- Epidemiology of SUDs
- The differences between harm reduction and abstinence models
- The interplay of substance use and mental disorders
- Co-occurring disorders and the DSM-5® and ICD-10
- Prognostic implications of co-occurring disorders
- The co-occurring matrix - SUD/mental health combinations to look for Medical co-morbidities
Uncover Mental Health Conditions and Their Relation to Substance Use
- The intake and pitfalls in obtaining the history
- How to assess for dangerousness to self or others
- Specific instruments to assess for mood, trauma, anxiety, ADHD
- Substance use screening tools
- Physical signs and symptoms of intoxication or withdrawal states
- Assessing readiness for change and motivation
- Establishing the problem/need list
- Writing specific, realistic and measurable goals and objectives
- Identify and address emergent issues
- Wellness – nutrition, exercise, sleep
- How to approach level of care decisions
- How and when to access prescription monitoring databases
- Case studies
- Mindfulness for emotional regulation in recovery
- CBT techniques to establish new perspectives and behaviors
- DBT and dialectical abstinence interventions for non-judgmental problem solving
- Match motivational enhancement strategies to your clients’ stage of change
- Trauma-based therapies that target substance use disorders
- The Seeking Safety Model in dual diagnosis treatment
- Harm reduction and abstinence in the midst of the opioid overdose epidemic
- Research limitations and risks of psychotherapeutic approaches
- Medication for opioid withdrawal
- MAT for alcohol withdrawal
- When MAT is not advised
- Sedative hypnotics
- Cocaine and other stimulants, including “Bath Salts”
- How cannabis impacts clients mental and physical health


