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Screening, Assessment, and Treatment Planning for Persons with Co-Occurring Disorders
(Beginning Level)
Developed by: The Co-Occurring Center for Excellence (COCE), which is funded through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS)
1 Credit CE Course - Free
This course gives an overview of the screening, assessment and treatment planning process that, when properly executed, informs and guides the provision of appropriate client-centered services to persons with co-occurring disorders (COD). Clients with co-occurring disorders are best served through an integrated screening, assessment, and treatment planning process that addresses both substance use and mental disorder, each in the context of the other. This paper discusses the purpose, appropriate staffing, protocols, methods, advantages and disadvantages, and processes for integrated screening, assessment, and treatment planning for persons with COD as well as systems issues and financing.
GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:
- Understand how screening, assessment and treatment planning are interrelated.
- Be able to define integrated screening, assessment and treatment planning.
- Learn about the different methods used to conduct an integrated screening.
- Learn or review the 12-Step Assessment Process.
- Be able to name the components of a client-centered treatment plan.
- Learn about the funding for screening, assessment and treatment planning.
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