National survey of AOD workers

March 2021

The National AOD workforce survey, conducted by NCETA between 14 August 2019 and 19 February 2020, involved a total of 1,506 workers. The survey report and accompanying infographics were released in early August 2020 and disseminated via NCETA’s website, social media, the Peak NGO AOD bodies, government agencies, and online media outlets.

An NCETA webinar on the key findings from the survey was presented on 14 October, 2020 and is available on NCETA’s website, together with a copy of the report and Infographics.

Peer-reviewed papers stemming from the survey (plus details of the report and Infographics) are listed below.  Further peer reviewed papers are in preparation.

Skinner, N., & Roche, A. M. (2021). ‘Very demanding. Extremely rewarding’: Exploring the co-occurrence of burnout and engagement in alcohol and other drug workers. Drug and Alcohol Review, n/a(n/a). doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.13250

Roche AM, Skinner N. (2021) The non-government alcohol and other drug workforce in Australia:                  Findings from a national survey. Drug and Alcohol Review (in press).

Roche AM., Skinner N., McEntee A. (2021). The green and the grey: The differing professional development needs of early and mid/late career substance use workers. Drugs: Education, Prevention, and Policy (in press).

Skinner, N., McEntee, A., & Roche, A. (2020). Australia’s Alcohol and Other Drug Workforce: National Survey Results 2019-2020. Adelaide, South Australia: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University.

Skinner, N., McEntee, A. & Roche, A. (2020). ‘AOD workforce profile’ Infographic. Australia’s Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Workforce Survey 2019 – 2020. Adelaide, South Australia: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University.

Skinner, N., McEntee, A. & Roche, A. (2020). ‘AOD worker health and wellbeing’ Infographic. Australia’s Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Workforce Survey 2019 – 2020. Adelaide, South Australia: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University.

Skinner, N., McEntee, A. & Roche, A. (2020). ‘Working in the AOD sector – key conditions, opportunities and challenges’ Infographic. Australia’s Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) Workforce Survey 2019 – 2020. Adelaide, South Australia: National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA), Flinders University