August 20, 2009: CANCELLED DUE TO LOW ENROLLMENT
9:00 AM – 4:15 PM
6 CEU/clock hours
Location: 115 Stillman Hall
Recognizing Cultural Implications in Dual Diagnosis
This training will provide the participant with an increased understanding of the special considerations individuals of different cultural backgrounds when diagnosing substance problems.
At the completion of this training:
· The participant will receive extensive education in the area of different cultural issues to look at when diagnosing
· The participant will gain techniques on how to include a cultural assessment form when diagnosing and how to look at cultural issues before labeling
· The participant will feel more confident with diagnostic skills when working with individuals from different backgrounds
Presenter, Jennifer H. Haywood, LISW, LICDC, received her MSW in 1996 from OSU, and her CCDC III in 1997. She has specialized in addictions and dual diagnosis assessment and treatment since 1996. She has had a variety of work experiences in the field, and has been a trainer and presenter since 1998, and an adjunct professor at OSU in the MSW program and at Columbus State in the Mental Health/Chemical Dependency/Mental Retardation program for almost 4 years. Her specialties also include DSM-IV-TR trainings, Drug Free Workplace Trainings, and several other mental health and human behavior theory courses at OSU. She has been an evaluator for the CPM oral exam for the state of Ohio since 1998 and continues to see clients in an individual therapy setting as well as conducting assessments with mental health clients and dually diagnosed clients with Matrix Integrated Psychological Services.
