This month our featured service is SHADE, a self-guided online program to help adults experiencing symptoms of depression and who are drinking alcohol or using other drugs.
About SHADE
SHADE is a self-guided online program, developed by researchers at the University of Newcastle, designed to help adults experiencing symptoms of depression and who are drinking alcohol or using other drugs.
Comprised of 10 modules, the program aims to help people take practical steps towards helping improve their life. It offers Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), mindfulness and motivational interviewing strategies such as; self-monitoring, coping with cravings, looking at core beliefs common in depression and drink refusal skills.
Users of the SHADE program will be taken through a process to work our which parts of their current lifestyle might be distressing, worrying or upsetting them. They can then access tips, information and strategies to help change the parts identified and help achieve their goals, wants and needs.
Who is SHADE for?
SHADE has been designed to help people experiencing depressive symptoms and who are drinking or using other drugs.
How can Health Practitioners use SHADE?
Health practitioners can invite clients to access the SHADE program through the eCliPSE website, Once registered, health practitioners will have access to their own user console, allowing them to track and review their securely linked clients, including their questionnaire results and treatment program progress. Users are able to invite clients to be linked to their account from this console.
Health practitioners may like to use the SHADE program with their clients in the following ways:
- Introducing and discussing SHADE with clients and recommending it’s use as a part of the cleint’s treatment plan.
- Using SHADE handouts and worksheets either as homework or to supplement work done within the session.
- Use the full SHADE modules to deliver a specific psychological treatment/intervention, either by using full modules during the session, assigned as homework, or as a combined in-session strategy and homework.
Learn more about health practitioners experiences using SHADE with patients here.
Is there a cost to use SHADE?
The program is free to access.
How to access SHADE
Users can register for SHADE through the eCliPSE website, providing their email, name, age, gender, Indigenous status and post code. Health practitioners can also apply for clinician registration through the eCliPSE.
Once registered users can access SHADE at https://shadeprogram.com/ at any time.
SHADE Research and Evaluation
SHADE has been trialled in a number of clinical and research settings with over 350 Australians. Read about the research for SHADE and other eCliPSE programs here.
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