Understanding Co-occuring Disorders: An Introduction for All Agency Staff

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This foundational training offers agency staff an introductory overview of individuals diagnosed with cooccurring mental health and substance use disorders. This program is designed for those who do not have a significant background with co-occurring disorders and will discuss barriers to screening, assessment, and treatment of co-occurring disorders. Participants will gain insight into frequently occurring behavioral health conditions, contributing risk factors, and the impact of language and stigma on care. Updated and relevant research aligned with The ASAM Criteria, Fourth Edition, will be introduced along with the evolving models of integrated care and suggestions for how to best identify, screen, and treat those with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders.

Learning Objectives:

• Discuss the prevalence of co-occurring disorders in both substance use treatment settings and the general population.
• Compare treatment approaches-Addiction Only, Co-occurring Capable, and Co-occurring Enhanced-as defined by The ASAM Criteria, Fourth Edition.
• Describe the evolution from addiction-only services to integrated models of care.
• Identify commonly occurring substance use and mental health disorders, along with key risk factors and etiologies.
• Explore evidence-based therapies, screening tools, and the impact of language and stigma in the treatment of cooccurring disorders.

This event is subject to priority registration. If you have a code, you may register yourself now. If you do not have a registration code, please add yourself to the waitlist. Any registration spots avilable after the priority registration period is over will be awarded on a first-come first-served basis for those on the waitlist.

Certificates for this event are distributed by Hazelden Betty Ford Foundation upon completion of a post-event quiz and evaluation.

If you have any questions about this event, please email learn@midsouth.ualr.edu.

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