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Clinical Record Keeping
Cognitive Behavioral
    Counseling
Communicating with
    Referral & Funding
    Sources
Confidentiality
Conflict Resolution
Co-Occurring Disorders
CPR/First Aid
Culturally Sensitive
    Treatment
De-Escalation of
     Aggression
Ethics
Gender Specific
    Treatment
Group Counseling
HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS Co-Infection
Homophobia
Infection Control
Introduction To
     Counseling
Managing Workplace
     Violence
Overview of Substance
    Abuse
PA Client Placement
    Criteria
Relapse Prevention
Suicide Prevention
TB/STD
Therapeutic Community:
    Principles &
    Philosophies
Tobacco Dependency

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CO-OCCURRING DISORDERS

Audience: Health & Human Services Professionals
Capacity: 20
Length: 12 Hours: 2 Days
Cost: $233.00

This course introduces participants to co-occurring disorders and is designed to enhance their ability to assess and treat the co-occurring population. During the training period, participants will be able to define, identify, be familiar with, and list key features and characteristics of the co-occurring person. Essentially, participants will leave the training with a comprehensive overview of the complexity, and unique treatment issues and approaches for working with persons with co-occurring disorders and list key features and characteristics of individuals having co-occurring disorders.

• Define addictive, psychiatric, and co-occurring disorders;
• Define mental illness and learn the warning signs in adults;
• Gain a basic understanding of the neurological impact of addiction on the brain and its relationship to co-occurring disorders;
• Learn how to use the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM);
• Identify methods, models and best practices for the assessment and treatment of co-occurring disorders;
• Gain a basic understanding of the role of psychotropic medication in the treatment of mental illness;
• Identify the unique needs and characteristics of persons with co-occurring disorders, and the impact on access and coordination of services.