Speaker(s):
Presentation: Addictions and mental illness overlap at the rate of 50 percent. Compared to clients with a single diagnosis, those with co-occurring disorders experience more relapses, arrests, hospitalizations, evictions, suicide attempts, and completed suicides. In this skill-building workshop, participants will be introduced to strategies to effectively work with clients with co-occurring disorders.
A partial list of topics includes: Challenges in Diagnosing a Dual Disorder; The 5 Hidden Psychiatric Disorders Common among Clients with Chemical Dependence; The New Person-centered Approach to Co-occurring Disorders Treatment; Evidence-based Approaches to Co-occurring Disorders Treatment; How to Address the 4 Psychiatric Disorders that Co-occur the Most Frequently with Chemical Dependence; and 10 Strategies for Helping Clients with Co-occurring Disorders Avoid Slipping through the Cracks.
Objectives:
- List 7 challenges in assessing mental illness among chemically dependent clients and how to overcome them
- Discuss 5 hidden psychiatric disorders common among clients with chemical dependence
- Identify strategies for overcoming resistance when working with clients who have a co-occurring disorder
- Reveal the 10 tenets of the new person-centered approach to co-occurring disorders treatment
- Review 3 evidence-based approaches to co-occurring disorders treatment
- Discuss treatment of 4 psychiatric disorders that co-occur with chemical dependent clients
- Define 10 strategies to help clients with co-occurring disorders avoid slipping through the cracks