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COMORBIDITY - Mental Health and Alcohol and Other Drugs
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For further information, please contact Suzanne Wood
at mentalhealth.training@wesleymission.org.au
The information below is provided as reference for those who have already registered. This service is provided by InfoTec Communications.
CO-MORBIDITY-MENTAL HEALTH AND ALCOHOL AND OTHER DRUGS
The training
The aim of this two-day workshop is to provide an overview of theories and practical issues for working with people living with mental health (MH) and alcohol and other drug (AOD) issues.
The workshop aims to provide information and skills for improving the clinical practice of the workshop participants in order to benefit the people they work with.
The outcomes
By the end of the two day workshop participants will be able to:
- Understtand the complex relationships between MH and AOD
- Explain key terminology and explore the role of language
- Describe the concept of "dual recover"
- Discuss the impact of substances on menral health
- Demonstrates skills and the use of tools for assessing MH and AOD
- Understand readiness for changes within the MH and AOD context
- Disucss strategies for addressing MH and AOD concerns
- Explain the process for working collaboratively with specialist services
- Demonstrate skills for addressing relapse in the MH and AOD context
- Discuss the NSW and Federal Guidelines for working with co-morbidity
THE PRESENTER
Alison Bell has a background in Nursing and Psychology, and has worked in the Alcohol and Drugs field since 1987 and as a training consultant for the past 18 years. In 1989 in collaboration with Dr Stephen Rollnick, Alison participated in researching the clinical application of the motivational interviewing model at the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre. Alison has an ongoing consultancy role with the NSW Institute of Psychiatry, NSW Department of Education and Training, Juvenile Justice and the Mental Health Co-ordinating Council.
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