Severe Mental illness and Co-occurring Disorders Training

Severe Mental Illness and Co-occurring Disorders

This on-demand course offers an overview for working with those with both severe mental illness and substance use disorders, including interactions between disorders, risk assessment, service planning and treatment adaptations. Accredited for 1 CE hour. Free.

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On-Demand Course

at your pace and convenience.

This course is approved for 1 continuing education (CE) hour. To earn CE hours, you will need to complete 1) all required course activities and 2) the course evaluation survey. A certificate of attendance will be made available on the Student Dashboard upon course completion. For questions about Oregon’s Integrated Co-occurring Disorders Program contact OHA program support at [email protected].

Who Should Attend

This course is recommended for:

counseling staff, peers, supervisors and licensed medical providers working in an approved Integrated Cooccurring Disorder treatment programs;
mental health counselors (MHC/LPC), marriage and family therapists (MFT/LMFT), art therapists (AT/LAT), social workers (SW/LSW/LCSW), psychologists, and other mental health providers;
Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselors (CADCs);
Qualified Mental Health Associates (QMHAs); and
Qualified Mental Health Professionals (QMHPs).

What Is Included

This on-demand, online training offers an overview for working with those with both severe mental illness and substance use disorders, including interactions between disorders, risk assessment, service planning and treatment adaptations.

The course includes presentations, readings, and skill demonstrations. You are free to take as much time as you need to review these resources. Once you have reviewed and mastered the content, you will be required to pass short quizzes before you are eligible for verification that you have successfully completed the course.
Text length of individual points can be shorter or longer depending on your needs.
We ask you to have an open attitude as you go through this course. At times it may seem as if we are reviewing what you already know. However, paying close attention is likely to provide an opportunity to realize subtle differences and important nuances in co-occurring disorders treatment. Finally, we hope you enjoy this learning format and that this course supports your many contributions to clients, mental health treatment providers, and agencies.

Instructor

Instructor Haven Taylor

Haven Taylor, MA has over 15 years of experience in the behavioral health field, including leadership in team and program development. Her work focuses on advancing whole-person, recovery-oriented systems of care and improving services for individuals with co-occurring behavioral health needs. She has experience across correctional, residential, and community-based treatment settings and was recognized with a Director’s Award for contributions to Special Housing at the Oregon State Penitentiary.

Instructor Blanca Fernandez

Blanca Fernandez, MSW is a bilingual, bicultural Latina social worker serving as a Co-Occurring Treatment Specialist with the Oregon Health Authority’s Intensive Services Unit. Her work focuses on the Aid and Assist population and advancing integrated care for individuals with complex dual diagnoses. Blanca earned her Master of Social Work from New York University in 2016, with a focus on integrated behavioral health. She previously worked as a medical social worker supporting Medicaid recipients transitioning from hospitalization to community care. A native Portlander, Blanca is committed to reducing disparities through culturally responsive, collaborative systems of care.

Senior Instructor Teresa McDowell

Teresa McDowell, EdD, LMFT is professor emerita at Lewis & Clark, where she served as department chair and co-founded the college’s Problem Gambling Services. With over 40 years of experience as a clinician, educator, administrator, and consultant, Teresa focuses on workforce development, equity-based clinical practice, integrated treatment for problem gambling, and clinical supervision. She is a social researcher, program evaluator, and consultant with Partners in Social Research and Senior Instructor for ACORN. Dr. McDowell has authored more than 50 scholarly publications and is lead author of Socioculturally Attuned Family Therapy: Applying Third Order Thinking to Theory and Practice.

Pricing

This course is free of charge, courtesy of Oregon Health Authority

Free

1 CE hour

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ACORN

is committed to excellence.

ACORN has been approved by the Mental Health & Addiction Certification Board of Oregon (MHACBO) to provide continuing education courses. Additionally, ACORN has been approved by the National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC) as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7274. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. ACORN is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.