Improving the Management of People with Coexisting Severe Mental Illness and Substance Misuse

This conference focuses on improving the management and outcomes of people with coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse, including meeting the National Quality Standard which was published by NICE in August 2019.

This conference will systematically address how providers can provide improved care and outcomes for people with coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse.

This conference will enable you to:

• Network with colleagues who are working to improve services, practice and treatment for people who are experiencing coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse (dual diagnosis)
• Reflect on the lived experience of people experiencing coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse
• Ensure Adherence to the August 2019 NICE Quality Standard for coexisting severe mental illness and substance misuse
• Understand how you can engage and support people to improve outcomes and avert crisis, and reduce the risk of exclusion or drop out from services
• Identify key strategies for ensuring early intervention
• Develop your skills in risk assessment
• Enable positive practice in prevention, wellbeing and resilience
• Understand how the Quality Standard can be applied to older people including treatment evidence and age specific programmes
• Engage people to reduce missed appointments and ensure effective follow up if this does occur
• Improve your skills and competence in delivering dual diagnosis services
• Learn from current best practice/case studies in dual diagnosis focusing on homeless people
• Understand how to effectively develop and support peer support networks
• Self assess and reflect on your own practice
• Gain CPD accreditation points contributing to professional development and revalidation evidence

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