Author name: Manual of Resources

This toolkit, designed to support the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander alcohol and other drugs workforce, may also be valuable for mainstream workers supporting Indigenous clients with AOD and social and emotional wellbeing issues. It addresses issues including:

Heavy work demands
Defining roles and boundaries
Role stigmatisation
Translating mainstream work practices to ensure they are culturally sensitive
A lack of cultural understanding and support
Geographical isolation.
The toolkit comprises workbooks, case studies and a discussion guide as well a collection of fact sheets for supervisors to support their teams:

The complex personal lives of Indigenous AOD workers

Indigenous ways of working

Rewarding workers

Mentoring

Recruiting and retaining workers

Clinical supervision

Developing teams.

And fact sheets for workers to prevent stress and burnout:

Worker wellbeing – A Guide For Workers

Mentoring – A Guide For Workers

Clinical Supervision – A Guide For Workers

Goal setting – A Guide For Workers.

Source: NCETA