Mental illness and substance use disorders overlap at the rate of 50 to 70%. In any given year, the majority of patients/clients with co-occurring disorders will not seek help directly for co-occurring disorders. Many find themselves seeking services for medical complications at a primary healthcare facility for medical complications caused by or exacerbated by their co-occurring disorders.
In this presentation, you will learn how to address co-occurring disorders in an integrated manner in a primary care facility or other behavioral health settings. Topics covered include: Assessing your organizations readiness for integrated co-occurring disorders treatment, essential components of integrated co-occurring disorders treatment, evidence-based strategies for engaging patients/clients in co-occurring disorders treatment, and strategies for helping patients/clients with co-occurring disorders avoid slipping through the cracks.
Participants who fully attend this training will be eligible to receive 1 continuing education (CE) hour certified by Illinois Association of Behavioral Health (IABH). CE certificates will be managed or disseminated by IABH.
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC
Mark Sanders, LCSW, CADC, is the Illinois state project manager for the Great Lakes ATTC, MHTTC, and PTTC. He is an international speaker and behavioral health consultant whose presentations and publications have reached thousands throughout the United States, Europe, Canada, West Indies, Lithuania, and Guam. He is the recipient of four lifetime achievement awards, including NAADAC’s prestigious Enlightenment Award, the National Association for Addiction Professionals’ 50th Anniversary Legends Award, the Illinois Certification Board's Professional of the Year Award and Jessica Hayes Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Barbara Bacon Award for outstanding contributions to the social work profession as an alumnus of Loyola University of Chicago.
Mark is the author of five books on behavioral health recovery. Recent writings include Slipping Through the Cracks: Intervention Strategies for Clients with Multiple Addictions Disorders and Relationship Detox: A Counselors Guide To Helping Clients Develop Healthy Relationships In Recovery. His groundbreaking monograph, Recovery Management, co-authored with historians William White and Earnest Kurtz, helped shift substance use disorders treatment and recovery from the acute care model towards a recovery-oriented system of care. Mark is the primary contributing author of a trauma-informed gun violence prevention curriculum which is now being implemented in several large cities throughout the U.S., and he authored two stories published in the New York Times bestselling Chicken Soup for The Soul book series.
In addition to his behavioral healthcare work, Mark has a 30-year career as a university educator, having taught at The University of Chicago, Loyola University of Chicago, and Illinois State University School of Social Work. He is also the co-founder of Serenity Academy Chicago, a program which sponsors recovery-oriented peer groups in local high schools.
The Great Lakes A/MH/PTTC is offering this training for individuals working in HHS Region 5: IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI. This training is being provided in response to a need identified by Region 5 stakeholders.
