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RFU Package You are here:HomeOur ServicesDepartments and ServicesNNexusResourcesRFU Package The Reasons For Use Package The Reasons for Use Package (RFUP) is a resource that facilitates therapeutic conversations with consumers to explore issues relating to the interaction between their mental health and alcohol and/or other drug use. The RFU Package is a compilation of existing tools, interventions and information that includes the RFU scale. It is designed to augment rather than replace existing skills. Please visit the RFUP external website below for detailed information. RFUP external website Visit the RFUP website for resources and FAQ’s RFUP plain language statement Download the plain language statement Articles and Publications Kroes, S. and Myers, K., 2022. 9 Engaging with Mental Health and Substance Use Recovery. Social Work Practice in Health: An Introduction to Contexts, Theories and Skills. Chapter 9. Routledge Kroes, S., Myers, K., McLoughlan, G., O'Connor, S., Keily, E. and Petrakis, M., 2022. Coproduction in evaluating a dual diagnosis tool with youth in a residential mental health service. Advances in Dual Diagnosis, (ahead-of-print). Read the article: https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/ADD-06-2022-0017/full/html The Reasons For Use Package: Outcomes from a Case Comparison Evaluation (2020) This article describes the comparison outcomes evaluation of the Reasons For Use Package. Read the full paper: RFUP: Outcomes from a Case Comparison Evaluation Kroes, S., Myers, K., Officer, S., O'Connor, S. & Petrakis, M. (2019). Dual Diagnosis Assessment: A Case Study Implementing the Reasons for Use Package to Engage a Marginalised Service User. Cogent Medicine (2019), 6: 1630097. The Reasons for Use Package: How mentoring aids implementation of dual diagnosis practice (2018) This article specifically addresses the key role of mentoring in the RFUP implementation. Read the article on page 25. The Reasons For Use Package: Development Research and Implementation Lessons for the Field (2015) This article describes the national comparison trial of the Reasons For Use Package. Read the full paper: This paper was presented at the TheMHS conference in 2016 and is used with their permission. RFUP enquiries Email nexus@svha.org.au