| A detailed, 12-hour course that provides
in-depth knowledge on issues related to
dual diagnosis. This course provided a detailed look at the general treatment
needs related to dual disorders, with specific information about
pharmacological management issues. It also provides detailed information about the
more prevalent disorders that are seen in chemically dependent
populations, including specific diagnostic and treatment considerations
for mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and
psychotic disorders .
Goals/Objectives
By participating in this DLC, the trainee will:
- study descriptions and diagnostic criteria for alcohol and other
drug abuse and dependence;
- examine interactions between alcohol and other drug use and
psychiatric symptoms and disorders;
- explore the similarities, differences, strengths, and weaknesses of
the treatment systems used by patients with dual disorders: the mental
health system, the addiction treatment system, and the medical system;
- review treatment models most frequently used in the treatment of
dual disorders: sequential treatment of each disorder, parallel
treatment of each disorder, and integrated treatment of both
disorders;
- discuss the critical treatment issues and general assessment issues
in providing care to patients with dual disorders;
- obtain an overview of the types of medications used in psychiatry
and addiction medicine and for patients with dual disorders;
- learn about a stepwise treatment model that can minimize medication
abuse risks;
- review cautions about drug interactions;
- obtain an understanding of the principle medications used in
psychiatry and how they are used;
- create a forum to discuss practical application and special issues
related to dual disorders through the use of internet technologies;
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review the major diagnostic features of mood disorders, anxiety
disorders, personality disorders, and psychotic disorders;
- understand the classification system for each of these disorders;
- identify treatment modalities and counseling approaches specific to
each of these disorders;
- review and identify approaches, indications, and
precautions for the use of medications for each type of disorder.
Your Course Instructor:
Kevin R. Scheel
MS, MAC, LMFT
Co-Founder, DLCAS
Kevin R. Scheel is a Masters prepared chemical dependency counselor with
more than twenty-three years of experience in the human service field. He
has served as the director of programs in the public sector as well as in
private care facilities, both in the profit and not-for-profit arenas. He
has been involved in the delivery of education services to the field since
1986 as an instructor at McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas, and as
a private training consultant with Hazelden. Mr. Scheel is the author of
"Alcohol: Chemistry & Culture," as well as a series of
education videotapes on the various drugs of abuse, published and marketed
by WRS Group, Inc. He has also created a preparation and review manual
that is currently in use by a variety of colleges and universities in
Texas, designed to aid students preparing for their Texas chemical
dependency credential.
While in Texas Kevin served as the Texas Coordinator for the federally
funded Project for Addiction Counselor Training (PACT) program. For this
project Mr. Scheel designed a 270 hour curriculum for beginning
counselors, delivering over 45,000 hours of classroom training to 415
minority students. As a result of his efforts, 268 of these students have
gone on to obtain their credentials to practice chemical dependency
counseling in Texas.
Kevin also served in the position as Coordinator for the Texas
Addiction Training Center (currently the Texas Addition Technology
Transfer Center), a federally funded project from the Center for Substance
Abuse Treatment in Washington, D.C. The goal of this project has been to
increase the level of addiction education to the various disciplines
offering counseling services to drug and alcohol affected clients. In
Texas this project worked with 8 major colleges and universities.
In addition to his role as a founder of the DLCAS, Kevin is
currently serving as the Director of Educational Services for the DLCAS. |