Treatment Considerations for Youth and Young Adults with Serious Emotional Disturbances, Serious Mental Illnesses and Co-occurring Substance Use (2 credit hours)
Program Summary: This course explores treatment considerations for youth with SED and young adults with SMI and co-occurring substance use. It offers an overview of risk and protective factors, impact of the problem, and barriers to treatment. The course examines three treatment practices: cognitive behavioral therapy, multidimensional family therapy, and pharmacotherapy. Five program examples are given.
This course is recommended for social workers and counselors and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice. Read the complete description of this course…..
