COSIG CONFERENCE BROCHURE.pdf - Drexel University College ...

COSIG Co-Occurring Disorders Conference, Hershey PA, May 15-17, 2006
Relapse Prevention
• Reinforce behavior changes
• Active self-help group participation
• Active psychiatric/vocational rehabilitation
• Improve family/other relationships
• Continued support/advocacy/skills training
• Case Management interventions are most
successful if utilized in the context of a
multidisciplinary team approach
Rehabilitation
• Improving Adherence to Psychiatric and
Vocational Rehabilitation Programs
• Maximize individual involvement,
preference and choice
• Strengths focus
• Extensive skills training
• Partnership with family/other supports
Integrating Systems
• View the offender’s problems as the
responsibility of all systems and the offender’s
successes as benefiting all systems
• Initiate joint case staffings
• Cross-train/Cross-practice staff
• Community treatment providers should establish
contact with offenders before they are relapsed -
- trust & rapport
• Keep treatment plans flexible enough to
respond to offender’s needs
Issues To Consider
• Offender clients who are newly released from
incarceration may be seen as noncompliant,
when they are actually confused about
expectations in a new setting
• Offenders may not have much recent practice in
personal accountability or decision making
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