Moving the needle to promote education and training in substance use disorders and addictions: Special issue introduction.

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Debora J. Bell ◽  
Stephen R. McCutcheon
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
And Training

The physician's role in caring for patients with substance use disorders: Implications for medical education and training

2002 ◽  
Vol 23 (sup1) ◽  
pp. 207-222 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Fiellin ◽  
Richard Butler ◽  
Gail D'Onofrio ◽  
Richard L. Brown ◽  
Patrick G. O'Connor
Keyword(s):  
Medical Education ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Physician’S Role ◽  
Medical Education And Training ◽  
Physician's Role ◽  
And Training

scholarly journals International Vocational Education and Training Research: An Introduction to the Special Issue

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 1-15
Author(s):  
Michael Gessler ◽  
Sandra Bohlinger ◽  
Olga Zlatkin-Troitschanskaia
Keyword(s):  
Vocational Education ◽  
Comparative Research ◽  
Recipient Country ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Policy Transfer ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
And Training

The seven articles in this special issue represent a wide range of international comparative and review studies by international research teams from China, Germany, India, Russia, Switzerland and Mexico. The presented projects are part of the national program "Research on the Internationalisation of Vocational Education and Training", funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).  An adapted version of Urie Bronfenbrenner’s ecological systems theory forms the conceptual framework of the special issue. The four system levels (micro, meso, exo and macro) are addressed by one article each. The article on the microsystem level focuses on the intended and implemented curricula in a cross-country comparison of China and Russia. The article on the mesosystem level aims at the development of a quality management model for vocational education and training (VET) institutions in India. At the exolevel, the regional structures of the education and employment systems in Mexico, particularly the cooperation between schools and companies in the hotel industry, are investigated. At the macrosystem level, the social representation of non-academic labour in Mexico is examined in terms of cultural artefacts. Furthermore, three overarching review studies systematise relevant research developments and approaches. The topics of the three review studies are European VET policy, transfer of VET and VET research. The scope ranges from the development of a comparative research tool to a summary analysis of over 5,000 individual publications. Given the broad scope and heterogeneity of the findings, a summative conclusion would hardly be appropriate. Nevertheless, with regard to the model of the ‘triadic conception of purposes in comparative VET research’ that represents a heuristic for describing the purposes of international VET research, we conclude with an emphasis on a need of more criticality. In this context, one finding can be pointed out as an example: One review study found that most studies (here, with reference to VET transfer) refer to the recipient country without a comparative perspective. Thus, there is a clear demand for more comparative research following a critical-reflective approach. 

scholarly journals Substances use and its association with socio-demographic, family, and environment-related factors among technical and vocational education and training College students in Ataye, Ethiopia.

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
abate dargie wubetu ◽  
Sintayehu Getachew ◽  
Wassie Negash
Keyword(s):  
College Students ◽  
Substance Use ◽  
Vocational Education ◽  
Associated Factors ◽  
Education And Training ◽  
Vocational Education And Training ◽  
Substance Users ◽  
Technical And Vocational Education ◽  
Legal Substances ◽  
And Training

Abstract Background: Legal substances use is prevalent in Ethiopia. Substance use can have several health problems that are potentially harmful to educational performance, social issues, psychological and physical wellbeing. This study aimed to know the prevalence of lifetime and last month’s substance use and its associated factors among technical and vocational education and training College students in Ataye town. Methods: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted from 1 March to last May 2019. Participants were selected using a simple random sampling technique. Data collected by using a structured and pretested interviewer-administered questionnaire. Data collected by five trained diploma nurses with close supervision. Odds ratio with their 95% confidence interval, and p-value less than 0.05 used to declare the statistical significance of associated factors. Results: Four hundred eighty-three individuals participated in the study, which was a response rate of 94%. The prevalence of lifetime legal substance use was 32.5% (95% CI: 28.2, 36.5). The prevalence of last month's legal substances use was 21.9% (95% CI= 18.2, 25.5). Among lifetime legal substance users, the majority (25.5%) chewed khat. The others, (19.5%) drunk alcohol, and, 15.3% smoked cigarettes in a lifetime. Lifetime cannabis and cocaine users were 2.5%, and 7.2% respectively. Among last month's legal substance users, (21.9%) chewed khat followed by alcohol drinking (16.6%), and cigarette smoking (15.3%). In the last month, 1.2% and 3.3% of students used cannabis and cocaine respectively. Multivariate logistic regression showed that being male, having a divorced family, living greater than twenty years in the town, having substance user family members, having intimate friend substance users, and easy availability of substances were independent predictors of lifetime legal substances use. Conclusions: The prevalence of last month and lifetime legal substance use at Ataye Technical and Vocational Education and Training ( TVET ) college students were analogous with most studies done in Ethiopia. It is advisable if the college administrators work together with town administrators to mitigate the problem including closing substance use houses around the school. Overall, Substance use among adolescents should get further emphasis to lower the prevalence.

scholarly journals Closing the gap between training needs and training provision in addiction medicine

2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (2) ◽  
pp. 37-39
Author(s):  
Sidharth Arya ◽  
Mirjana Delic ◽  
Blanca Iciar Indave Ruiz ◽  
Jan Klimas ◽  
Duccio Papanti ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Substance Use ◽  
Substance Use Disorders ◽  
Training Needs ◽  
Addiction Medicine ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Sufficient Detail ◽  
Core Set ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Closing The Gap ◽  
And Training

Substance use disorders pose a significant global social and economic burden. Although effective interventions exist, treatment coverage remains limited. The lack of an adequately trained workforce is one of the prominent reasons. Recent initiatives have been taken worldwide to improve training, but further efforts are required to build curricula that are internationally applicable. We believe that the training needs of professionals in the area have not yet been explored in sufficient detail. We propose that a peer-led survey to assess those needs, using a standardised structured tool, would help to overcome this deficiency. The findings from such a survey could be used to develop a core set of competencies which is sufficiently flexible in its implementation to address the specific needs of the wide range of professionals working in addiction medicine worldwide.

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