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GP015
- Dual Diagnosis - Context and Response
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| CREDIT
POINTS: |
15 |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Perspectives
in Drugs Use;
AOD
Treatment, Assessment and Planning |
| COST: |
$1000 |
| DATES: |
28 July - 31 October 2008
This subject
is only available in online mode in 2008 |
| SUBJECT
COORDINATOR: |
Greg Logan |
| CENSUS
DATE: |
17 August 2008 |
SUBJECT/UNIT SUMMARY:
This subject
will introduce students to the co-occurrence of mental illness
with problematic drug use. It will examine definitions of
Dual Diagnosis, prevalence, aetiology and manifestations.
The impact of Dual Diagnosis on client, clinical practice,
service delivery and the broader community will be explored
considering such issues as prognosis, burden of care and the
influence of service dis-integration.
Students will examine clinical, and rehabilitation
responses to people with concurrent mental illness and problematic
drug use and consider critical elements of service delivery.
Students will analyse different models of care for people
with concurrent mental illness and problematic drug use and
will identify specific needs of clients with different diagnoses
and demographic characteristics with a specific consideration
of the needs of women, youth, indigenous Australians and the
families and cares of health service consumers with a Dual
Diagnosis. The subject will also expose students to a range
of therapeutic stratagems and interventions for working with
these clients at different stages along the service continuum.
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SUBJECT/UNIT OBJECTIVES:
At the end of this subject, students
should be able to:
- Critically analyse theories of aetiology
and prevalence of Dual Diagnosis with consideration to factors
influencing rates, demographic and social variables and
clinical implications.
- Evaluate the potential impact of Dual Diagnosis
on clinical practice, service provision, families and the
broader community.
- Appraise a range of service responses to
people with concurrent mental illness and problematic drug
use and examine critical elements of that service delivery.
- Critically review different models of care
for people with concurrent mental illness and problematic
drug use.
- Examine specific needs of clients with different
diagnosis and demographic characteristics with a specific
consideration of the needs of women, youth, indigenous Australians
and the families and carers of health service consumers
with a Dual Diagnosis.
- Evaluate a range of therapeutic stratagems
and interventions for working with these clients at different
stages along the service continuum.
ASSESSMENT:
1. Article review
Class presentation – 10 minute presentation (in groups of 3) with 5 minutes for questions
at the end (20%)
Written submission – students will submit a written paper of 500 words as summary of
their presentation (10%)
2. Essay - 2500 Words (70%)
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