Peer Recovery Basics II (12.5 CEs)

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Module 11: Co-occurring Disorders

Learning Goal Identify when and how to refer a client for counseling for co-occurring disorders.

Learning Objective Students will have the basic skills to identify clients who need more comprehensive services and refer them to qualified providers.

According to the 2015 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (SAMSHA, 2015), 7.9 million adults with any mental illness also have a substance use disorder. This is referred to as a co-occurring disorder. Simply put, someone with co-occurring disorders is someone who has more than one thing going on at one time. This could include substances, mental illness, trauma or a combination of all of them. Other terms used to refer to multiple problems include dual diagnosis and dual recovery.

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Test Your Knowledge

A client should first seek treatment for their mental illness and then their substance abuse disorder.

Someone who has more than one thing going on at one time, for example mental illness and substance use issues, would be referred to as having:

All therapists and social workers are trained to treat co-occurring disorders.

Module 12: Medication Assisted Treatment

ACTIVITY: Medication-Assisted Treatment

Test Your Knowledge

What are the two most highly used medications for recovery from opioid abuse?

Medication-Assisted Treatment is the use of medications in combination with counseling and behavioral therapies, providing a whole-patient approach to the treatment of substance use disorders.

A Peer provider helps reduce the stigma of "replacing one drug for another" by providing clients, families, and loved ones with:

Module 13: Trauma-Informed care

Video Activity: PTSD Trauma in Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans

Video Activity: Trauma & Addiction: Treating the Whole Person

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Anyone interested in working with victims of human trafficking are STRONGLY encouraged to participate in additional, specialized training due to the complexity of issues that victims face.

Test Your Knowledge

Which of the following are NOT considered aspects of providing trauma informed care?

Someone who has experienced trauma and views themselves negatively, is unsure of their place in the world and is unable to trust others may be experiencing:

Most people who have problems with substances also have a history of trauma.

Module 14: Systems Factors

Example: Socioeconomic system

Video Activity: How poverty and mental illness are putting more people behind bars

Navigating the Intersection Between Debt and Despondency in the United States: Mental Health, Addiction, Incarceration

Example: Community and Family

Video Activity: Dalia Mogahed: What do you think when you look at me?

HIV Psychophysiology

Example: Media influence

Example: Rural Areas

Video Activity: Rural Health in America

Module 15: Clinical Research Basics

Peer Recovery providers who understand what evidence-based practice is and can communicate in an educated way with other providers, will _______ with treatment teams more effectively.

One of the goals of evidence-based practice (EBP) is to:

All evidence-based practice is evaluated for cross-cultural appropriateness.