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COSIG Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006
COCE Learning Community
State Models for the
Development of Co-Occurring
Moderator – Stanley Sacks, PhD, Expert Leader, SAMHSA’s Co-Occurring
Center for Excellence, National Development & Research Institutes, Inc.
Panel Presenters – Carole Baxter, MS, Project Director, Arkansas COSIG;
Andrew Homer, PhD, Project Director, Missouri COSIG; Tanya McGee, MS,
Project Coordinator, Louisiana COSIG; Robert Primrose, Director, Division
of Substance Abuse Services, PA OMHSAS
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2006 Pennsylvania COSIG Conference: Beyond 2006 – Promoting Recovery-Oriented Programs and Practices
for Persons with Co-Occurring Mental and Substance Use Disorders May 15- 17, 2006 Hershey, PA
What is a Learning Community?
The community of learners approach originated in the
educational community and is built on a few basic
assumptions.
learning is fundamentally a social phenomenon.
knowledge is integrated in the life of communities
that share values, beliefs, languages, and
ways of doing things.
knowledge is inseparable from practice.
Empowerment― or the ability to contribute
positively to a community ― enhances the
potential for learning.
Arkansas COSIG
Meeting the Needs of Dually
Diagnosed Arkansans
Carole Baxter, M.S., L.A.D.A.C., L.P.E.
COSIG Project Director
Pennsylvania COSIG Conference
May 15, 2006
Background
Arkansas COSIG Goals
Arkansas, like so many other states, has
provided services to individuals with cooccurring
disorders in two separate silos.
• Develop and implement screening and assessment
protocols that identify individuals with cooccurring
disorders which are acceptable to both
mental health and substance abuse treatment
communities.
• Develop a training program for mental health and
substance abuse providers in the use of these
protocols and on the needs of and services
available to those with co‐occurring disorders
(COD).
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