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The occurrence of mental health disorders is the norm in addictions counseling, and the integration of mental health and substance treatment is critical to the field. Learn how to recognize the signs of commonly co-occurring disorders, how to tailor substance abuse interventions to clients with different types of mental health problems and to recognize when to refer clients elsewhere. You also examine research-based interventions such as motivational interviewing, social skills training, grounding and cognitive-behavioral therapy. We will also discuss the influence of the client empowerment movement.
Course Outline
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Course Objectives
- Understand the rationale for integrated treatment.
- Recognize symptoms of major mental illness diagnoses, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders and psychotic disorders.
- Tailor appropriate substance treatment within each of the above diagnoses.
- Know how and when to make appropriate referrals.
- Be familiar with the appropriate and differential use of other methods, such as social skills training, grounding and cognitive-behavioral techniques.
What You Learn
- Definition of dual diagnosis
- Prevalence of co-occurring disorders
- Traditional treatment of mental health and substance use in addictions counseling
- How different clinicians can have different training, different approaches to treatment and different views of medication
- Moralization
- Role of the self-help movement in client recovery, recovery and spirituality, client choice, the Wellness Recovery Action Plan and Dual Recovery Anonymous
- Recognition of different diagnoses in co-occurring disorders, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders and psychotic disorders
- Research on treatment of substance use, mental health disorders and dual disorders
- Integrated Dual Disorder Treatment (IDDT)
- Substance Abuse Management Module (SAMM)
- Motivational Interviewing (MI)
- Role-play in working with a client with co-occurring disorders
How You Learn
- Reading assignments
- Discussion participation
- Role-playing practical skills
- Midterm
- Case presentation
- Final paper