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| Improving self-regulation and executive functioning skills in primary school children in a remote Australian Aboriginal community : A pilot study of the Alert Program.
| Wagner, Bree
Olson, Heather Carmichael
Symons, Martyn
Mazzucchelli, Trevor G.
Jirikowic, Tracy
Latimer, Jane
Watkins, Rochelle
Cross, Donna
Boulton, John
Wright, Edie
Carter, Maureen
Bruce, Kaashifah
Cherel, Sue
Fitzpatrick, James | 2019 |
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Title: Improving self-regulation and executive functioning skills in primary school children in a remote Australian Aboriginal community : A pilot study of the Alert Program.
Author(s): Wagner, Bree | Olson, Heather Carmichael | Symons, Martyn | Mazzucchelli, Trevor G. | Jirikowic, Tracy | Latimer, Jane | Watkins, Rochelle | Cross, Donna | Boulton, John | Wright, Edie | Carter, Maureen | Bruce, Kaashifah | Cherel, Sue | Fitzpatrick, James |
Journal Details: Australian Journal of Education v.63 n.1 p.98-115
Published: April 2019
ISSN: 0004-9441
Abstract: Self-regulation and executive functioning impairments are common in children with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder. Given the high rates of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder identified amongst children living in the remote Fitzroy Valley region of Western Australia, the Alert Program was identified as a culturally safe intervention for use in local primary schools. Researchers collaborated with Aboriginal Elders, community members, and staff from a Fitzroy Valley primary school to trial the Alert Program. Teachers were trained to deliver eight Alert Program lessons to children in class. Self-regulation and executive functioning were measured using teacher and parent/caregiver questionnaires three times. Data were analysed using repeated-measures ANOVA. Teacher-led delivery of the Alert Program was feasible in a region with high fetal alcohol spectrum disorder rates. As measured by teacher and parent/caregiver ratings, this curriculum may improve the self-regulation and executive functioning of children for some outcomes and provide sustained effects for some children. This community partnered pilot research, evaluated a school-based program to reduce the behavioural impact of fetal alcohol spectrum disorder, and informed design of a larger trial across eight Aboriginal community schools. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0004944119826206
http://cunningham.acer.edu.au/inted/fulltext_available_shortly.htm
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| Adolescent drinking and delinquent activities : associations and gender differences.
| Curcio, Angela L.
Mak, Anita S. | 2016 |
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Title: Adolescent drinking and delinquent activities : associations and gender differences.
Author(s): Curcio, Angela L. | Mak, Anita S. |
Journal Details: Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools v.26 n.1 p.100-114
Published: June 2016
ISSN: 1037-2911
Abstract: A thorough understanding of adolescent drinking and delinquent behaviour is required in order to implement early prevention and intervention programs in schools. Broadly based on the common cause model of adolescent deviance, this study investigated and compared, across genders, the prevalence and inter-relationships of various indicators of adolescent drinking and delinquency. Participants were 312 secondary school students (aged 13–17, 57.7% male) in Canberra, Australia, who completed an anonymous survey comprising the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test and the Australian Self-Reported Delinquency Scale - Revised. The authors found very few gender differences in drinking and delinquency patterns, and noted medium-to-strong associations among various dimensions of adolescent drinking and delinquent activities. Resulting implications for school prevention programs are considered. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2015.19
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| Alcohol, adolescents and schools.
| Towns, Sally | 2014 |
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Title: Alcohol, adolescents and schools.
Author(s): Towns, Sally |
Journal Details: Independence v.39 n.2 p.24-25, 27-28
Published: October 2014
ISSN: 1324-2326
Abstract: You only have to type alcohol and youth into a search engine to know that teen alcohol consumption is a major concern at a global level. In Australia, we regularly see headlines such as this selection culled from our major metropolitan press: 'Our teen drinking scourge', 'Alcohol kids' worst enemy', 'Young and the feckless' and 'Our kids boozing more than US teens'. Unfortunately, the headlines are simply reflecting the alarming statistics on underage alcohol consumption in Australia. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : http://independence.realviewdigital.com/?iid=104091#folio=28
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=204514
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| Self-reported substance use among high school students with and without learning difficulties.
| Carroll, Annemaree
Houghton, Stephen
Bourgeois, Amanda | 2014 |
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Title: Self-reported substance use among high school students with and without learning difficulties.
Author(s): Carroll, Annemaree | Houghton, Stephen | Bourgeois, Amanda |
Journal Details: Australian Journal of Learning Difficulties v.19 n.1 p.47-59
Published: May 2014
ISSN: 1940-4158
Abstract: A total of 197 Year 9 and 10 students, 74 of whom had learning difficulties (LD), from two high schools in Brisbane, the capital city of Queensland, Australia, self-reported their substance use. Seventeen substances, including two fictitious ones to detect over-reporting, were presented to participants for them to indicate their current usage, ex-usage, or non-usage. The findings revealed that participants were most likely to use alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana. A series of Chi-square analyses found that male students with LD and female students without LD were at greatest risk of substance use, overall. These findings are discussed in the light of the previous limited research pertaining to substance use amongst students with LD. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19404158.2014.909861
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| Using SMS as a harm reduction strategy : an evaluation of the RAGE (Register And Get Educated) project.
| Crockett, Belinda
Keleher, Helen
Rudd, Annette
Klein, Ruth
Locke, Beth
Roussy, Véronique | 2013 |
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Title: Using SMS as a harm reduction strategy : an evaluation of the RAGE (Register And Get Educated) project.
Author(s): Crockett, Belinda | Keleher, Helen | Rudd, Annette | Klein, Ruth | Locke, Beth | Roussy, Véronique |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.32 n.3 p.26-36
Published: September 2013
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: The RAGE (Register And Get Educated) project explored the feasibility of SMS (Short Message Service) as a means of communicating harm-reduction messages in relation to alcohol and other drugs to young people residing in the City of Knox, Victoria. Almost 700 young people aged 12–26 years registered their mobile phone numbers to receive a series of text messages about five drugs over a period of five months. Twenty invitations were sent to randomly selected individuals from the total number of registrations to participate in the evaluation, which involved qualitative phone interviews at the end of each round of messages. A further nine young people participated in a final series of evaluation questions conducted via phone at the end of the project. The evaluation data revealed that the messages were effective in terms of content, language used and the times at which the messages were sent. Young people reported gaining new knowledge, and there was some evidence of a shift in attitudes towards specific drugs. While the sample size is small, this evaluation suggests that mobile phone technology is an effective communication tool for health messages in terms of convenience, anonymity, accessibility and relevance for young people. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : http://journals.sfu.ca/ysa/index.php/YSA/article/download/43/72
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=199511
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| All beer and skittles? A qualitative pilot study of the role of alcohol in university college life.
| Hughes, Clarissa | 2012 |
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Title: All beer and skittles? A qualitative pilot study of the role of alcohol in university college life.
Author(s): Hughes, Clarissa |
Journal Details: Australian Universities Review v.54 n.2 p.22-28
Published: 2012
ISSN: 0818-8068
Abstract: This paper reports the results of a small qualitative pilot study on the role of alcohol in college life, undertaken at three residential colleges at an Australian university. Focus groups (involving 43 students aged between 17 and 23 years) investigated participants' views of the social functions of alcohol in the residential college environment. Participants regarded drinking as an entrenched and highly valued aspect of college culture at all three colleges. They portrayed alcohol as contributing in positive ways to 'sociability and relaxation' as well as 'bonding and social inclusion' at college. Although drinking was acknowledged as disruptive of students' sleep, study, and daily routines, such impacts were often played down or normalised. The article concludes that normative studies, with a particular focus on first-year students, may be fruitful avenues for reducing alcohol-related harm among college-based university students. Qualitative studies like the one reported here can provide detailed, context-specific information about 'local drinking cultures', which are essential for informed decision-making about intervention approaches and policy change. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : http://www.nteu.org.au/library/view/id/2920
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=192986
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| Building better relationships for healthier choices.
| O'Connor, Anne
Allott, Mindy | 2012 |
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Title: Building better relationships for healthier choices.
Author(s): O'Connor, Anne | Allott, Mindy |
Journal Details: Connect n.197 p.7-9
Published: October 2012
ISSN: 0158-4995
Abstract: In 2010, ISIS Primary Care identified a high level of unhealthy behaviour within Melbourne's western suburbs: alcohol and drug abuse, and sexually transmitted infections. Strong relationships can protect against poor behaviour in both areas, especially amongst adolescents. Adolescents with healthy relationships and strong connections to family and school tend to have fewer problems in these areas. With this in mind, ISIS decided to conduct a project with a local secondary school. Bayside College in Williamstown was eager to conduct a health promotion project seeking to improve communication and relationships among students. A collaborative approach was chosen, with the project running throughout 2011 to help students develop skills to build stronger relationships. A student wellbeing action team was formed, which surveyed all students and staff before deciding on a project. The students decided to focus on school pride, producing a wall mosaic conveying an inspirational quote by Gandhi. While the project ultimately achieved its aim of helping Bayside students learn to build better relationships, the project was not an unqualified success. The whole-of-school approach did not progress and the future of the project is uncertain. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (open access) : https://research.acer.edu.au/connect/vol2012/iss197/1
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=195392
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| A discrepancy of definitions : binge drinking and female students at an Australian university.
| Murugiah, Sera | 2012 |
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Title: A discrepancy of definitions : binge drinking and female students at an Australian university.
Author(s): Murugiah, Sera |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.31 n.2 p.26-34
Published: June 2012
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: Women are more vulnerable to the effects of alcohol than men. They get intoxicated more quickly and have a higher blood alcohol level than men, even when body weight and alcohol consumption are the same. Despite this we are seeing a convergence of the drinking patterns of young women and young men, including binge drinking. In this research, 20 female students from the University of New England were interviewed to discover their perception of binge drinking. The interviews revealed that binge drinking is prevalent among these women and identified an important discrepancy between the student's definitions of binge drinking, associated with behaviour, in comparison to the public health definitions of binge/riskier drinking, associated with the quantity of alcohol. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (open access) : https://acys.takeflight.net.au/documents/81/Murugiah_v.31n.2.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=192611
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| Encouraging student access to and use of pastoral care services in schools.
| Cardoso, Patricia
Thomas, Laura
Johnston, Robyn
Cross, Donna | 2012 |
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Title: Encouraging student access to and use of pastoral care services in schools.
Author(s): Cardoso, Patricia | Thomas, Laura | Johnston, Robyn | Cross, Donna |
Journal Details: Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling v.22 n.2 p.227-248
Published: December 2012
ISSN: 1037-2911
Abstract: School-based health services (SBHS) including pastoral care can play a pivotal role in addressing adolescent health and wellbeing; including their tobacco and other drug use. To maximise the benefits of these services, they need to be accessible, useful for, and acceptable to students. This formative, qualitative study involved 12 focus groups within nine lower socio-economic Western Australian Government secondary schools. The purpose was to identify student (n = 59) perceptions of the availability and usefulness of SBHS (and other identified caring staff) to reduce students' harm associated with tobacco and other drug use. The findings suggest students were aware of the SBHS available to them, but considered them less useful if staff were regularly unavailable; presented a 'don't care' attitude; held solely disciplinary roles; and were based in an area of the school unfamiliar to the student. Services were considered useful when staff members built rapport with students; took time to listen; followed-up with students and displayed a general concern for the student's wellbeing. Interestingly, students acknowledged trusting health teachers more than SBHS staff for tobacco information and support. These findings have important implications for school counsellors and other school health/pastoral care staff who want to increase the likelihood of students approaching and using school support services to reduce harm associated with tobacco and other harmful drug (OHD) use. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2012.28
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| A hangover and a one-night stand : alcohol and risky sexual behaviour among female students at an Australian university.
| Gilchrist, Heidi
Smith, Kylie
Magee, Christopher A.
Jones, Sandra | 2012 |
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Title: A hangover and a one-night stand : alcohol and risky sexual behaviour among female students at an Australian university.
Author(s): Gilchrist, Heidi | Smith, Kylie | Magee, Christopher A. | Jones, Sandra |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.31 n.2 p.35-43
Published: June 2012
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: Excessive alcohol consumption and heavy episodic drinking is increasingly common among female university students. This trend is concerning given that excessive alcohol consumption and binge drinking have several adverse effects, including increased levels of risky sexual behaviour. The findings presented here are the first step in establishing an evidence base regarding the relationship between university students' alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviour in an Australian context. The results of this study provide a platform for further research as well as for the development of specific interventions in the area of female university students' sexual health. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : https://acys.takeflight.net.au/documents/78/Gilchrist_v.31n.2.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=192612
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| Construction industry apprentices' substance use : a survey of prevalence rates, reasons for use, and regional and age differences.
| du Plessis, Karin
Corney, Tim | 2011 |
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Title: Construction industry apprentices' substance use : a survey of prevalence rates, reasons for use, and regional and age differences.
Author(s): du Plessis, Karin | Corney, Tim |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.30 n.4 p.40-50
Published: December 2011
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: Prevalence rates and reasons for substance use were studied in a sample of 172 male construction industry apprentices who had a mean age of 20 years. Results were compared with those of men in similar age groups in Victoria, and regional and age differences were explored. Findings indicate that more metropolitan apprentices had experimented with cannabis, amphetamines and cocaine than their rural/regional counterparts. However, more rural apprentices indicated consuming alcohol than their metropolitan counterparts. Apart from alcohol use, older apprentices (aged 20 years and over) were also more likely to have used cannabis, amphetamines and cocaine than younger apprentices (aged 15-19 years). The majority of apprentices used substances for enjoyment ('It is fun/I like it') or social reasons ('Friends use it'). The findings are discussed in the context of the literature, and suggestions for future research are made. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : https://acys.takeflight.net.au/documents/118/duPlessis_v.30n.4.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=189555
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| A duty of care : non-drinkers and alcohol related harm among an Australian university sample.
| Mikhailovich, Katja
George, Amanda
Rickwood, Debra
Parker, Rhian | 2011 |
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Title: A duty of care : non-drinkers and alcohol related harm among an Australian university sample.
Author(s): Mikhailovich, Katja | George, Amanda | Rickwood, Debra | Parker, Rhian |
Journal Details: Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management v.33 n.6 p.595-604
Published: December 2011
ISSN: 1360-080X
Abstract: Studies documenting the harm associated with excessive drinking amongst university students are numerous. Fewer studies have explored the experience of non-drinkers in the university setting. In 2008, 826 students aged 18–29 years responded to an online survey aiming to investigate alcohol use and alcohol related harm at a small metropolitan Australian university. In addition, focus groups were conducted with drinkers and non-drinkers exploring their experience of alcohol exposure at university. This article reports on the reasons students choose not to drink alcohol and on alcohol related harm witnessed or experienced by non-drinkers and drinkers. The results indicated that most non-drinkers reported health concerns as the main reason for not drinking and reported witnessing a range of alcohol related harm including disturbances to sleep, property damage, verbal abuse, driving after drinking and intimidation of international students. The article discusses the duty of care implications for university administrators. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1360080X.2011.621186
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| Harmful alcohol use on campus : impact on young people at university.
| Rickwood, Debra
George, Amanda
Parker, Rhian
Mikhailovich, Katja | 2011 |
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Title: Harmful alcohol use on campus : impact on young people at university.
Author(s): Rickwood, Debra | George, Amanda | Parker, Rhian | Mikhailovich, Katja |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.30 n.1 p.34-40
Published: March 2011
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: Young people at university are more likely to consume alcohol at harmful levels than their same-age peers who are not at university, and harmful alcohol use affects many aspects of campus life. This study aimed to investigate alcohol use and alcohol-related harms, both experienced and witnessed, among students at an Australian university. An online survey of 603 undergraduate students aged 18–24 years revealed that almost half drank at harmful or hazardous levels and two-thirds had experienced harm from their own alcohol use. Greater harm, experienced and witnessed, was most strongly related to level of alcohol consumption, but also more prevalent among males, those who were first-year students, living on campus, or had come to university from a rural area, and those who were not international students. The results suggest first-year males living on campus from rural and regional Australian backgrounds are an important target group for alcohol reduction and safety campaigns. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : https://acys.takeflight.net.au/documents/172/YSA_v30_n1_2011.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=185982
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| Reducing alcohol and other drug-related harm in young people : evaluation of a youth engagement program.
| McKenzie, Stephen
Droste, Nic
Hickford, Salli
Miller, Peter | 2011 |
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Title: Reducing alcohol and other drug-related harm in young people : evaluation of a youth engagement program.
Author(s): McKenzie, Stephen | Droste, Nic | Hickford, Salli | Miller, Peter |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.30 n.4 p.51-59
Published: December 2011
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: Deakin University's RuralLife alcohol and other drug (AOD) research initiative was commissioned by St John of God Hospital and Barwon Youth to evaluate their Youth Engagement Program (YEP), which is an AOD harm-reduction program intended to engage young people with AOD problems in a region that has a higher-than-state-average proportion of young residents. YEP harm-reduction strategies include assertive and flexible outreach and education programs including alcohol awareness days conducted at local high schools. The YEP evaluation was based on two major components: collection and analysis of routinely collected YEP monitoring data, and interviews with key stakeholders in the program. The paper describes the YEP program, the aims and methods of the evaluation, the quantitative and qualitative findings, and recommendations as to how this and similar programs could be improved. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : https://acys.takeflight.net.au/documents/119/McKenzie_v.30n.4.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=189556
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| Australian adolescents' extracurricular activity participation and positive development : is the relationship mediated by peer attributes?
| Blomfield, Corey
Barber, Bonnie | 2010 |
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Title: Australian adolescents' extracurricular activity participation and positive development : is the relationship mediated by peer attributes?
Author(s): Blomfield, Corey | Barber, Bonnie |
Journal Details: Australian Journal of Educational and Developmental Psychology v.10 p.108-122
Published: 2010
ISSN: 1446-5442
Abstract: Adolescent participation in extracurricular activities is associated with numerous positive outcomes, yet the mechanisms underlying this relationship are largely unknown. This study had two goals: to investigate the association between participation in extracurricular activities and indicators of positive and negative development for Australian adolescents; and to determine if these associations were mediated by the characteristics of adolescents' friends. Extracurricular participation was positively associated with higher academic track enrolment, university aspirations, and school belonging, and negatively associated with skipping school; participation in team sports was related to greater alcohol use. In addition, friend characteristics were found to mediate the association between activity participation and developmental indicators. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : http://www.newcastle.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/100304/V10_blomfield_barber.pdf
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| The future of homelands/outstations.
| Kerins, Sean | 2010 |
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Title: The future of homelands/outstations.
Author(s): Kerins, Sean |
Journal Details: Dialogue v.29 n.1 p.52-60
Published: 2010
ISSN: 1441-8460
Abstract: In October 2009 the Academy of Social Sciences in Australia and the Centre for Aboriginal Economic Policy Research convened a workshop at the Australian National University in Canberra on homelands/outstations. Invited to the workshop were homeland/outstation residents, their resource agencies, peak Aboriginal organisations, social and physical scientists, educationalists, medical practitioners and bureaucrats. This report seeks to record the broad commentary from the workshop, over which there was consensus demonstrated in the unanimous endorsement of the communiqué. The aim of the workshop was to give voice to homeland/outstation residents in relation to their growing concerns about being excluded from policy development about their futures. Two significant policy developments occurred in 2008 and 2009 which instigated the need for such a workshop. The first was release of Northern Territory Government's Working Future policy framework, which outlined, amongst other things, its first-ever homeland/outstation policy. The second was the overarching Council of Australian Governments' National Indigenous Reform Agreement (Closing the Gap) (NIRA). [Author abstract, ed]
URL (archived) : http://web.archive.org/web/20130517142007/http://www.assa.edu.au/publications/dialogue/2010_Vol29_No1.pdf
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| Last drinks : how schools are finally getting through to students about the dangers of alcohol.
| Luton, Tina | 2010 |
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Title: Last drinks : how schools are finally getting through to students about the dangers of alcohol.
Author(s): Luton, Tina |
Journal Details: Shine n.2 p.54-56
Published: March 2010
ISSN: 1323-5915
Abstract: Hauling car-wrecks into the schoolyard, role-playing risky situations, and inviting celebrities into the classroom are among the many ways that schools are trying to educate young people about drinking responsibly.
URL (archived) : http://web.archive.org/web/http://www.eduweb.vic.gov.au/edulibrary/public/shine/shine-vol13.pdf#page=54
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=181979
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| Mt Theo Program : Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal Corporation.
| Badger, Brett | 2010 |
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Title: Mt Theo Program : Warlpiri Youth Development Aboriginal Corporation.
Author(s): Badger, Brett |
Journal Details: Dialogue v.29 n.1 p.73-76
Published: 2010
ISSN: 1441-8460
Abstract: Since 1993, the Mt Theo Program has dedicated itself to developing strength, health, meaningful pathways and leadership in Warlpiri youth. The notable, and sustainable success of the program is based on the support and character of Warlpiri youth and their communities, and the dedication of its staff. The program was created by and for Warlpiri people, and is governed by a committee of 62 Warlpiri people. The Mt Theo Program was started by Yuendumu Community to address chronic petrol sniffing in Yuendumu with a twin focus of (a) youth diversion program in Yuendumu and, (b) cultural respite and rehabilitation at Mt Theo Outstation. In 2002, the program broadened in nature and scope to confronting any 'at risk' behaviour for Warlpiri youth, its underlying sources, and most importantly, the construction of meaningful and positive futures. This construction of a youth development and leadership program has led to comprehensive services and opportunities for Warlpiri youth across this region. This program stands as a testament to the value of grass-roots solutions and power, informing stronger and genuine partnerships. The Mt Theo Program demonstrates the importance of local ownership and authority, and confirms that local people have valuable insight and experience to inform their decision-making and project design. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (archived) : http://web.archive.org/web/20130517142007/http://www.assa.edu.au/publications/dialogue/2010_Vol29_No1.pdf
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| Social supports among college students and measures of alcohol use, perceived stress, satisfaction with life, emotional intelligence and coping.
| Whitney, Carolyn | 2010 |
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Title: Social supports among college students and measures of alcohol use, perceived stress, satisfaction with life, emotional intelligence and coping.
Author(s): Whitney, Carolyn |
Journal Details: Journal of Student Wellbeing v.4 n.1 p.49-67
Published: 2010
ISSN: 1835-7806
Abstract: In this study the author examined three domains of social supports among college students (close friends, casual friends and safe adults to turn to) in relation to indices of wellbeing and coping. Measures of positive wellbeing were most strongly associated with the safe adults domain of social support followed by the close friends domain of social support. Casual friends were associated only with measures of problem alcohol consumption but not with indices of wellbeing. Students with five or more safe adults to turn to as compared with four or fewer reported significantly lower perceived stress, greater satisfaction with life, higher emotional intelligence, better academic performance and lower problem drinking scores. The domain of safe adults was associated with the largest array of wellbeing indices of all three social support domains. Future research should examine additional measures of wellbeing that may be associated with distinct domains of support. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : http://www.ojs.unisa.edu.au/index.php/JSW/article/view/588/524
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| Support and advocacy for Indigenous young people on a regional basis : the CAYLUS model.
| Shaw, Gillian | 2010 |
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Title: Support and advocacy for Indigenous young people on a regional basis : the CAYLUS model.
Author(s): Shaw, Gillian |
Journal Details: Dialogue v.29 n.1 p.61-67
Published: 2010
ISSN: 1441-8460
Abstract: The Central Australian Youth Link Up Service (CAYLUS) provides a service which links young people aged 5-25 years to diversionary activities and drug and alcohol treatment programs; and links remote communities with assistance in offering their young people an enhanced quality of life. It receives funding from a wide range of sources, with core funding provided by the National Drug Strategy and Combating Petrol Sniffing from the Commonwealth Department of Health and Ageing. CAYLUS is located in Alice Springs, and is part of Tangentyere Council, an organisation which primarily provides services to the town camps. CAYLUS has delivered a holistic substance use service to the remote communities of Central Australia for seven years. It has developed a model that has its roots in delivering a flexible, speedy and responsive service based around satisfying requests for assistance from its constituents; and then synthesising the knowledge built up through this process to advocate for a strengthening of the government response to the issues faced by young people living in remote communities in Central Australia. It has been very successful in delivering supply, demand and harm reduction services to the region. It is important to examine the basis for its success, to identify the key factors that have delivered such benefit to the region, to see if they can be replicated in other areas. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (archived) : http://web.archive.org/web/20130517142007/http://www.assa.edu.au/publications/dialogue/2010_Vol29_No1.pdf
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| Who cares? Young people with parents who use alcohol or other drugs talk about their experiences with services.
| Moore, Tim
Noble-Carr, Debbie
McArthur, Morag | 2010 |
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Title: Who cares? Young people with parents who use alcohol or other drugs talk about their experiences with services.
Author(s): Moore, Tim | Noble-Carr, Debbie | McArthur, Morag |
Journal Details: Family Matters n.85 p.18-27
Published: 2010
ISSN: 1030-2646
Abstract: Over the past 10 years there has been an increasing interest in the lives of children in families affected by parental alcohol or other drug use. What remains relatively unexplored is how children and young people experience these lives and the way in which they are supported by the broad service system. This paper reports on a project conducted in the Australian Capital Territory where young people talked about their lives. It stresses the importance of recognising that children and young people can be affected by their parents' alcohol or other drug use, and that it is important to spend time talking with them to gauge their needs and wishes and to adopt a collaborative and family-focused approach to responding to the needs of all members within the family unit. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : https://aifs.gov.au/sites/default/files/fm85c.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=189526
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| Beyond the intervention.
| Ivory, Susannah | 2009 |
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Title: Beyond the intervention.
Author(s): Ivory, Susannah |
Journal Details: Professional Educator v.8 n.3 p.42-47
Published: September 2009
ISSN: 1447-3607
Abstract: When it comes to Indigenous education, particularly in remote communities, fly-in fly-out experts and crisis politics do not work. A plethora of emergency responses, pilot studies and trials have been instituted in the past decade that are too infrequently continued. The author traces the outcomes of the 2006-07 report, 'Little Children are Sacred', which arose out of reports of child sexual abuse in remote Northern Territory communities and subsequent Commonwealth legislation and interventions. What impact has the intervention had so far in the area of education, the 'key' solution? There have been 400 extra enrolments of children in schools and governments have pledged to provide 200 more teachers in the NT over the next five years and funding for extra classrooms. Creches and childcare facilities have been opened and funding has also been earmarked for boarding school education. Many such programs are, however, only emergency measures with no guarantee of continuation. The greatest benefit can be found by addressing the core issue of teacher retention. Current figures suggest that one in three teachers leave remote schools after only one year. Unfortunately, some solutions proposed result typically in new, inexperienced teachers being sent to some of the most challenging educational environments. How can such a cycle be broken? The author briefly describes a Canadian program which responded to a similar situation in an Indigenous community. In Australian classrooms, with a whole-government focus, changes can be made by attending to teacher retention and appropriate teacher training, by involving parents, by developing community education, adult education and literacy engagement, and by relying on the contribution of elders and relatives to school activities. This article also includes a summary of the fourth 'Overcoming Indigenous Disadvantage' report, 'Key Indicators 2009'. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=179746
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| Brain dead? In pursuit of mindful students.
| Hawkes, Tim | 2009 |
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Title: Brain dead? In pursuit of mindful students.
Author(s): Hawkes, Tim |
Journal Details: Teacher n.207 p.20-22
Published: December 2009
ISSN: 1449-9274
Abstract: Armed merely with a whiteboard marker, as often as not, teachers have a battle on their hands if they are to thwart the effects on their students of high-risk behaviours, thrill-seeking, binge drinking, drug taking, overeating and video gaming. The brain has a remarkable capacity to grow or shrink depending on whether it is used. 'Plasticity' suggests that the owner of a brain has an ability to enrich or impoverish the brain. If a teenager wishes to engage in experiences which 'blow his mind', he will succeed in more ways than one. All risk behaviours will damage the brain and render it less effective in being able to guide its owner towards mature behaviour. If a brain has too many 'dopamine baths', which happens when the body engages in thrill-seeking behaviours, there is a risk of developing an infantile brain. Quite literally, some students – but boys in particular – are becoming 'mindless'. They adopt lifestyles that damage their neural pathways so that there are fewer connections in the brain and a reduced efficiency in its operation. It is vital that teachers do not leave their students to lifestyles that are characterised by brain-deadening experiences. Students must be encouraged to read books as well as watch screens, eat well, exercise properly and be given experiences that are not trivial. To fail in this is to condemn students, particularly boys, to perpetual childhood. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=179726
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| Bringing the evidence base to the alcohol and other drugs sector.
| Shelling, J. | 2009 |
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Title: Bringing the evidence base to the alcohol and other drugs sector.
Author(s): Shelling, J. |
Journal Details: Australian Library Journal v.58 n.1 p.39-46
Published: January 2009
ISSN: 0004-9670
Abstract: The National Drug Sector Information Service is committed to supporting those who work to prevent or reduce the harm to individuals, families, communities and the nation caused by alcohol and other drugs. This paper describes a project to assist particular members of the alcohol and other drugs sector to improve quality and the transfer of research into practice, through information literacy training using the evidence-based practice process. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : https://www.alia.org.au/sites/default/files/documents/Publishing/ALJ/2009-ALJ/ALJ.V58.01.2009.pdf
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049670.2009.10735834
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049670.2009.10735834
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| Developing wellbeing in first year pre-service teachers : a trial of a personal approach to professional education.
| Yager, Zali | 2009 |
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Title: Developing wellbeing in first year pre-service teachers : a trial of a personal approach to professional education.
Author(s): Yager, Zali |
Journal Details: Journal of Student Wellbeing v.3 n.1 p.52-72
Published: 2009
ISSN: 1835-7806
Abstract: The general health of Australians is a growing concern, particularly with the current focus on reducing the prevalence of preventable risk factors for disease and overweight in children and adults. Schools are becoming increasingly responsible for health promotion, and educating young people about healthy lifestyle behaviours, yet there has not been an increase in required health education training for primary school teachers. Teachers are also at high risk of stress, burnout and leaving teaching due to the demands of the profession on their personal wellbeing. The likely place to prepare future teachers to adapt to the demands of a changing curriculum is during their pre-service training, but the health of university students is a concern in itself. The transition to university and the university environment, with its increase in personal responsibility and culture of alcohol consumption; and the focus on competition and success in personal and academic areas can place students at risk of a multitude of health problems. In addition these students are typically at an age where risk taking is common and they rarely know or care about the consequences for their health in the future. To address these issues, a first year undergraduate health education subject 'Concepts of Wellbeing' was developed and delivered to all Bachelor of Education students at the Bendigo campus of La Trobe University in Australia. The subject was designed to trial the use of behaviour change theory in order to improve student's personal health behaviours and eventually prepare them for teaching about such health issues in schools. This paper describes the first year of implementation of this subject, and uses student evaluation and staff reflection to describe the insights that arose from this first trial. Suggestions for revision and improvement of the subject for future implementation are also given. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : http://www.ojs.unisa.edu.au/index.php/JSW/article/view/419/464
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| headspace ACT.
| Kelly, Lisa | 2009 |
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Title: headspace ACT.
Author(s): Kelly, Lisa |
Journal Details: ACT Teacher p.8-9,11
Published: September 2009
ISSN: 0159-8902
Abstract: The national headspace initiative was established in recognition of the need to respond in better ways to young people aged 12 to 25 years with mental health and related alcohol and substance use issues. The headspace mission is to deliver improvements in the mental health, social wellbeing and economic participation of young Australians aged 12-25. With mental health being the single biggest health issue facing young Australians, developing services that are responsive and able to offer early treatment is essential. The current mental health system is not resourced to deal with young people who have mild to moderate mental health issues. This often means that young people do not obtain timely treatment or they have difficulty finding a service that can respond to their needs. The author points out that schools and teachers can play a big role in supporting young people to identify problems and access help. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (open access) : http://web.archive.org/web/20091013034757/http://aeuact.asn.au/info-centre/documents/ACTTeacherSept09.pdf
https://issuu.com/aeuactbranch/docs/act_teacher_september_2009
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| It's my time to shine : young Australians reflect on past, present and imagined future alcohol consumption.
| Lindsay, Jo
Harrison, Lyn
Advocat, Jenny
Kelly, Peter
Hickey, Chris | 2009 |
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Title: It's my time to shine : young Australians reflect on past, present and imagined future alcohol consumption.
Author(s): Lindsay, Jo | Harrison, Lyn | Advocat, Jenny | Kelly, Peter | Hickey, Chris |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.28 n.4 p.44-51
Published: December 2009
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: Drawing on interviews about the drinking trajectories of 60 young Victorian drinkers (aged 20-24), this paper outlines patterns of change over time and explores two drinking biographies in depth. For most research participants, alcohol was an enjoyable and integral part of their social lives, but its role changed as they made other transitions in their lives. Most participants considered their early 20s to be a time for heavy alcohol consumption, and most imagined that they would drink less when they were middle-aged. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : http://www.acys.info/__data/assets/pdf_file/0017/42470/Dec09YSA_pages_44_-_51.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=180750
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| Moving on : young people and substance abuse.
| Daley, Kathryn
Chamberlain, Chris | 2009 |
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Title: Moving on : young people and substance abuse.
Author(s): Daley, Kathryn | Chamberlain, Chris |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.28 n.4 p.35-43
Published: December 2009
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: To help explain why some young people move from recreational drug use to substance abuse, 12 in-depth interviews were conducted with young people who had experienced problematic substance use. The data were supplemented by statistical data on 111 young people. The researchers found a variety of 'structural' factors that help explain young people's journeys into substance abuse. These included involvement with the state care and protection system, growing up in environments where substance use was either acceptable or encouraged, leaving school early and homelessness. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : http://www.acys.info/__data/assets/pdf_file/0007/42469/Dec09YSA_pages_35_-_43.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=180749
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| Sporting clubs, alcohol and young people : enduring tensions and emerging possibilities.
| Hickey, C.
Kelly, P.
Cormack, S.
Harrison, L.
Lindsay, J. | 2009 |
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Title: Sporting clubs, alcohol and young people : enduring tensions and emerging possibilities.
Author(s): Hickey, C. | Kelly, P. | Cormack, S. | Harrison, L. | Lindsay, J. |
Journal Details: ACHPER Healthy Lifestyles Journal v.56 n.1 p.17-21
Published: 2009
ISSN: 1445-8918
Abstract: This article examines data from a research project that investigated the cultural drivers of drinking in 14-24 year-old Australians, funded by Drinkwise Australia and the Department of Health and Ageing. At the same time that the authors were working on this project a moral panic about young people, risk and binge drinking had once more energised public debate. Prominent here was the highly politicised imputation of a strategic taxation levy on ready to drink products (alcopops). This qualitative, interview-based project examined two separate but related aspects of young people's alcohol use: the roles played by sporting clubs, as community hubs, in shaping young people's use of alcohol: and young people's drinking biographies over different phases of their lives. The article focuses on the sporting club study to discuss issues related to the positioning and serving of alcohol in the relation to young people. As part of the study, the authors conducted interviews with club administrators and young people in a range of sporting clubs. Insights from the study give rise to the potential for clubs to play an active and influential role in helping young people create positive/responsible approaches to alcohol consumption. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=177363
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| Young people's experiences of mental health care : implications for the headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation.
| Cohen, A.
Medlow, S.
Kelk, N.
Hickie, I. | 2009 |
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Title: Young people's experiences of mental health care : implications for the headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation.
Author(s): Cohen, A. | Medlow, S. | Kelk, N. | Hickie, I. |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.28 n.1 p.13-20
Published: March 2009
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: Fifteen in-depth interviews were conducted to explore young people's experience of mental health care in Australia with the aim of informing the headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation. The interviews revealed that significant numbers of respondents had been aware of their mental health problems for several years before seeking help and that barriers to help-seeking included a range of social, cultural and demographic factors. Additionally, perceptions of experience of care centred upon the interpersonal aspects of young people's relationships with mental health care providers. These findings are discussed in relation to the shaping of the headspace initiative. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : http://www.acys.info/__data/assets/pdf_file/0020/43364/pp13_20_headspace.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=174515
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| Adolescents and alcohol abuse.
| Hine, P. | 2008 |
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Title: Adolescents and alcohol abuse.
Author(s): Hine, P. |
Journal Details: Independence v.33 n.2 p.62-66
Published: 2008
ISSN: 1324-2326
Abstract: Current statistics and research indicate that this generation of adolescent drinkers starts younger, drinks more and indulges in binge drinking to a greater extent than previous generations. The prevalence of designer drinks, or alcopops, and intensive marketing are influential factors contributing to these alarming trends. To seriously and effectively address the consumption patterns of alcohol among adolescents, a multi-faceted and multi-layered approach is required - one cognisant of the many complex and interwoven issues endemic to the problem. Two recently trialled initiatives suggest that efficacious change can occur using school-based programs. These are the School Health and Alcohol Harm Reduction Project (SHAHRP), and the CLIMATE Schools: Alcohol Module. Each of these programs is described. If the forces of education, preventative medicine and government can combine in common purpose with an agenda squarely aimed at the welfare of young people, then there is surely cause for hope in responding more adequately to the long-term safety of adolescents, particularly in the area of alcohol consumption and binge drinking. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (archived) : http://web.archive.org/web/20110411073252/http://ahisa.zooclients.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2009/06/independence_oct2008p3.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=171925
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| Children in out-of-home care : what drives the increase in admissions and how to make a change.
| Hansen, P.
Ainsworth, F. | 2008 |
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Title: Children in out-of-home care : what drives the increase in admissions and how to make a change.
Author(s): Hansen, P. | Ainsworth, F. |
Journal Details: Children Australia v.33 n.4 p.13-20
Published: 2008
ISSN: 1035-0772
Abstract: In Australia the number of children removed from birth parents and admitted to State care, i.e. foster care, kinship care, other home-based care, group homes or residential care, continues to rise. Because the number of foster carers (the preferred care option after kinship care) has fallen and the recruitment of new carers has become more difficult, this rise in admissions to care is a critical issue. This paper explores those factors that drive the increase in the number of children who are taken into State care and makes suggestions about how this trend might be reversed. New South Wales is used as the example for this purpose although the points made are applicable in other States and Territories. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1035077200000390
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| Creating shiny girls : moving beyond Bratz, Britney and Bacardi Breezers.
| Miller, D. | 2008 |
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Title: Creating shiny girls : moving beyond Bratz, Britney and Bacardi Breezers.
Author(s): Miller, D. |
Journal Details: Australian Educational Leader v.30 n.1 p.36-39
Published: 2008
ISSN: 1832-8245
Abstract: Behind the façade of success - academically, socially and on the sporting fields - Australia's girls are in trouble. Teenage girls exist in a subtle, insidious world created by marketing hype, peer pressure and unrealistic self-expectations, and it is poisoning them at a most vulnerable age. Recent research findings paint a grim picture in terms of issues such as body image, binge drinking, self-harm, and sexually transmitted diseases. What can schools do to help girls develop a positive body image and strong self of self? Experts agree that in order to give adolescent girls the tools they need to survive, and despite the crowded curriculum, teachers and schools must make time for powerful, positive conversations. The author also provides examples of measures to promote a healthy body image, such as encouraging girls to take part in sports and physical activities; teaching young people to be critical viewers of popular culture and to deconstruct media messages; and using older women as positive role models. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=168046
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| Harnessing the power of perception : reducing alcohol-related harm among rural teenagers.
| Hughes, C.
Julian, R.
Richman, M.
Mason, R.
Long, G. | 2008 |
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Title: Harnessing the power of perception : reducing alcohol-related harm among rural teenagers.
Author(s): Hughes, C. | Julian, R. | Richman, M. | Mason, R. | Long, G. |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.27 n.2 p.26-35
Published: June 2008
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: The Social Norms Analysis Project (SNAP), conducted with rural high school students in Tasmania, demonstrates the powerful nature of the perceptions of what one's peers think and do, and is based on a model of health promotion that has been used successfully overseas. Baseline data indicate that the SNAP target groups hold inaccurate notions of fellow students' alcohol-related behaviours and attitudes. The Social Norms model is presented as a theoretically informed, evidence-based model for reducing alcohol-related harm in youthful populations by utilising the complex and often positive contributions peer groups make to adolescent health and wellbeing. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : http://www.acys.info/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/45477/pp26-35.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=169007
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| Reality check : effective school-based drug education.
| Hughes, C. | 2008 |
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Title: Reality check : effective school-based drug education.
Author(s): Hughes, C. |
Journal Details: Professional Educator v.7 n.4 p.24-27
Published: November 2008
ISSN: 1447-3607
Abstract: Whether it is because of actual increase in risky alcohol consumption by young people or because the issue is getting greater media attention, there is a sense of urgency about the need to get serious about tackling underage drinking. A history of various attempts to address the issue is presented in this article. More recently, one prevention approach which is based on a more positive and optimistic view of peer influence is known as a 'social norms' approach. Social norms interventions are underpinned by work in the social sciences that demonstrates the powerful nature of the perceptions of what others think and do, which often does not accord with the reality of what they think and do. School-based interventions involve four key phases: collection of data about alcohol use and attitudes using an anonymous questionnaire; analysis of the collected data to yield positive, data-based key messages; dissemination of the key messages to the target groups using a media campaign; and evaluation of the impact of the campaign. The author's involvement in a research project, the Social Norms Analysis Project (SNAP), is described. The article concludes with advice to teachers as to what can be done to handle students in questioning their own taken-for-granted assumptions. Rather than perpetuating the deficit model, good teachers focus on strengths, assets and positive contributions, and reiterate the reality that most young people make healthy choices about alcohol - most of the time. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (open access) : http://www.austcolled.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/8.-ProfEd_Nov-2008.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=171917
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| Risk, conflict between parents, and child adjustment in families experiencing persistent poverty in India.
| Gulati, J. K.
Dutta, J. | 2008 |
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Title: Risk, conflict between parents, and child adjustment in families experiencing persistent poverty in India.
Author(s): Gulati, J. K. | Dutta, J. |
Journal Details: Journal of Family Studies v.14 n.1 p.107-123
Published: April 2008
ISSN: 1322-9400
Abstract: The study examines the effect of inter-parent marital conflict and other poverty-related risk factors on psychosocial adjustment of adolescents in families experiencing persistent poverty, on a sample of 245 rural intact families of Northwest India. The Conflict Tactics Scale was used to measure marital conflict in selected families. Psychosocial adjustment of adolescents was assessed from mother ratings on the Child Behavior Checklist. Inter-parent discord was significantly associated with all forms of conduct disorders among their children; however, it was weakly correlated to internalizing behaviour and moderately associated with externalised symptoms. Both gender groups were vulnerable if they came from conflicted homes, but the risk was even greater when the parent who engaged in verbally or physically aggressive behaviour was of the opposite sex. Families' multiple risk status showed significant correlation with both internal and external categories of behavioural problems in adolescents at-risk. Regression analysis indicated that wife's verbal aggression and her age at child birth were the most damaging risk variables for adolescent adjustment. Wives verbal aggression was more detrimental for adolescent adjustment than husbands' aggression. Differences in vulnerable and resilient adolescents' exposure to risk factors showed that vulnerable adolescents exhibiting externalized symptoms were exposed to higher marital conflict, fathers' alcohol abuse, and low status occupations. The adolescents experiencing a few risk factors were at lower risk for poor outcomes than their peers experiencing more stressors. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=168420
http://dx.doi.org/10.5172/jfs.327.14.1.107
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| Sex, drugs and mental health : design and delivery of health promotion initiatives in a university setting.
| Crawford, G.
Freijah, R.
Wilkins, A.
Wylde, P. | 2007 |
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Title: Sex, drugs and mental health : design and delivery of health promotion initiatives in a university setting.
Author(s): Crawford, G. | Freijah, R. | Wilkins, A. | Wylde, P. |
Journal Details: JANZSSA n.29 p.52-71
Published: April 2007
ISSN: 1320-2480
Abstract: 'Fit For Study' is guided by the World Health Organisation's Health Promoting Universities framework. It uses a settings-based approach to health promotion to reinforce the link between good health and academic performance. Fit For Study comprises projects on alcohol and other drugs; sexuality, sexual health and relationships; and mental health utilising a combination of population, group and individual strategies. 'Fit For Study' has evolved over five years drawing strength from its partnership approach. The current challenge is to further highlight links between good health and academic performance and fully integrate the programs into the university over the longer term. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=160360
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| Alcohol (mis)use in metropolitan amateur football clubs.
| Snow, P.
Munro, G. | 2006 |
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Title: Alcohol (mis)use in metropolitan amateur football clubs.
Author(s): Snow, P. | Munro, G. |
Journal Details: ACHPER Healthy Lifestyles Journal v.53 n.2 p.7-11
Published: 2006
ISSN: 1445-8918
Abstract: This paper describes levels of alcohol consumption and attitudes and beliefs pertaining to alcohol in a metropolitan amateur football club setting. A cross-sectional self-report anonymous survey was conducted across a major amateur Australian Rules Football Association. Surveys were returned by 632 respondents (i.e., a response rate of 29 percent) ; only data pertaining to males is reported here, meaning analysis based on 558 surveys. Nearly all respondents socialise at the club during the on-season, and over two thirds do so during the off-season. Forty percent of respondents routinely drink 5 or more standard drinks on each occasion of drinking at their club. A quarter of the respondents routinely drink seven or more. Young club members (aged 18-30) accounted for the bulk of the excessive drinking. Attitudinal data indicate that respondents see alcohol use as an integral part of club life, in spite of their concerns about drink-driving among friends. There was very little evidence of the use of harm reduction strategies (e.g., designated driver programs, providing meals, bar staff training) at the club level. Harmful levels and patterns of alcohol consumption demand the implementation of context-specific harm reduction strategies, so that the nexus between alcohol and sport can be loosened. This is important for the health and safety of club patrons. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=154946
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| Duty of care : the principal, the counsellor, the lawyer and the issue.
| Gipson, S.
Mier, C.
Knott, A. | 2005 |
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Title: Duty of care : the principal, the counsellor, the lawyer and the issue.
Author(s): Gipson, S. | Mier, C. | Knott, A. |
Journal Details: Professional Educator v.4 n.3 p.34-36,38-39
Published: August 2005
ISSN: 1447-3607
Abstract: A scenario is presented involving the consumption of alcohol by year 10 students on a school camp. A school principal, an adolescent and family counsellor and a lawyer each respond to the scenario and consider some duty of care issues.
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=144922
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| Supporting young people at school with high mental health needs.
| Rickwood, D. | 2005 |
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Title: Supporting young people at school with high mental health needs.
Author(s): Rickwood, D. |
Journal Details: Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling v.15 n.2 p.137-155
Published: December 2005
ISSN: 1037-2911
Abstract: For young people still at school, the school setting is vital to their mental health and wellbeing. Not only does the school environment have a direct and indirect impact on mental health, it provides an opportunistic setting in which to identify and respond to emerging mental health problems. To do this effectively, schools and school staff must work in collaboration with the young people themselves, their families, and other support services within the community, particularly primary health care services, including general practice. The importance of developing effective partnerships and care pathways between schools and the primary health care sector is being increasingly acknowledged, and initiatives such as MindMatters Plus GP have advanced our understanding in this area. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=149570
http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/ajgc.15.2.137
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| Binge-drinking in female university students : a theory of planned behaviour perspective.
| Johnston, K. L.
White, K. M. | 2004 |
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Title: Binge-drinking in female university students : a theory of planned behaviour perspective.
Author(s): Johnston, K. L. | White, K. M. |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.23 n.2 p.22-30
Published: June 2004
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: Researchers have noticed a disturbing increase in alcohol consumption by young women in Australia. Although they are affected more than young men by the same amount of alcohol, the current research found that young female university students are binge-drinking at similar rates to young men. Female students who binge-drink believe they are more likely to have fun drinking than those who don't binge-drink. However, they also increase their risk-taking and damage their health. Intervention programs need to make students aware that their positive expectations of binge-drinking are distorted and that they face disapproval from significant others if they binge-drink. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : http://www.acys.info/ysa/issues/v.23_n.2_2004/p22_-_K._Johnston_and_K._White_-_June_2004.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=136429
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| Alcohol and drug use and perceived use at University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba Campus.
| Stainton, L. | 2003 |
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Title: Alcohol and drug use and perceived use at University of Southern Queensland Toowoomba Campus.
Author(s): Stainton, L. |
Journal Details: JANZSSA n.22 p.6-29
Published: October 2003
ISSN: 1320-2480
Abstract: Alcohol and drug consumption is a major aspect of life at any university campus. Students perceive that the culture of alcohol consumption, in particular, is much higher than it actually is. This paper outlines the results from a questionnaire distributed at the University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba campus to 526 students. It looked at individual drinking and drug consumption patterns and its consequences and compared these results to the perceived consumption rates and consequences of the students peer group. Another area that was looked at was the knowledge level in relation to standard drinks. Findings found that students' perception of their peers drinking habits and consequences from these habits is greatly skewed from that of reality. There was also a significant lack of knowledge in relation to standard drinks. Recommendations include using a social norming marketing strategy on campus along with enhancing the target groups understanding of the standard drinks concept. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=135776
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| Effects of school experiences on substance use among Canadian children : the power of the circle of friends.
| Ma, X.
Zhang, Y.
Johnson, M. | 2003 |
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Title: Effects of school experiences on substance use among Canadian children : the power of the circle of friends.
Author(s): Ma, X. | Zhang, Y. | Johnson, M. |
Journal Details: Educational Research for Policy and Practice v.2 n.2 p.143-164
Published: 2003
ISSN: 1570-2081
Abstract: This research used the Canadian data from the Cross-National Survey on Health Behaviors in School-Aged Children (HBSC) to examine the effects of school experiences on substance use among Canadian students, with seven measures on use of illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco. Multilevel data analyses with students nested within schools indicated an obvious increasing trend of substance use in each and every measure across grade levels (Grades 6 to 10). Students with low perception of their academic status and students from single-parent households were most likely to use alcohol and tobacco. Female students were more likely to use tobacco than male students. In comparison to student characteristics, substance use was much more strongly related to school experiences. Characteristics of schools in which students' substance use was minor can be described as (a) positive circle of friends, (b) positive sense of belonging to school, and (c) positive parental support. The circle of friends was the most important school-level variable that affected students' substance use across grade levels (Grades 6 to 10). [Author abstract, ed]
URL (conditional access) : http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/B:ERPP.0000017677.17068.a8
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| Substance use & adolescent brain development.
| White, A. | 2003 |
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Title: Substance use & adolescent brain development.
Author(s): White, A. |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.22 n.1 p.39-45
Published: March 2003
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: One of the major researchers in the area of adolescent brain development is the author from Duke University in the USA. This article describes the author's research in more detail and discusses the risks to the adolescent brain of alcohol and other drug abuse. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (open access) : http://www.acys.info/ysa/issues/v.22_n.1_2003/p39_-_A._White_-_March_2003.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=126438
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| Alcohol consumption & drug use in a sample of Australian university students.
| Davey, J.
Davey, T.
Obst, P. | 2002 |
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Title: Alcohol consumption & drug use in a sample of Australian university students.
Author(s): Davey, J. | Davey, T. | Obst, P. |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.21 n.3 p.25-32
Published: September 2002
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: Studies of drug use by Australian students have focused on school students rather than university students although overseas research has linked illicit drug use by university students with high-risk characteristics and behaviours. This study of substance use in a sample of Australian university students found that significant proportions of students drank to excess or reported drug use. In addition, a core group reported both drug and alcohol use, but heavy drinkers were less likely than others to report drug use. These results suggest that drugs are a part of the student culture, and that a definite but complex relationship exists between drug and alcohol use in the sample. [Author abstract]
URL (open access) : http://www.acys.info/ysa/issues/v.21_n.3_2002/Page_25_Davey.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=121360
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| Hanging out : print media constructions of young people in 'public space'.
| Panelli, R.
Nairn, K.
Atwool, N.
McCormack, J. | 2002 |
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Title: Hanging out : print media constructions of young people in 'public space'.
Author(s): Panelli, R. | Nairn, K. | Atwool, N. | McCormack, J. |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.21 n.4 p.38-48
Published: December 2002
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: Young people's use and negotiation of public space is often constructed as problematic in many settings. This paper reports on the print media portrayal of young people in public space via a study of data collected (2000-2001) from the 'Otago Daily Times', the daily newspaper for Dunedin city and the Otago region, New Zealand. The authors argue that hanging out in spaces beyond family and school arenas is presented as a problematic behaviour in much of the print data, and they suggest that media writers/editors are producing constructions of young people in public space that are primarily negative. A close analysis of these negative constructions show that young people were primarily associated with drunkenness, wandering unsupervised and bad behaviour. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (open access) : http://www.acys.info/ysa/issues/v.21_n.4_2002/P38_Hanging_out.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=124491
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| Parental behaviour and alcohol misuse among adolescents : a path analysis of mediating influences.
| Williams, P. S.
Hine, D. W. | 2002 |
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Title: Parental behaviour and alcohol misuse among adolescents : a path analysis of mediating influences.
Author(s): Williams, P. S. | Hine, D. W. |
Journal Details: Australian Journal of Psychology v.54 n.1 p.17-24
Published: April 2002
ISSN: 0004-9530
Abstract: This study investigated the possible effects of parents' alcohol consumption and permissiveness on alcohol misuse among a sample of rural Australian high school students. It sought to determine whether these effects were mediated by three central variables from Ajzen's theory of planned behaviour (TPB): Attitudes toward alcohol use, subjective norms, and perceived behavioural control. Results suggest the TPB variables fully mediated the effects of the parent variables on adolescent alcohol misuse, and that the mediational paths were similar for both male and female adolescents. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=119901
http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00049530210001706473
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| Raising a FAS/FAE child : helping carers cope.
| Tindle, E. | 2002 |
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Title: Raising a FAS/FAE child : helping carers cope.
Author(s): Tindle, E. |
Journal Details: Australian Journal of Guidance and Counselling v.12 n.1 p.50-62
Published: November 2002
ISSN: 1037-2911
Abstract: This paper addresses the growing community problem of caring for children, young people and adults with disabilities stemming from alcohol related birth defects. It begins with an outline of the problem followed by examples of how parents can produce multiple children damaged in utero by alcohol and/or drug consumption. The process of diagnosing these children and looking at proven strategies for successfully and safely raising them is discussed. Finally, the importance of the foster parents and their specific needs is addressed. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (archived) : http://web.archive.org/web/20060820083124/http://www.australianacademicpress.com.au/Publications/Journals/pdf%20for%20download/AGCA12_1.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=123991
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| Alcohol and drug teaching : can primary care practitioners do this?
| Moriarty, H.
Wynn-Thomas, S. | 2001 |
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Title: Alcohol and drug teaching : can primary care practitioners do this?
Author(s): Moriarty, H. | Wynn-Thomas, S. |
Journal Details: Focus on Health Professional Education v.3 n.2 p.59-68
Published: October 2001
ISSN: 1442-1100
Abstract: The focus of health care delivery is changing in New Zealand. Greater emphasis is being placed on coordinated population-based services and the importance of primary care in this. Conditions previously managed in hospital are now the domain of General or Family Medicine practitioners (GPs). This includes an expanding responsibility for teaching medical students. There are excellent teaching opportunities in General Practice, but in some instances, GPs first need to upskill themselves. Screening and management of alcohol and drug abuse in primary care is such an instance. It is not yet practiced as often or as well as it could be. A group of Wellington GP-Preceptors examined the practicalities of teaching skills for screening alcohol and drug problems in the surgery. This was based on a SWOT analysis of three hypothetical cases. The issues resulting from this SWOT analysis are presented. GPs can become medical teachers by upskilling in challenging disciplines such as substance abuse management. To do this effectively, some practical, philosophical and ethical barriers will first need to be addressed. [Author abstract]
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=118745
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| Alcohol-related social disorder and rural youth.
| Williams, P. | 2001 |
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Title: Alcohol-related social disorder and rural youth.
Author(s): Williams, P. |
Journal Details: Youth Studies Australia v.20 n.3 p.11-19
Published: September 2001
ISSN: 1038-2569
Abstract: The consumption of alcohol is embedded in the cultural psyche of rural Australia. By their early teens, most rural youth have tried alcohol, and some consume alcohol regularly. When the drink, the young often do so at hazardous and harmful rates, increasing their likelihood of being involved in social disorder as victims or perpetrators, or both. This article analyses available data and suggests strategies to lower the rates of alcohol-related social disorder in rural regions. [Author abstract, ed]
URL (open access) : http://www.acys.info/ysa/issues/v.20_n.3_2001/p11_-_P._Williams_-_September_2001.pdf
URL (conditional access) : http://library.acer.edu.au/document/?document_id=112916
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