2017 CARE School Conference

Description

The key note speaker will be Paul Dillon.  Founder of ‘Drug and Alcohol Research and Training Australia’ and a former school teacher.  Paul has worked in drug education for over 25 years.

Paul served as Project Officer for the ‘SpeedWise SpeedSafe’ campaign;  developed alcohol policies for a number of national sporting associations;  wrote the instruction manual for the NSW Police Services on alcohol and violence;  and was also Project Officer for the ‘Stay in Control’ campaign, which targeted teenage binge drinking.  He has been involved in the interviewing of key informants for the World Health Organisation Cocaine Study as well as the National Survey of Ecstasy and Other Party Drugs.  In addition, Paul has been a consultant for the United Nations where he developed and trialled a UNODC Global Youth Training Workshop preventing amphetamine type stimulants among young people.

Paul will present two key note addresses:

Young people, ‘ice’, ecstasy and cannabis:  Sorting out fact from fiction and

Young people and alcohol:  What is happening in 2017?

Paul will also present at the ‘breakout’ session:

‘Young peole at risk’:  What information should we be providing to them about alcohol and other drugs.

Breakout Session

Please Note:

Participants will need to select one of a number of breakout sessions being offered by completing the form available at their school.