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<strong>COSIG</strong> Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006<br />

Engagement<br />

• Reach out to the individual --proactive<br />

• Identify and fulfill individual’s immediate<br />

needs (often basic survival needs)<br />

• Offer easily accessible, crisis assistance<br />

• Utilize empathic, motivational statements<br />

• Begin basic education about addiction and<br />

mental illness<br />

• Make a commitment to developing a<br />

therapeutic alliance<br />

• Form a alliance with family/supports<br />

• Coordinate benefits, referrals, etc.<br />

• Reduce administrative barriers to facilitate<br />

access to services<br />

Persuasion<br />

• Therapeutic working alliance is<br />

established<br />

• Prepare for active change strategies<br />

• Individual goals development<br />

• Explore barriers for achieving the goals<br />

• Ambivalence is part of the process<br />

• Stabilize psychiatric disorders<br />

• Start social skills training<br />

• Begin to help the individual change<br />

various aspects of their lives (cognitions,<br />

beliefs, habits, behaviors, friends, living<br />

situation, etc.)<br />

• Begin creating a hopeful attitude and<br />

motivation for change<br />

Active Treatment<br />

• Abstinence from substances and recovery<br />

from mental illness are primary goals<br />

• Monitor substance use and prescribed<br />

medication use<br />

• Targeted psychotherapy (individual, group,<br />

family)<br />

• Structured schedule of activities<br />

• Re-introduce self-help group networks<br />

• Psychiatric Rehabilitation<br />

• Vocational Rehabilitation<br />

• Supported employment<br />

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