Bringing together professionals working in therapeutic communities, residential rehabilitation services, researchers and clinicians in the alcohol and other drug fields.
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Platinum partner
Gold partner
Silver partner
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James A. Pitts Oration Partner
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Significant Contribution to the Therapeutic Community Movement: Individual Award
Significant Contribution to the Therapeutic Community Movement in Australasia: Program, Service or Intervention
ATCA hosted its 34th Conference in Sydney from Tuesday 31 October to Thursday 2 November at the Mercure in Sydney. This included site visits to ATCA member organisations on Tuesday 31 October, followed by the Conference at the Mercure on the following two days: Wednesday 1 November and Thursday 2 November.
The focus areas for the 34th ATCA Conference were: Inclusion, Innovation, Impact, Sustainability. These focused on the celebration of Therapeutic Communities now and into the future.
Inclusion
valuing the diversity of populations of the people and communities that TCs and residential and rehabilitation programs serve.
Innovation
ATCA members with innovative approaches - residential and non-residential programs.
Impact
influencing the wider environment and impact in the lives of the people and communities that our members serve.
Sustainability
research, resources, social capital - sharing with others, informing practice and encouraging inclusion, innovation and impact.
The ATCA conference brought together professionals working in Therapeutic Communities, researchers and clinicians in the Alcohol and other Drug (AOD) filed and affiliated areas. Therapeutic Communities (TCs) and other Residential Rehabilitation Services (RRS) are an integral part of a comprehensive response to alcohol and other drug issues in our community, nationally and internationally. The ATCA Conference reflected this, with a broad appeal to those working in the field of addiction, mental health, justice, and child protection. The conference addressed issues of significant importance around alcohol and other drug use, comorbidity, adult, family and youth populations in community and correctional settings, and the health of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, Mãori and Pasifika peoples.
Presentations
- Alex Lee - Virtual rehab - Glen metaverse
- Associate Professor Sally Nathan - Sustaining long term impacts for young people following treatment
- Charmaine Diver, Lynne Glynn - Wasted Wisdom
- Ciara Sheppard - Saranna TC Program
- Courtney du Plessis - Peer support workers in substance misuse treatment services
- Danielle Manton-Culture at the Core
- Dave Burnside - Sustainability in Peer Support
- Douglas Shaw - Realistic Achievements
- Emma Jarvis, Prof Lisa Wood - It's not just about teeth
- Erika Wiseman - The Windana Health and Healing Program
- Gerard Byrne - WHOS Day Programs – Non-residential therapeutic communities
- Hannah Giles - Innovative ways of working with young people
- Peter Sciascia, Fiona Trevelyan - Weaving Te Tiriti o Waitangi into Healthcare - Odyssey's Bold Approach
- Sharon Rowe - Financial Security and Freedom
- Teguh Syahbahar, Winifred Asare-Doku, Chris Keyes, Stella Settumba Stolk - Everybody matters
- Tim Flora, Helen Roberts - Mentoring in Recovery
- Tim Flora, Ti Hunt - The Journey to Rainbow Tick
- Tristan O’Connor - Karralika - The Circle of Growth
- Vijetha Jamisetty - Working with gender diversity
- Zeddy Chaudhry - Capturing Recovery Journeys in TCs - Power of Recovery Capital
Photos from the day
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