“COMORBIDITY PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHOLARSHIPS: FOR ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUG (AOD) AND MENTAL HEALTH (MH) WORKERS

The National Centre for Education and Training on Addiction (NCETA) is pleased to announce the third round of Comorbidity Professional Development Scholarships.

The Australian Government has allocated approximately $3.6 million per annum to 2011-12 for the National Comorbidity Initiative (NCI).

The Alcohol and Other Drugs (AOD) and Mental Health (MH) Comorbidity Professional Development Scholarships program has been developed as part of this initiative. The program has been allocated $2.1 million and is coordinated by NCETA on behalf of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.

The Comorbidity Professional Development Scholarships are open to Alcohol and Other Drug and Mental Health workers employed in non-government organisations. The initiative aims to enhance workers professional skills and knowledge across the comorbidities of AOD and Mental Health by providing funding to support eligible workers to undertake relevant professional development and/or training.

Round 3 Scholarships for 2008 are scheduled as follows:

Round Opens
Application Closing Date
Announcement of Awards
Monday 28 July 2008
Monday 25 August 2008
Monday 27 October 2008

Please refer to the enclosed flyer.

Application details, guidelines and related information can be found at: http://www.nceta.flinders.edu.au/projects/comorbidity.html“