“Co-occurring disorders must be expected when evaluating any person.” (Principle 7)
As Principle 7 states; not all clinicians will be able to or should be expected to be experts in COD but "they should understand how to identify COD and have a clear sense of how to assist the consumer in accessing essential services " Proper identification of COD is paramount in treatment of any COD client and the wrong identification could cause severe damage to the individual/consumer Proper identification of COD is paramount in treatment the wrong identification could cause severe damage to the individual/consumer and the consumers family. Because of the overlap in symptoms between AOD use and mental health issues clinicians need to be armed with the …show more content…
The kindest most thoughtful portion of the community. The community ultimately pays for these individuals one way or another. Either in the form of prisons were a staggering amount of inmates deal with substance abuse and mental health issues. Or the community pays in the form of tax dollars for the police officers that have to make frequent domestic violence calls to households of those untreated individuals with COD. Those with CODs are at a disadvantage, possibly unable to take or make use of public programs and assistance that is available, they are bounced around from agency to agency or from facility to facility without getting the compassion or care that they need. This is most likely because of the lack of education of service …show more content…
This is important "persons with COD often have a long history of exclusion from treatment or exposure to ineffective treatment”, this is an important piece of information that I think directly ties in with my favorite principle of 12 . The general misunderstanding and misinformation of how addiction works and how mental health issues can be treated. It 's frustrating to have a client or friend that repeatedly relapses or neglects to take self-care seriously. This can wear on even the most experienced clinician. Even among those active in the recovery community, those who see their peers having a hard time remaining sober, there is a tendency to dismiss that person or individual as hopeless. The idea that efforts are better focused on those that are “willing” to try to get sober. Disease isn’t about effort. If this is an illness we have to temper our expectations of individuals who re
As Principle 7 states; not all clinicians will be able to or should be expected to be experts in COD but "they should understand how to identify COD and have a clear sense of how to assist the consumer in accessing essential services " Proper identification of COD is paramount in treatment of any COD client and the wrong identification could cause severe damage to the individual/consumer Proper identification of COD is paramount in treatment the wrong identification could cause severe damage to the individual/consumer and the consumers family. Because of the overlap in symptoms between AOD use and mental health issues clinicians need to be armed with the …show more content…
The kindest most thoughtful portion of the community. The community ultimately pays for these individuals one way or another. Either in the form of prisons were a staggering amount of inmates deal with substance abuse and mental health issues. Or the community pays in the form of tax dollars for the police officers that have to make frequent domestic violence calls to households of those untreated individuals with COD. Those with CODs are at a disadvantage, possibly unable to take or make use of public programs and assistance that is available, they are bounced around from agency to agency or from facility to facility without getting the compassion or care that they need. This is most likely because of the lack of education of service …show more content…
This is important "persons with COD often have a long history of exclusion from treatment or exposure to ineffective treatment”, this is an important piece of information that I think directly ties in with my favorite principle of 12 . The general misunderstanding and misinformation of how addiction works and how mental health issues can be treated. It 's frustrating to have a client or friend that repeatedly relapses or neglects to take self-care seriously. This can wear on even the most experienced clinician. Even among those active in the recovery community, those who see their peers having a hard time remaining sober, there is a tendency to dismiss that person or individual as hopeless. The idea that efforts are better focused on those that are “willing” to try to get sober. Disease isn’t about effort. If this is an illness we have to temper our expectations of individuals who re