Addiction & Mental Health (Dual Diagnosis)

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Key concepts covered include:

This will cover the following:

  • Understand Cycle of Addiction
  • Understand harm associated with Alcohol, Tobacco, Cannabis & Stimulants (Speed, Ice, Ecstasy, Cocaine), Inhalants (volatile substances), Drink & Drug Driving
  • Understand Substance Abuse & Mental Health (Dual Diagnosis)
  • Understand Integrative Holistic Model
  • Understand Needs & Underlying Issues that drive addictions including Grief Cycle & Anger
  • Understand Pharmacotherapies
  • Understand Orthomolecular Science, Functional Medicine & Optimal Health
  • Understand Neuroplasticity
  • Understand Neurotransmitters
  • Understand Psychosis vs Dissociation
  • Understand Existentialism and Psychospirituality
  • Understand Trauma model & Keys to Treatment; Guilt vs Shame; Dealing with ambivalence
  • Understand Brief & Early Intervention
  • Understand Stages of Change
  • Understand Costs vs Benefits – doing a brief intervention
  • Understand Tripod of Support for the drug user to help them move forward & stay safe

What you'll learn

This advanced training covers all of the current evidence-based best practices in Alcohol & Other Drugs (AOD) and Mental Health from an integrated, holistic framework. In addition, this based eight will equip workers to deliver brief & early interventions to people struggling with substance abuse and mental health issues and advanced psychotherapeutic skills.

Who Should Attend?

  • Anyone who wants to learn how to deliver a brief intervention with loved ones using alcohol, ICE & other drugs.
  • Advanced practitioners who want to receive updated skills in evidence-based best practice from an integrative holistic approach.
  • Clinicians and Counsellors would like to earn 12 points of CPD (Continuing Professional Development) for their counseling peak body (APS, ACA, AASW, CPS, PACFA, etc.)

Instructor

George Patriki

“Director – Optimal Health Group

Gold Coast

Addiction & Treatment Rehab, Australia”


4/5

George Patriki has over 7 years of lived experience as an ex-addict himself and spent over 10 years accessing various treatment and recovery programs to work through the underlying issues. Soon after exiting the drug culture in 1983, George began reaching out to people with substance abuse issues and has 27 years of clinical experience as a counselor, educator, and clinical supervisor.

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Instructor

George Patriki

“Director – Optimal Health Group

Gold Coast

Addiction & Treatment Rehab, Australia”


4/5

George Patriki has over 7 years of lived experience as an ex-addict himself and spent over 10 years accessing various treatment and recovery programs to work through the underlying issues. Soon after exiting the drug culture in 1983, George began reaching out to people with substance abuse issues and has 27 years of clinical experience as a counselor, educator, and clinical supervisor.

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Last Updated 09/2021

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