Co-Occurring Disorders Among Special Populations- Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Disorders (2 credit hours)

Program Summary:  This course explores the co-occurrence of substance use disorders and mental disorders.  It examines co-occurring disorders among special populations, including people experiencing homelessness, those involved with the criminal justice system, women, and people of diverse racial/ethnic backgrounds.  Strategies and recommendations for treatment are given.  The reading includes Chapter 6 of SAMHSA’s TIP 42 Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Disorders.

This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, and therapists and it is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice.  

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Readings:  Chapter 6-Tip 42 Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Disorders

Publisher:  SAMHSA

Course Objectives: To enhance professional practice, values, skills, and knowledge by examining co-occurring disorders among special populations.

Learning Objectives:  Describe service models for people with CODs who are experiencing homelessness.  Describe treatment frameworks for incarcerated people with CODs.  Identify how treatment services can be adapted to meet the needs of women with CODs.  Identify racial/ethnic disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of SMI.

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Course Available Until: March 31, 2025.

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1: The recovery community is
 
 
2: Housing is
 
 
 
 
3: Which service model typically requires abstinence as a condition of housing?
 
 
 
4: The Housing First model provides housing
 
 
 
 
5: The rationale for providing SUD treatment in the criminal justice system is based on the well-established link between substance misuse and
 
 
 
 
6: Which of the following best describes the integrated dual disorder treatment model?
 
 
 
7: Which of the following best describes the risk-need-responsivity model?
 
 
 
8: Barriers to treatment related to children and child care are disproportionately faced by
 
 
9: Women with SUDs report having more difficulty with
 
 
10: Pregnant women with CODs report desiring SUD treatment that includes
 
 
 
 
 
11: Certain psychoactive medications are associated with birth defects, especially in the ______________ trimester of pregnancy.
 
 
 
12: The term 'postpartum depression' (PPD) in the DSM-5 refers to MDD in which the most recent depressive episode has an onset either during pregnancy or within ________ after delivery.
 
 
 
 
13: The typical onset for postpartum psychosis is
 
 
 
 
14: ______________ are more likely to be diagnosed with schizophrenia.
 
 
15: Mental health service retention is lower for
 
 
16: Cultural competence training for staff is associated with
 
 
 
 
 

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G.M. Rydberg-Cox, MSW, LSCSW is the Continuing Education Director at Free State Social Work and responsible for the development of this course.  She received her Masters of Social Work in 1996 from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago and she has over 20 years of experience.  She has lived and worked as a social worker in Chicago, Boston, and Kansas City. She has practiced for many years in the area of hospital/medical social work.  The reading materials for this course were developed by another organization.

Course Available Until: March 31, 2025.
Filed under: Addiction, Cultural Competence, Homelessness