Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Disorders, Module 2 (Revised 2025) (6 hours)
- Credit Hours: 6 Hours
- Author: John Tinsley
- Price: $78.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Identify the mental disorders that most commonly co-occur with substance use disorders, including mood disorders, anxiety disorders, personality disorders, and psychotic disorders.
- Describe how major depressive disorder, bipolar I disorder, and persistent depressive disorder present in individuals with co-occurring substance use disorders.
- Explain the clinical presentation and treatment considerations for PTSD, generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, and social anxiety disorder in SUD treatment settings.
- Analyze the unique challenges of treating borderline and antisocial personality disorders in clients who also have substance use disorders.
- Describe the clinical features and treatment approaches for schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders in individuals with co-occurring SUDs.
- Identify how ADHD and eating disorders intersect with substance use disorders and describe relevant treatment considerations.
- Explain cross-cutting issues of suicide risk and trauma in clients with co-occurring disorders and describe appropriate clinical responses.
- Apply evidence-based competencies and strategies for building successful therapeutic relationships with clients who have CODs.
- Describe how counselors may need to modify SUD treatment approaches when a co-occurring mental disorder is present.
Package Contents
Course Details
Course Description: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Disorders, Module 2 (Revised 2025) covers the mental health disorders most commonly seen alongside substance use disorders, including major depressive disorder, bipolar I disorder, PTSD, schizophrenia, anxiety disorders, ADHD, and eating disorders. It is designed for substance use disorder counselors who need to understand how co-occurring conditions affect treatment approaches and clinical decision-making. The course addresses suicide risk assessment, trauma-informed care, and the diagnostic challenges that arise when mental disorder symptoms overlap with or mimic signs of intoxication or withdrawal. Counselors will come away with a clearer framework for identifying and responding to co-occurring disorders in SUD treatment settings.
Date: Ongoing
Distance Learning Method: Asynchronous Reading
Target Audience: Social Workers, Substance Abuse Counselors, Criminal Justice Professionals
Refund Policy: If you request a refund within 30 days of placing your order (and prior to submitting any exams / completing any courses) we will gladly issue a refund of your money, less the processing fee and handling charge.
Course Interactivity: None
Posttest Requirements: Must score 80% or better to pass. Tests can be taken multiple times to obtain passing score.
Course Completion Requirements: Passing score on posttest. Submission of course evaluation. Course date of completion is recorded at this point.
Certificate of Completion: Issued when course is completed, available for download in Student Center
System Requirements: Internet access
About the Instructor
John Tinsley
Dr. John H. Tinsley is a former assistant professor of Medical Physiology at the Texas A&M University System College of Medicine. He received his Ph.D. from Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas; M.S. from the University of North Carolina; and his B.S. from the University of Oklahoma.
He has been teaching, training, consulting and conducting research in the fields of Medical Physiology and Behavioral Biology for over twenty-nine years. Dr. Tinsley has authored over twenty-five professional and refereed articles, including invited reviews. He has been a member of the American Society for Physiology, and work done in 2001 led to an international award from The European Society on Microcirculation. Dr. Tinsley has received research funding from the Veteran’s Administration, American Heart Association, and Scott and White Hospital. In addition, he has served on numerous review committees for national grant-funding agencies and scientific journals.
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CEU Matrix is approved by the following national and state accreditation boards:
CEU Matrix is approved with the following state boards:
Arkansas (ASACB), California (CCAPP #OS-07-394-0222), California (CADTP #250), Connecticut (#0115-5202), Delaware (DCB #37), Florida (FCB #5141-A), Georgia (ADACBGA #2026-4-003), Illinois (IAODAPCA #19345), Kentucky, Louisiana (LA ADRA #E026), Michigan (MCBAP), Missouri (Missouri CB #183), New Mexico (NMCBBHP #2046), North Carolina (NCSAPPB), Ohio (OCDP #50-19236), Oklahoma (OBLADS #20260153), Texas (TCB #1758-07)
Provider Statement:
CEU Matrix, provider #2726, is approved as an ACE provider to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Regulatory boards are the final authority on courses accepted for continuing education credit. ACE provider approval period: 07/23/2026-07/23/2027.