Assessing Substance Use Disorder in Older Adults
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Course Details
Identify the numerous health and wellness problems related to substance use disorders in older adults.
Be aware of the most appropriate diagnostic information, screening tools, and assessment methods typically used when working with substance abuse in older adults.
Identify co-occurring substance use and mental health concerns when assessing and diagnosing older persons with substance use disorders.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Substance Use Disorders in Aging Adults
Meet Wilson Jones
Current Trends in Older Adult Substance Use
Alcohol and Aging
Risk and Protective Factors
The Protective Factors
Gender Differences
Relapse Predictor
Meet Maria
Summary
Section 3: Diagnosing Substance Use Disorder in Aging Adults
Diagnostic Criteria for Substance Use Disorder
Quick Check
Diagnostic Consideration for SUD and Aging Adults
Meet Shawn
Summary
Section 4: Screening for Substance Use Disorder in Aging Adults
When Should Screening Happen?
Additional Triggers for Screening
Life Transitions as a Screening Prompt
Incorporate SUD Screening into Health Screening
Key Screening Questions
Framing Your Screening Questions
Confidentiality Quick Check
Using Active Listening Principles in Screening
Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT)
Validated Screening Tools
CAGE Questionnaire
The Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test-G (MAST-G)
Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
Communicating Screening Results
Preparing to Discuss Positive Screening Results
Beyond Communicating Positive Results
Meet Laurie
Summary
Section 5: Assessment of Substance Use Disorders in Aging Adults
Assessment for Substance Use Disorders
General Assessment Guidelines
Overall Goals of Your Assessment
Using Motivational Interviewing to Build Rapport and Trust
Assessing the Substance Use
Biopsychosocial Assessment: Part 1
General Information Assessment: Part 2
Additional Information to Gather During Assessment: Part 3
Meet Charles
Summary
Section 6: From Assessment to Diagnosis
Structured Assessment Tools
The Addiction Severity Index
The Structured Clinical Interview
Collecting Collateral and Supportive Information
Determining the Appropriate Diagnoses and Treatment from Assessment
Physical Co-Morbidities
Substance Use and Neurocognitive Disorders
Co-Occurring Mental Health Disorders
Screening for Depressive Disorders
Sleep-Wake Disorders
Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)
Addressing Cognitive Impairments
Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome describes in
Summary
Section 7: Conclusion
Summary
Congratulations!
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Jeremy King has over seven years of experience providing management and training to professionals in the field of behavioral healthcare. Mr. King is a Licensed Master Social Worker and a Credentialed Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counselor in the state of New York. He also holds a BS in Economics from Fordham University and is a Certified Training Provider for the New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services. For the past seven years, Mr. King has provided training and technical assistance to human service organizations in the following areas: Substance Use Disorders; Trauma Informed Services; Co-Occurring Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders; Cognitive Behavioral Therapy; Cultural Competence; Group Facilitation Skills; CCAR Recovery Coach Academy; Motivational Interviewing; Tobacco Dependence; Confidentiality; Working through Resistance; Screening and Assessment for Mental Health Disorders; Theories of Human Development; and The Client/Counselor Relationship. Disclosure: Jeremy King, LCSW, CASAC has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.Staff Writer: Joseph Murphy, Ph.D.
Dr. Joseph Murphy, Ph.D. is a Clinical and Research Psychologist who has extensive clinical and administrative expertise working in the field of Behavioral healthcare at the county and state levels in California, Maryland, Pennsylvania and North Carolina. He has served as a Federal contractor in Behavioral Health. His work supported research at the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, the Military Operational Medicine Psychological Research Program at Ft. Detrick, and the Defense Centers of Excellence for Psychological Health and Traumatic Brain Injury, Silver Spring, MD. For nine years he was the Director of State Operated Mental Health programs for At-Risk youth in Butner, North Carolina. He developed a number of webinars and a Peer Training course in Older Adult Behavioral Health Literacy for the Pennsylvania Department of Public Welfare, and National Libraries of Medicine. He served as Director of a Wellness and Recovery program in Gaithersburg, MD. Disclosure: Joseph Murphy, Ph.D. has declared that no conflict of interest, Relevant Financial Relationship or Relevant Non-Financial Relationship exists.
The target audience for this course is: entry level Psychologists; intermediate level Alcohol and Drug Counselors; intermediate level Marriage and Family Therapists; intermediate level Professional Counselors; intermediate level Social Workers; Nurses; in the following settings: Health and Human Services.
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