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GROUP TREATMENT FOR DUAL DISORDERS Application Toolbox Facilitating effective groups plays a significant part in the treatment of co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. Quality group work can be an extremely powerful, and cost-effective manner with which to deliver dual disorders treatment. This GROUP TREATMENT FOR DUAL DISORDERS Application Toolbox contains a number of resources intended to assist you and your organization with the development and implementation of successful group work. There are a number of no-cost informational resources made available through the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), that can help with this orientation to dual disorders treatment. One such resource is Chapter 13 (Group Treatment for Dual Disorders, pp. 86-91) of the “Integrated Dual Disorders Treatment Workbook” included in SAMHSA’s IDDT Toolkit. The importance of having an array of stage-wise groups available is becoming increasingly well established. Differences between Engagement groups, Persuasion groups, and Active Treatment / Relapse Prevention groups can be instructive when seeking to develop and implement treatment services along this complete continuum. Literature available via the Ohio Substance Abuse and Mental Illness Coordinating Center of Excellence (SAMI CCOE) at Case Western Reserve University may be helpful (see www.ohiosamiccoe.case.edu/). Different types of groups may feature different content and approaches with participating clients. For those groups which include providing information for the purposes of education, engagement, or recovery skill-building, powerpoint slideshows such as these can be a useful tool. |