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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Disorders
Course: BHS410

First Term: 2023 Fall
 Lecture   3.0 Credit(s)   3.0 Period(s)   3.0 Load  
Subject Type: Academic
Load Formula: S- Standard


Description: Advanced instruction in co-occurring behavioral health and substance use disorders from the bio-psycho-social model for application in the behavioral health field. Includes philosophies and practices of empirically supported models. Emphasis on causes, consequences, assessment, treatment, recovery, and harm reduction.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Distinguish diagnostic categories of the major serious mental illnesses and describe characteristic symptoms of each. (I, III)
2. Assess signs and symptoms of addictions and substance use for persons with co-occurring disorders. (I-V)
3. Compare and contrast philosophies and evidence-based practices for assessing, diagnosing, and treating co-occurring behavioral health and substance use disorders. (II-V)
4. Evaluate approaches to intervention and treatment of co-occurring disorders through a multicultural framework. (II-V)
5. Evaluate factors that increase and decrease the likelihood of relapse for persons with co-occurring disorders. (II-V)
6. Develop programs aimed at harm reduction using evidence-based practices. (II-V)
7. Collaborate with multidisciplinary team members to address the needs of individuals with co-occurring disorders. (III-V)
8. Develop appropriate treatment plans and interventions for substance use disorders or addictions. (IV, V)
9. Synthesize harm reduction principles, policies, programs, and practices that aim to reduce the adverse health, social, and economic consequences of the use of legal and illegal drugs. (IV, V)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Overview of Co-occurring disorders
   A. Terminology
   B. Major diagnostic categories of mental illness
   C. Major diagnostic categories of substance use and addiction disorders
   D. Characteristics and symptoms of co-occurring disorders
II. Theoretical approaches
   A. Philosophical models
      1. Historical
      2. Current
      3. Emerging
   B. Intervention models
   C. Prevention models
III. Evidence-based approaches to assessment and screening
   A. Assessment process
   B. Screening instruments
      1. Behavioral health disorders
      2. Substance use disorders and addiction
   C. Multidisciplinary care considerations
   D. Legal and ethical considerations
   E. Cultural considerations
IV. Treatment plans
   A. Culturally informed collaborative treatment
   B. Goal and objective setting
   C. Relapse prevention
   D. Multidisciplinary care considerations
   E. Legal and ethical considerations
   F. Cultural considerations
V. Harm reduction
   A. Individual practices
   B. Community practices
   C. Legal and ethical considerations
   D. Cultural considerations
   E. Program development
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: August 23, 2022

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