Training Institutes 2012 - National Technical Assistance Center for ...

INSTITUTE #23 8:30 AM FRIDAY • 1:30 PM SATURDAY • MIAMI 1-2
Serving Youth with Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Challenges
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OBJECTIVES—Participants will learn:
1. To describe youth with co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders and the unique challenges related to
the service system for this population
2. To explain the perspective and role of families of children with co-occurring disorders and strategies for supporting
youth and family voice and cultural competence in all aspects of care
3. To identify the principles, system infrastructure, and services for addressing the needs of youth with co-occurring
disorders and their families
4. Strategies for implementing an integrated system of care for youth with co-occurring disorders
5. How to implement an integrated co-occurring treatment approach that addresses the continuing care and recovery
needs of youth with co-occurring disorders, from intensive treatment through the use of community-based
and peer supports
6. Practical strategies for funding and sustaining co-occurring service systems on local, state, and national levels
This Institute will focus on what it takes at the state and community levels to develop and implement an effective
service system for youth with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders and their families, one of the
highest risk and most challenging populations to effectively treat and maintain in the community. The training will
provide a context for the high rates of co-occurring disorders and the challenges for parents, providers, and systems to
treat co-occurring disorders and achieve an integrated system of care that supports recovery. Strategies highlighted will
include recommendations from a family perspective; a framework for an integrated system to address co-occurring
disorders including the value base, the clinical services and supports, and system collaboration and financing; and how
to implement an integrated community-based treatment and recovery program.
The strategies to be highlighted are based on a SAMHSA-supported effort to design a recovery-oriented care model for
adolescents and transition age youth with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders. This will be
complemented by a discussion of McHenry County, Illinois’s efforts to implement an Integrated Co-Occurring
Treatment Approach.
Specific topics to be covered include:
• The family perspective of the treatment of co-occurring disorders and the impact of not including youth and family in
treatment planning
• One family’s journey to get treatment and the implications of that experience for other youth and families
• How to implement an evidence-informed program
• How one model for integrating care can change the way an agency provides services
• An overview of the clinical implications and practices for serving youth with co-occurring disorders and what works
• National, state, and local perspectives on treatment and financing, including how to secure funding, ways to get
community buy-in, and what can be done on a national level
Participants will participate in an experiential activity designed to illustrate the different roles and partnerships
necessary to build an integrated system. The faculty team for the session will offer the perspectives of a family member
who is a national leader on co-occurring disorders and cultural competence; an agency administrator, clinician, and
trainer; and university faculty.
MODERATOR/PRESENTER: Sybil Goldman, M.S.W., Senior Advisor, National Technical Assistance Center for
Children’s Mental Health, Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development, Washington, DC
Doreen Cavanaugh, Ph.D., Research Associate Professor, Georgetown University Health Policy Institute, Georgetown
University, Washington, DC
Shannon Crossbear, Co-Director of the National Family Dialogue on Adolescent Substance Abuse Disorders and
Director, Strongheart Resource Development, Hovland, MN
Chris Gleason, M.A., Consultant, McHenry County Mental Health Board, Crystal Lake, IL
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