Key Issues in Assessing and Treating Serious Mental Illness
Feb 3, 2023 Closed Mental Health
Description
During this highly interactive workshop, Marilyn Ghezzi teaches vital skills for assessing and working with clients who suffer from major mental illnesses such as schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, schizoaffective disorder, and other psychotic disorders as well as severe depression. Diagnostic criteria, including DSM-5 TR changes, will be discussed. Complications of diagnosing when there is co-existing substance use will also be examined. Participants will practice diagnosing cases and preparing comprehensive treatment plans that are person-centered and encompass a holistic approach in caring for individuals. The afternoon will focus on providing treatment using a variety of possible treatment approaches. Special attention will be given to issues regarding development and maintenance of rapport, medication adherence, substance use, and handling crises.
This presenter is being supported through a partnership between the UNC School of Social Work and the NC AHEC Program.
Participants must be fully present during this livestream seminar, with their cameras open and engaged in breakout groups as directed by the presenter. Anyone who is unable to fully attend should not register for this clinically-focused course.
Group Registrations
Registering 5 or more participants with one payment? Please use the paper registration form. Send completed paper registrations for the full group to the Registration Team at MAHEC.Group Rate Available
$ 105.00 per personFive or more from same agency, registering & paying at same time
(add $15 to fee if registering after January 27, 2023).
Target Audience
Mental health clinicians, substance use professionals, clinicians working on community support teams, ACT team therapists, clinicians in clubhouses and day programs, inpatient settings, DSS workers, rehabilitation counselors, and other clinical professionals who work with the individuals with serious mental illness, including those who perform intake evaluations and clinical assessments.
Objectives
Upon completion of this seminar, participants will be able to:
- List the diagnostic criteria for the major mental illnesses
- Explain common interactions between substance use and mental illness
- Prepare a treatment plan for a client with serious mental illness
- Describe the main evidence-based treatment approaches for this population
- Identify/examine approaches to crisis intervention, working with families and helping clients adhere to medication protocols
Faculty
- Marilyn A. Ghezzi, MSW, LCSW
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