| MODULE NAME: | Psychostimulant withdrawal management |
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| MODULE CODE: | L2.6 - 5/6 |
| COURSE NAME: | WITHDRAWAL MANAGEMENT |
| LEARNING LEVEL: | Level 2 – Core AOD Skills |
| TARGET AUDIENCE: | All AOD and Mental Health and SEWB Workers |
| MODULE TYPE: | Elective |
| MODULE AIM: | The aim of this module is to equip workers with a greater knowledge and awareness of psychostimulants as well as practical strategies and techniques for psychostimulant withdrawal. |
| LEARNING OUTCOMES: | By the end of this module, learners will be able to: • describe the neurobiology and symptomology of psychostimulant withdrawal • describe treatment options for managing psychostimulant withdrawal. |
| LENGTH: | 30 minutes |
| CPD: | Participation in this activity may contribute to CPD. A Statement of Completion will be issued on completion of this module. |
| REFERENCE LIST: | The full reference list for this module is available on request. |
| SUGGESTED CITATION: | Insight Centre for AOD Training and Workforce Development. Withdrawal management: Psychostimulant withdrawal management. Brisbane: Queensland Health; 2024. Available from: https://insight.qld.edu.au/training/elearning |
| COPYRIGHT INFORMATION: | This resource is licensed under Attribution-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-ND 4.0). This license requires that reusers give credit to the creator. It allows reusers to copy and distribute the material in any medium or format in unadapted form only, even for commercial purposes. |
| LAST UPDATED: | May 2024 |