Reference no: EM133882301

Questions

1 - Provide a minimum of 2 examples of the effects and can have on each of the following areas of health:

Social:

Emotional:

2- What types of support can be provided to family and friends who are affected by people experiencing AOD issues?

3 - Consider the following case study and answer the subsequent questions:

Tom has been using a combination of drugs over the past six months that includes heroin once or twice a day; marijuana two or three cones a week; and ecstasy every weekend. Tom says that he can't go out and socialize unless he is high on something.

a. What signs and symptoms might indicate Tom is using heroin?

b. What does this scenario tell us about his tolerance and dose levels?

c. What health issues is Tom at risk of experiencing if he continues with this drug use?

d. If you were to assist Tom with recovery from his heroin addiction what drug replacement would you suggest and what information would you provide to him in relation to this? Explain the consequences and effects of the substitute/replacement drug.

4 - Identify a minimum of 5 indicators that your client is displaying:

a. Suicideideation:

b. Self-harming behavior

c. Intent to suicide

5 - What risk assessment procedures do you need to implement when you recognize the person is at risk of suicide or self-harm:

6 - When undertaking a suicide/self-harm risk assessment, what are some direct questions you could ask the person about ideation (identify at least 4 questions):

7- Identify a minimum of 4 safety planning considerations an organization should put in place if they identify someone at risk of suicide:

8 - What are some factors (at least 4)you could discuss with the person to identify their level of risk for self-harm and/or suicide:

9 - What legal and ethical obligations do you have when working with a person who is at risk of self-harm and/or suicide:

10 - Briefly explain when you should negotiate a no-suicide contract with a client and what the aim of the contract is:

11 - List three statistics that demonstrate how common co-existing mental/ psychiatric and AOD issues in Australia:

12 - Review the Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs in Australia report, available on the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare

a. What was the most common principal drug of concern for which clients sought treatment in 2016/17?

b. What was the common age of cannabis users in 2016?

c. What was the most commonly used illicit drug in 2016?

d. How many deaths where benzodiazepines were present were recorded in 2016?

e. Cocaine is particularly prevalent among which demographic?

f. How is tobacco most commonly administered?

13 - Identify approximately 3 examples of referrals or assistance that may be required for a person with an alcohol or drug dependency:

14 - Identify 5 ways that you will uphold your client's rights when providing services.

15 - List a maximum of 4 dot points for each of the following headings that inform legal and ethical considerations that should be adhered to in relation to rights and responsibilities:

a. Workers have the right to:

b. Workers have a responsibility to:

c. Employers have the right to:

d. Employers have a responsibility to:

e. Individuals have the right to:

f. Individuals have a responsibility to:

16 - Explain briefly the duty of care and dignity of risk and identify how you will uphold these when providing services.

17 - Briefly explain what the 2015 - 2018 National Alcohol and Other Drug Workforce Strategy is, its purpose, and what the strategy's 12 key outcome areas are:

18 - What arrangements could be put in place if a client you are working with needed to bring their young child/ren to your organization on a day you are meeting with them?

19 - Identify 3reasons why it is important to inform clients of your work role boundaries

20 - Briefly explain what mandatory reporting is:

21- Briefly explain what it means to keep a client's information confidential, then, provide approximately 4 examples of maintaining confidentiality:

22- Identify the legislation that confidentiality applies to and how this would be implemented in the workplace:

23 - What is meant by the term "informed consent"?

24- In the National Code of Conduct for healthcare workers, Clause 15 relates to keeping appropriate records - Identity what is required of healthcare workers in relation to this:

25 - The National Code of Conduct for healthcare workers outlines that healthcare workers are to provide services in a safe and ethical manner, Identify a minimum of 5 requirements health careworker must comply with in relation to this:

26 - Identify4 specific AOD acts that are applicable to Alcohol and other Drugs work:

27 - Guideline 7 in the Australian community Work practice guidelines relates to professional development - Identity what a worker's requirements are to comply with this guideline:

28 - How does the Australian Community Workers Association (ACWA) Code of Ethics principle in relation to discrimination, impact your practice?

29 - Identify a minimum of 3reasons why an organisation that works with AOD clients would have work health and Safety strategies in place: