Alcohol: Considering Change? slides from APSAD 2012 (Matt Gleeson)

1. Alcohol Considering Change:
A model for alcohol diversion
programs?
Presenter: Matthew Gleeson
http://www.facebook.com/ReGenUC @regenuc

2. Acknowledgements
Julie Bowen
Venetia Brissenden
Brandon Jones

3. Context
• National Drug Strategy 2010 – 2015
• National Illicit Drug Strategy (NIDS)

4. Context
• Alcohol related harm
• Australian Guidelines to Reduce Health Risks
From Drinking Alcohol

5. Alcohol
Considering
Change

6. Evaluation
Methodology
The evaluation form was designed to measure:
• The overall quality of the program
• Participant’s self reported development of skills and
knowledge that supports the reduction of potential alcohol
related harms
• The impact of the program upon participant’s motivation to
change their alcohol use

7. Registrations &
Demographic Data
January to December 2011...
138E.O.I.
113
Attended
11
Sessions
85%
Court Directed
52%
Under 24
3
Facilitators

8. Findings
Overall Quality of program...

9. Findings
Knowledge of alcohol and
potential harms increased...

10. Findings
Knowledge of how to reduce
harms of drinking...

11. Findings
Understanding of a number of strategies
that can assist change...

12. Findings
Confident in making changes...
86%
Considering reducing or
ceasing alcohol use...
57%

13. Limitations
• Self reporting
• Questions regarding future behaviour change does
not measure change outcomes

14. Summary
• ACC meets an otherwise unmet demand
• Appears to be effective in delivering information
about alcohol related harms and strategies for
reducing these harms
• May be effective in supporting behaviour change
• Further evaluation is required

15. Questions