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About the course
This fully online Graduate Certificate in Addiction Studies for Health Professionals builds capability to assess and support people experiencing addiction across substance use and behavioural addictions. You explore principles of dependency, withdrawal and intervention options, including pharmacotherapy and psychological approaches, and learn to identify co-occurring mental health conditions. The course also covers biopsychosocial assessment, policy, service delivery strategies and relevant legislation for practice in health settings.
Career outcome
Graduates may strengthen practice in roles that support people affected by addiction across health and community services. The course develops knowledge for evidence-informed assessment, care planning and referral in contexts such as alcohol and other drug services, mental health and primary care. It can support work in clinical and non-clinical settings, including case management, program support, harm reduction and service coordination. This is a postgraduate qualification in addiction-focused health practice.
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