexander aimed to debunk some of the myths around addiction. Whilst successful in this worthwhile endeavour unintentionally the experiment perpetuated unhelpful stereotypes about the motivation for problematic drug and alcohol use.
At the time research undertaken by Dr Bruce Alexander aimed to debunk some of the myths around addiction. Whilst successful in this worthwhile endeavour unintentionally the experiment perpetuated unhelpful stereotypes…
NDARC have released their latest Australian drug trends report. This collates numerous reports and data to comment on trends in AOD use and harms in Australia.
NDARC have released their latest Australian drug trends report. This collates numerous reports and data to comment on trends in AOD use and harms in Australia.
The Victorian government has launched “Lookout Centres” across Victoria. These centres are there to help those young people in OOHC and those working with them. They will have access to staff that are able to help them with challenging enrolment decisions and facilitating opportunities to enable a young person to participate fully…
The Victorian government has launched “Lookout Centres” across Victoria. These centres are there to help those young people in OOHC and those working with them. They will have access to staff that…
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