Lesson 1Functional assessment: sleep, appetite, energy, cognition, occupational functioning, social supportsThis part looks at how daily life is affected like sleep, eating, energy levels, thinking, work or school, and family or friends support, and how this info helps with diagnosis, risks, disabilities, and personal treatment goals.
Assessing sleep, appetite, and energyEvaluating cognition and concentrationWork, school, and role performanceMapping social supports and isolationTracking functional change over timeLesson 2Risk assessment components: suicidality, overdose risk, self-harm, aggression, medical instabilityThis part explains checking risks for suicide, overdose, hurting self, fighting, and health problems, including warning signs, things that help, and turning that into safety plans, watching closely, and deciding care level.
Suicide risk factors and warning signsAssessing overdose and poisoning riskEvaluating self-harm and non-suicidal injuryAssessing aggression and violence potentialMedical instability and level-of-care decisionsLesson 3Standardized mental health screening tools: PHQ-9, GAD-7, Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale (C-SSRS) — interpretation and administrationThis part shows how to use and understand PHQ-9, GAD-7, and Columbia-Suicide Severity Rating Scale, with score levels, cultural notes, and mixing with talks and risk plans.
Using PHQ-9 for depressive symptomsApplying GAD-7 for anxiety screeningAdministering the C-SSRS safelyScore thresholds and clinical cutoffsLimitations and cultural adaptationsLesson 4Motivation and readiness assessment: stages of change, URICA, and brief motivational interviewing readiness rulersThis part shows how to check readiness for change using stages, URICA, and rulers, and adding short motivational talk into assessments and care plans for both issues.
Applying the stages of change modelUsing URICA in dual diagnosis careReadiness rulers in brief assessmentsIntegrating motivational interviewing skillsDocumenting motivation and treatment goalsLesson 5Standardized substance use screening tools: AUDIT, DAST-10, ASSIST — choosing and interpreting for alcohol and cocaineThis part brings in AUDIT, DAST-10, ASSIST, tips on picking for alcohol and cocaine, scoring, understanding results, limits, and mixing with talks and diagnosis.
Overview of AUDIT structure and scoringUsing DAST-10 for drug-related problemsApplying ASSIST for multiple substancesScreening for alcohol and cocaine useCombining tools with clinical judgmentLesson 6Comprehensive biopsychosocial history: substance use timeline, mental health history, medical history, legal and occupational factorsThis part shows how to take full history on body, mind, society, with substance timelines, mental and health past, trauma, law and work issues, and putting it into a clear case picture.
Building a detailed substance use timelineExploring past and current mental healthAssessing medical history and comorbiditiesLegal, financial, and occupational impactsSynthesizing data into case formulationLesson 7Medical and laboratory assessments: vital signs, ECG indications, urine drug screen, liver function tests, pregnancy test, and metabolic screeningThis part goes over key health and lab checks for dual issues, like vital signs, when to do ECG, urine tests, liver checks, pregnancy test, metabolic screen, and how results guide safety, detox, meds.
Interpreting vital signs and red flagsWhen to obtain an ECG and whyUsing urine drug screens effectivelyLiver function tests and hepatotoxicityPregnancy and metabolic safety screeningLesson 8Collateral information gathering: family, employer, police/medical records, and coordination with multidisciplinary team membersThis part covers getting info from family, bosses, records, team members, while keeping privacy, agreement, culture in mind to make better case picture.
Obtaining informed consent for collateralFamily perspectives on symptoms and useUsing employer and occupational reportsReviewing police and medical recordsCoordinating with multidisciplinary teams
