Overview

Dual Diagnosis Course

It is now accepted that dually diagnosed clients are the norm and not the exception. The range of skills, knowledge and interventions required to work with people who have concurrent mental health and substance use is changing rapidly.

This course aims to look at the complex relationship between substance use and mental health, examining the implications for patients, practitioners and services. It is not restricted to those working with people who have a severe mental illness but will include all mental health problems. 

The course is suitable for all those who come into contact with clients who have these problems. This course is highlighted nationally as an example of good practice by Turning Point and the Department of Health in ‘Dual Diagnosis Good Practice Handbook’ (2007).

Subject areas

Topics covered include:

• concepts of substance use and addiction and how this relates to mental health
• commonly used illicit drugs and misused prescription drugs
• the relationship between mental illness and substance misuse
• the skills that can be effectively used with this client group
• models of treatment and service delivery
• attitudes and values in relation to dual diagnosed clients and the impact this has on care
• harm reduction, assessment, intervention and relapse prevention
• cognitive and motivational interventions.

Follow the link for further details of:

Dual Diagnosis - Level 5 - HEA00066I

Dual Diagnosis - Level 6 - HEA00047H

Entry

Entry requirements

This course will appeal to a broad group of people including: drug workers, mental health workers, practise nurses, general practitioners, psychiatrists, prison workers, midwives, health visitors, social workers and probation staff. All applications must be approved by your manager or employer.

Credits & Cost

Qualification awarded

If you successfully complete this course you will be awarded 20 credit points by the University of York, at Level 5 or Level 6.

Cost

Please visit www.york.ac.uk/healthsciences/ssprd/funding/.

Start Dates & Timetable

These are the dates that the programme will run for the Spring 2020 term. 

Heslington Campus 

• 02 March 2020
• 09 March 
• 16 March
• 23 March
• 30 March

Resources

• www.dsdaily.org.uk/ - this website provides daily updates on news about addiction and dual diagnosis from around the world. You can sign up for daily email alerts.
• www.dualdiagnosis.co.uk/NewsIndex.ink - this website is a useful resource provided by the National Consortium of consultant nurses in Dual Diagnosis.
• Advances in Dual Diagnosis is edited within the Department and is a useful resource for clinicians. Visit www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/add.
• www.guardian.co.uk/science/sifting-the-evidence/2013/jul/18/cannabis-psychosis-uk-drug-class-c.
• www.scienceomega.com/article/1243/cannabis-psychosis-are-politicians-making-the-situation-worse.