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Dual diagnosis capability after an AOD workforce initiative. |
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Advances in Dual Diagnosis, 4(4), 2011, pp.190-197. |
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1757-0972 |
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The dissemination of good practice guidelines to practitioners is a great challenge for substance abuse treatment clinics. This paper investigated organisational change as a result of a workforce capacity-building programme in 13 alcohol and other drug (AOD) services across Australia. Nine service managers, 39 supervisors and 147 clinicians participated in mental health screening and brief intervention training using PsyCheck, which is designed to detect and address common mental health symptoms among drug treatment clients. The Dual Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Treatment (DDCAT) index was used to measure capacity before and after training. Findings revealed that there was no significant difference between baseline and follow-up DDCAT scores. However, the level of PsyCheck implementation indicated improvement in DDCAT scores. The findings showed that where organisations implemented the programme successfully capacity improved, and where the programme was not well implemented capacity reduced. Successful implementers report a number of common elements such as the screening tool being implemented into routine assessment. The authors concluded that the paper provided an opportunity to assess the feasibility of using DCCAT to measure co-occurring mental health and substance use disorders. |
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dual diagnosis; instruments; mental health services; organisational development; substance misuse; |
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www.scie-socialcareonline.org.uk/profile.asp?guid=6eb8d530-6b8d-410c-bd66-c7f6495c0741 |
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