Mental Health and Substance Use Course
This course equips you with confidence to manage co-occurring depression, alcohol, and stimulant use disorders. You will learn essential assessment tools such as PHQ-9, GAD-7, AUDIT, and DAST-10, create integrated care plans with specific goals, implement suicide and overdose safety protocols, apply motivational interviewing and CBT strategies, and design effective relapse prevention plans suited for busy healthcare environments in Zambia.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
certificate valid in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills to assess and treat co-occurring depression, alcohol, and cocaine use. Master tools like PHQ-9, GAD-7, AUDIT, DAST-10, and C-SSRS, conduct biopsychosocial and risk assessments, develop integrated treatment and safety plans, use motivational interviewing and CBT techniques, coordinate team care, and handle relapse with ethical, evidence-based methods focused on clear goals.
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Develop skills
- Conduct dual diagnosis assessments using PHQ-9, GAD-7, AUDIT, and DAST-10 effectively.
- Develop integrated care plans with clear goals for mood, alcohol, and cocaine issues.
- Create brief suicide and overdose risk safety plans based on evidence.
- Use motivational interviewing to address ambivalence in short sessions.
- Build practical relapse prevention plans for alcohol and stimulants.
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