Social Work Intervention with Co-occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorders

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This advanced methods course provides a basic orientation to substance use disorders in persons with mental illness. A biopsychosocial framework will be used to explore the etiology, the maintenance, and the recovery of both mental and substance use disorders. The historical background of practitioner, programmatic, and institutional barriers that impede the development and application of clinical skills to dually diagnosed individuals will be explored. Emphasis will be placed on strategies for the implementation of services to deal with individuals with co-occurring problems and their families using the Integrated Treatment model. This model helps people address both disorders at the same time in the same organization, and is evidence based. Current assessment techniques and treatment of special populations including, but not limited to: women, minorities, and adolescents will be discussed. Prereq: SASS 564 .