Integrating Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Justice-Involved Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders (Fact Sheet)
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Even the highest estimates of co-occurring disorders (CODs) in the general population are small compared to COD prevalence in jails and prisons. This publication addresses the integration of mental health and substance abuse services for justice-involved persons with CODs.
This course is based on the reading-based online article, Integrating Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services for Justice-Involved Persons With Co-Occurring Disorders (Fact Sheet) created by Fred C. Osher, M.D.
Journal/Publisher
The GAINS Center
Publication Date
May 2006
Course Material Author
Fred C. Osher, M.D.
Fred C. Osher, M.D., is a community psychiatrist with clinical and research interests focusing on the co-occurrence of mental and substance use disorders. Over the last two decades, Dr. Osher has led clinical and research efforts for persons with these disorders within the criminal justice system and among homeless populations. Dr. Osher is the Director of the Center for Behavioral Health, Justice, and Public Policy and an Associate Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. He has a long history of public sector service at local, state, and federal levels.
Fred C. Osher, M.D. authored the material only, and was not involved in creating this CE course. They are identified here for your own evaluation of the relevancy of the material this course is based on.
This course is recommended for health care professionals, especially addiction counselors, psychologists, mental health counselors, social workers, and nurses who seek knowledge about integrating mental health and substance abuse services for justice-involved persons with CODs. It is appropriate for all levels of participants' knowledge.
Course Objectives:
After taking this course, you should be able to:
Describe the history and current state of co-occurring disorder (COD) treatment.
Discuss services integration for COD as an evidence-based practice.
Identify integrated treatment programs for justice-involved persons with COD.
Explain ramifications of COD across the continuum of criminal justice settings.
Availability
This course is available starting May 6th, 2008 and expires Jan 7th, 2011
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The planners of this activity have reported that they have no relevant financial relationships.
Material Authors
Any relevant financial disclosures for course material authors can be found in the article.
Course Creator
Keith Gibson, Ph.D. – There are no known relevant financial relationships to disclose.
Commercial support
There is no commercial support for this distance-learning course.
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