Lososová Amalie, Adams Peter, Miovský Michal
Department of Addictology, First Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Czech Republic.
Centre for Addiction Research, School of Population Health, The University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand.
Drug Alcohol Rev. 2025 Jan;44(1):239-253. doi: 10.1111/dar.13970. Epub 2024 Nov 3.
Current trends in the addiction field reflect a significant emphasis on the workforce development and education. There are already some data about university-based addiction studies programs, but not much from Australasia.
The aim is to provide an overview and describe the academic programs for addiction professionals in Australia and Aotearoa NZ. The research was conducted in 2017 and updated in 2023. Firstly, university websites were searched using pre-defined keywords, followed by a content analysis of the identified programs. The data were analysed and interpreted by using descriptive statistics.
We found 21 universities in Australia (13) and Aotearoa NZ (8) where 46 single programs are provided. There are three bachelor programs, nine masters, and the majority of degrees include (post)graduate certificates and diplomas. No doctorate programs are identified. The taught courses provide comprehensive coverage of the addiction field topics. Twelve programs state clearly that there is clinical practice/internship included. Application to most programs requires completion of a relevant degree and in some cases possible clinical experience.
In comparison to educational options in other regions, we observe a trend towards preparing university graduates for the workforce, thereby expanding the range of programs at lower levels. Most programs possibly represent clinically oriented education primarily specialising in addictions, and graduate programs in addictions for professionals with other disciplinary bases. Great emphasis is given to the quality standards of education, and also to relationship between education and labour market. Findings help opening opportunities to collaborate globally.
成瘾领域的当前趋势反映出对劳动力发展和教育的高度重视。关于大学成瘾研究项目已有一些数据，但来自澳大拉西亚地区的不多。
目的是概述并描述澳大利亚和新西兰的成瘾专业学术项目。该研究于2017年开展，并于2023年更新。首先，使用预定义关键词搜索大学网站，随后对所确定的项目进行内容分析。通过描述性统计对数据进行分析和解读。
我们发现澳大利亚有13所、新西兰有8所大学提供46个单一项目。有3个本科项目、9个硕士项目，大多数学位包括（研究生）证书和文凭。未发现博士项目。所授课程全面涵盖成瘾领域主题。12个项目明确表示包含临床实践/实习。申请大多数项目要求完成相关学位，在某些情况下还可能需要临床经验。
与其他地区的教育选择相比，我们观察到一种趋势，即让大学毕业生为劳动力市场做好准备，从而扩大较低层次项目的范围。大多数项目可能主要是面向临床的教育，专门研究成瘾问题，以及为具有其他学科背景的专业人员开设的成瘾研究生项目。高度重视教育质量标准以及教育与劳动力市场之间的关系。研究结果有助于开创全球合作的机会。
