TAFE Course

Dual Diagnosis Clients

Statement of Attainment in Alcohol and Other Drugs and Mental Health Work

Qualification: Statement of Attainment
Training Package: CHC02 Community Services
TAFE NSW course no: 3393

This course consists of a diploma level unit that applies to workers who provide immediate and ongoing support and intervention to dual diagnosis clients.

A “dual diagnosis” client is a person with both a substance abuse or dependency problem and a coexisting psychiatric disorder. All service providers in health, welfare and related fields are likely at some stage to come into contact with dual diagnosis clients.

This short course will be run as a series of four one-day workshops and will be delivered by Dr Frares Sumara (Addition Specialist) and Allen Anderson (Clinical Psychologist).

These workshops will cover general symptoms of mental health conditions, drugs and their effect and working with people who are Dual Diagnosis.

The workshops will look at the following mental health conditions:
· psychotic disorders, mood disorders, and anxiety disorders co-occurring with substance-related disorders
· personality disorders seen in combination with substance-related disorders.

and the following drugs and their effects on co-morbidity (Dual Diagnosis)
- Alcohol & Effects of Ethyl Alcohol on Organ Function
- Benzodiazepines - Cannabis
- Ecstasy - Heroin
- Ice-Methamphetamine - Hallucinogens

Articulation: This course provides credit into other CHC02 Community Services Training Package courses.

Entrance Requirements: Year 10 and experience working in community services.

Unit: CHCMH8A Provide interventions to meet the needs of consumers with mental health and AOD issues.

Semester 1, 2008

Campus:
Kempsey Campus
58 Sea Street
West Kempsey NSW 2440

To enrol

Email an expression of interest by 20 March to Jodie Sherrin at: jodie.sherrin@tafensw.edu.au or fax to the campus.

Start: Tuesday 25 March

Attendance: four, one-day workshops, 9am to 4pm, Tuesday 25 March, 1 & 8 April and Wednesday 9 April. You need to attend all workshops and complete the required assessment to be eligible to receive the Statement of Attainment.

Cost: This course is exempt from the TAFE fee.

Contact and more information:

Jodie Sherrin
Welfare Studies
Kempsey Campus
p: 02 6560 2916
e: jodie.sherrin@tafensw.edu.au
or
Customer Service Centre
p: 131601
e: nci.courseinfo@tafensw.edu.au


DUAL DIAGNOSIS CLIENTS

Expression of Interest


I wish to express interest in attending the Dual Diagnosis Clients course (Statement of Attainment in Alcohol and Other Drugs and Mental Health Work).


Name:______________________________________________________________

Address:____________________________________________________________

Mobile:___________________________ Phone: ___________________________

Employer:___________________________________________________________



Fax to:
Jodie Sherrin, Kempsey Campus
(02) 6562 7415

or email to:
jodie.sherrin@tafensw.edu.au

or post to:
Jodie Sherrin
Welfare Section
Kempsey Campus
PO Box 173
West Kempsey NSW 2440