Student Learning Outcomes

• Students successfully completing the course will be able to describe the social and political issues effecting the treatment of co-occurring substance use and mental disorders. (MO)
• Students successfully completing the course will be able to evaluate the effectiveness of evidence-based treatment approaches for clients with co-occurring disorders. (MO)
• Students successfully completing the course will be able to identify and understand the use of psychiatric medications for treatment of mental illness and addiction. (MO)
• Students successfully completing AD 6 will be able to describe the relationship between psychiatric disorders and substance abuse.
• Students successfully completing AD 6 will be able to identify and assess the major psychiatric disorders that co-occur with substance use disorders.