Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People With Co-Occurring Disorders, Module 4 (Revised 2025) (3 hours)
- Credit Hours: 3 Hours
- Author: John Tinsley
- Price: $39.00
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this course, participants will be able to:
- Compare sequential, parallel, and integrated treatment approaches for individuals with co-occurring substance use and mental health disorders.
- Identify the individual, logistic, socioeconomic, cultural, and systemic barriers that prevent people with CODs from accessing treatment.
- Explain why integrated care is recommended as a best practice for serving people with co-occurring disorders.
- Describe the role of mutual supports and peer recovery support specialists in COD treatment and recovery.
- Outline the role of pharmacotherapy as a core component of comprehensive COD treatment.
- Analyze policy-related barriers to COD treatment and describe strategies for improving access to integrated services.
Package Contents
Course Details
Course Description: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People with Co-Occurring Disorders, Module 4 (Revised 2025) covers approaches to treating co-occurring disorders (CODs), including sequential, parallel, and integrated care models, and examines the individual, logistic, socioeconomic, and systemic barriers that prevent people with CODs from accessing substance use and mental health services. It is designed for counselors, supervisors, and administrators working in substance use disorder treatment or mental health settings who serve clients with co-occurring conditions. The module addresses the role of pharmacotherapy for specific diagnoses, the value of peer recovery support specialists, and strategies for building and retaining a qualified workforce in the face of ongoing professional shortages. It also covers how training and clinical supervision can better prepare counselors who feel underprepared to deliver effective COD services.
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.
Approved and Widely Recognized
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.