SAMHSA's Co-Occurring Center for Excellence compiled a series of presentations, which cover many different topics in the treatment of co-occurring disorders.

The presentations are organized by topic and intended audience. The authors of the presentations are leaders in the field of co-occurring disorders.

SAMHSA's COCE presentations cover the following topics:

• Consensus and Evidence Based Practices
• Change Processes that Improve Treatment Practice (PDF / 413 kb)
  Steve Gallon, Ph.D.
• Evidence-Based Practices and Treatment Interventions: A Clinician’s Perspective (PDF / 557 kb)
  Joan E. Zweben, Ph.D.
• Implementation of Evidence Based Practices: Learning from Clinical Trials (PDF / 801 kb)
  Joseph Guydish Ph.D., Sarah Turcotte Manser MA, Martha A. Jessup RN Ph.D., Barbara Tajima EdM, and James L. Sorensen, Ph.D.
• Consensus and Evidence Based Practices: Technical Assistance (TA) Report for the Co-Occurring State Incentive Grants (COSIGs) December 13, 2004 – Updated June 2008 (PDF /540 kb)
• Evaluation
• The DDCAT methodology and measure: Background and overview (PDF / 281 kb)
  Mark McGovern, Ph.D.
• Epidemiology
• Prevalence and Comorbidity of Major Internalizing and Externalizing Problems among Adolescents and Adults Presenting to Substance Abuse Treatment (PDF / 264 kb)
  Ya-Fen Chan, PhD, and Michael L. Dennis, Ph.D.
• Financing
• Financing Options for Co-Occurring Services (PDF / 205 kb)
  John O’Brien
• Management of Change
• Readiness for Change and Managing Multiple Problems (PDF / 449 kb)
  Carlo C. DiClemente, M.A., Ph.D.
• Organizational Change: Implementation Process and Technical Assistance (PDF / 353 kb)
  Patrick E. Boyle, MSSA, LISW, LICDC
• Practical Approaches to Staging Change in Dual Diagnosis (PDF / 260 kb)
  Nancy A. Piotrowski, Ph.D.
• Technology Transfer A Community-Based Treatment Perspective (PDF / 1,349 kb)
  Patrick M. Flynn, Ph.D.
• Motivation and Change in Individuals with SMI and Substance Abuse Disorders (PDF / 301 kb)
  Carlo C. DiClemente, Ph.D. ABPP
• Overviews on Co-Occurring Disorders
• Improving Treatment of Co-Occurring Disorders
  H. Westley Clark, M.D., J.D., M.P.H., CAS, FASAM
• Understanding Co-Occurring Disorders: Piecing the Puzzle Together (PDF / 1,339 kb)
  Charlene E. Le Fauve, Ph.D.
• Co-Occurring Disorders - Overview (PDF / 148 kb)
  Bert Pepper, M.D.
• The Co-Occurring Matrix for Mental and Addictions Disorders (PDF / 505 kb)
  Richard Ries, M.D.
• Screening and Assessment
• ASAM Patient Placement Criteria Overview (PDF / 226 kb)
  David Mee-Lee, M.D.
• Screening: Technical Assistance (TA) Report for the Co-Occurring State Incentive Grants (COSIGs) April 27, 2006 (Updated June 2008) (PDF / 368 kb)
• Assessment: Technical Assistance (TA) Report for the Co-Occurring State Incentive Grants (COSIG) August 1, 2005 – Updated June 2008 (PDF / 546 kb)
• Services Integration
• Management of Patients with Severe Mental Illness & Substance Use Disorder (PDF / 45 kb)
  Robert E. Drake, M.D., Ph.D.
• Services Integration (PDF / 217 kb)
  Richard N. Rosenthal, MD.
• Recovery as an Organizing Principle for Integrating Mental Health and Addiction Services (PDF / 222 kb)
• Service Integration: Technical Assistance (TA) Report for the Co-Occurring State Incentive Grants (COSIGs) September 14, 2005 – Updated June 2008 (PDF / 342 kb)
• Treatment Approaches
• Development and Application for an Index of Dual Diagnosis Capability in Addiction Treatment (PDF / 281 kb)
  Robert E. Drake, M.D., Ph.D.
• Models of Care for Co-Occurring Disorders (PDF / 116 kb)
  Katherine Watkins, Harold Pincus, Anna-Marie Vilamovska, and Donna Keyser
• Co-Occurring Disorders (COD) and Treatment Systems (PDF / 610 kb)
  Patrick M. Flynn, Ph.D.
• Workforce Development and Training
• Co-Occurring Disorders 2005: Workforce Issues (PDF / 165 kb)
  Donna N. McNelis
• Certification and Licensure Issues Related to the Treatment of Co-Occurring Disorders (PDF / 85 kb)
  Linda Kaplan, M.A.
• Renewing and Expanding the COD Treatment Workforce (PDF / 421 kb)
  Joan E. Zweben, Ph.D.
• The National Action Plan on Behavioral Health Workforce Development (PDF / 140 kb)
  Michael A. Hoge and John Morris.
• Workforce Development and Training: Technical Assistance (TA) Report for the Co-Occurring State Incentive Grants (COSIGs) September 9, 2005 – Updated June 2008 (PDF / 529 kb)