Doing What Works: Integrating Lived Experience and Clinical Evidence in Holistic Addiction Treatment
Tracks
Monarch Room - In-Person Only
| Wednesday, May 27, 2026 |
| 12:10 PM - 12:40 PM |
Overview
Olivia Jurcik, Hader Clinic Queensland
Details
Three Key Learnings
1. How integrating evidence-informed practice and lived experience strengthens treatment outcomes.
2. The importance of a whole-person, whole-system approach from detox to aftercare.
3. Psychometric data demonstrating improvements in mental health and wellbeing following integrative treatment.
1. How integrating evidence-informed practice and lived experience strengthens treatment outcomes.
2. The importance of a whole-person, whole-system approach from detox to aftercare.
3. Psychometric data demonstrating improvements in mental health and wellbeing following integrative treatment.
Speaker
Mrs Olivia Jurcik
Clinical Services Manager
Hader Clinic Queensland
Doing What Works: Integrating Lived Experience and Clinical Evidence in Holistic Addiction Treatment
Abstract
In alignment with the theme “whole person, whole system, from hope to action,” this presentation explores how Hader Clinic Queensland has evolved its integrated model of AOD treatment to meet the complex needs of individuals and their families. Drawing on clinical data, psychometric outcomes, and lived experience perspectives, this session highlights how evidence-informed practices combined with compassionate, person-centred approaches can lead to measurable change and sustainable recovery.
Since its establishment in 2016, Hader Clinic Queensland has continually refined its service model across detox, residential rehabilitation, and aftercare programs. This presentation will discuss the clinical implications of these program developments, including how digital health and routine psychometric testing (pre- and post-treatment) have provided tangible evidence of improved mental health and wellbeing.
The session will also reflect on the value of embedding lived experience across all levels of treatment, from program design to delivery, as a mechanism to bridge the gap between hope and action. Attendees will gain practical insight into how integrated systems and a whole-person focus can enhance recovery outcomes and service delivery quality.
Since its establishment in 2016, Hader Clinic Queensland has continually refined its service model across detox, residential rehabilitation, and aftercare programs. This presentation will discuss the clinical implications of these program developments, including how digital health and routine psychometric testing (pre- and post-treatment) have provided tangible evidence of improved mental health and wellbeing.
The session will also reflect on the value of embedding lived experience across all levels of treatment, from program design to delivery, as a mechanism to bridge the gap between hope and action. Attendees will gain practical insight into how integrated systems and a whole-person focus can enhance recovery outcomes and service delivery quality.
Biography
Olivia Jurcik is the Clinical Services Manager at Hader Clinic Queensland, a specialist long-term treatment provider for addiction and co-occurring mental health conditions. Over the past decade, Olivia has led program development, clinical governance, and integration of evidence-informed practice with lived experience expertise. A PACFA-registered Clinical Counsellor with a Bachelor of Psychological Science, Graduate Diploma of Counselling, and Master of Mental Health, she brings deep understanding of both clinical and personal perspectives of recovery. Olivia’s leadership focuses on building hope, reducing stigma, and advancing whole person approaches across Queensland’s AOD sector.
