CHCAOD001: Legislation, Roles, and 12-Step Model Report

This report, prepared for the CHCAOD001 unit, comprehensively examines the multifaceted context of alcohol and other drugs (AOD). It begins by outlining relevant legislation, including the Alcohol and Other Drug Act 1974, and discusses ethical principles, workplace regulations, and key acts such as the Work Health and Safety Act 2011. The report then delves into the rights and responsibilities of clients undergoing detoxification in the AOD sector, as well as the roles and boundaries of workers. Finally, it explores the 12-Step Model, specifically Alcoholics Anonymous/Narcotics Anonymous, detailing its principles and steps for recovery. The report concludes by highlighting the importance of legislation and the 12-Step Model in the prevention and treatment of alcoholism and other drug misuse, providing a valuable overview of the AOD landscape.

CHCAOD001 Work in and
alcohol and other drugs
context

Table of Contents
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
TASK 1............................................................................................................................................3
TASK 2............................................................................................................................................4
TASK 3............................................................................................................................................5
CONCLUSION................................................................................................................................6
REFERENCES................................................................................................................................7

INTRODUCTION
There is high problem of alcoholism and other drug misuse which need to be reduced and
prevented. There are some legislation which are helpful in this process. There is discussion about
different legislation, roles and responsibility of client and workers. There is also discussion about
the 12-Step Model – Alcoholics Anonymous / Narcotics Anonymous (Casteel, (2019)).
TASK 1
Codes of Conduct
Ethical principle and workplace regulations
Discrimination
Right to access for healthcare services
Duty of care
Work Health and Safety Act 2011.
Human rights
Human Rights Act
Informed consent
Informed Consent Law
Mandatory reporting
mandatory reporting laws
Privacy confidentiality
and disclosure Privacy and Personal Information Act, 1998
Records management
ACT Health Records (Privacy and Access) Act 1997
There is a specific legislation related with alcohol and other drug which is Alcohol and
Other Drug Act 1974. This is the act which can provide treatment, Care, Management and
rehabilitation of individual who is experiencing alcohol or other drug misuse problem. This act
provide the promotion and education of reduction, prevention along with treatment for the
alcohol and other drug misuse. This helps establish and maintain effective focus on alcohol and
other drug used within client (Davis, (2018)).

TASK 2
During detoxification there is need for worker in the sector which can be employed. This
can help to provide better care to help in the toxification process. There are different right and
responsibilities of the client is a highly required during detoxification in AOD sector. Rights and
responsibilities of client are going to be discussed further.
Rights
 Right to receive high quality and safe therapy for services.
 Right to get respect and consideration of their dignity during providing care.
 Right to get informed about the therapy services and options along with cost in open way
without any hiding.
 Right to get respected about their culture and beliefs along with to receive interpreter
services whenever required.
 Right to get involve in there decision and planning of therapy.
 Right to refuse therapy anytime whenever client refused to take the therapy with the help of
cancellation policy.
 Right to receive therapy to respect the environment smoke free and safe within premises.
 Client have the right to respective confidentiality related with their personal details
regarding condition and therapy. There should not be sharing of information without the
function of client (Duffy, (2019)).
Responsibilities
 They need to provide accurate information.
 Have the responsibility to inform therapist if there is receiving of another therapy services.
 There is need to keep appointments and check the cancellation policy.
 Responsibility to provide respect and courtesy and have to maintain the dignity.
 Pay for the services especially during the time of appointment.
 Responsibility to provide feedback about the services.
Workers roles and boundries
There are some workers roles and boundaries which should be followed in the process of
detoxification.
 There is need to make the confidentiality which is one of the main role of the worker.
 There is need to provide effective care and provide better environment.

 There is need for assessment of care regarding mental and Physical health.
 Have the to manage infection and other effect which are related with injecting practices.
 Identification and manage liver diseases related with alcohol.
 Role to monitoring and reporting medicines effect.
 There should not be provided any bit of alcohol to the client.
There is need to maintain values which is regarding delivery of services and care for the
patient during providing detoxification process. There is a need to maintain the dignity of the
client. There is need to provide proper care and every process in effective manner which can
provide effective outcome (Lake, (2017)).
TASK 3
There is chosen evidence-based model that is 12-step model- alcoholics
anonymous/narcotics anonymous. This is the model which is used for recovery from the concern
of its effectiveness. Alcoholic anonymous refers to the global community-based program. This
was created to help such people who are suffering from drinking disorder. Alcoholic anonymous
refers to a place where people come and share their experience which is related with their
recovery from alcoholism along with maintaining society. It is having the concept that a
alcoholism refers to an illness which need to be changed rather than control. There is no any
requirement to get involve him alcoholics anonymous. There is only need to have the desire to
quit drinking. This is not associated with any political, organisation or institution. This is a 12-
step program which was firstly used and developed by alcoholic anonymous. this is refers to 12-
step plan to overcome from the addiction and compulsion of overuse of alcohol. This model have
the premise that people can help each other to help in leaving there habit and alcohol abuse.
There are twelve steps which are going to be discussed further.
 Admitting powerlessness over addiction.
 It has been believed that higher power which is in whatever form can help.
 Making decisions-based turning will power and to live with better care which can be
understood.
 Searching for careless moral inventory within self.
 Admitted to self and God to leave the wrong nature from behaviour.
 Helping ourself with personal inventory.
 Taking help of higher power for removing wrong habits of consuming alcohol.

 Need to admit that we got powerless over alcohol due to which life get unmanageable.
 Asking higher power to remove our shortcomings.
 Making direct contact to the people whom we injured and need to be amended whatever
possible.
 Need to prayer and meditation for improving the process that higher power and trying to
provide the knowledge to overcome show nature of wrong.
 The awakening of these steps, there is need to deliver this message to other alcoholism to
follow these 12-step to get over through the alcoholism (Scholey, (2019)).
CONCLUSION
From above discussion, it can be concluded that there is need for legislation which
provides some rights and responsibility to client for getting treatment for prevention of
alcoholism. There is also discussion about 12-Step Model – Alcoholics Anonymous /
Narcotics Anonymous.

REFERENCES
Books and Journals
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Davis, (2018). The epidemiology of 5-methoxy-N, N-dimethyltryptamine (5-MeO-DMT) use:
Benefits, consequences, patterns of use, subjective effects, and reasons for
consumption. Journal of Psychopharmacology, 32(7), 779-792.
Duffy, (2019). India's Mental Healthcare Act, 2017: content, context, controversy. International
Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 62, 169-178.
Lake, (2017). The challenges of projecting the public health impacts of marijuana legalization in
Canada: comment on" Legalizing and regulating marijuana in Canada: Review of
potential economic, social, and health impacts". International journal of health policy
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Scholey, (2019). Effects of alcohol hangover on cognitive performance: Findings from a
field/internet mixed methodology study. Journal of clinical medicine, 8(4), 440.