We are pleased to announce that Associate Professor Moira Sim will be presenting a workshop at the 2010 Positive Schools Conference

 

 

Finding solutions with young people with alcohol and other drug issues

Alcohol and other drug use in young people is part of a range of behaviours which make up the transition into adulthood. In many cases it is a transient phenomena but in some cases it can be associated with serious mental health issues, social dysfunction and long-term consequences. There are effective interventions to assist young people which differ fundamentally from the approaches used with adults. This session provides an overview of the strategies that are used when encountering with young people with alcohol and other drug issues. It considers the critical roles played by many disciplines in engaging and working with young people to identify solutions which work for them.

 

Associate Professor Moira Sim, Edith Cowan University

 

Associate Professor Moira Sim is a general practitioner and a specialist addiction medicine physician who has spent nearly 20 years in clinical practice in the community. Moira is Co-Principal for the Systems Intervention Research Centre for Health and Coordinator for Postgraduate Medicine at Edith Cowan University.  She is an established leader and educator in the health sector and has served on boards of governance for medical organisations at national, state and local levels. Moira has worked to increase access to care through professional education, advocacy and the establishment of change through many roles in healthcare system.