TIP 48-Managing Depressive Symptoms in Substance Abuse Clients During Early Recovery-Administrators and Programming

Course overview

This course deals with program administration considerations when treating depressive symptoms in early recovery substance abuse clients. It includes: why SAMHSA created an implementation guide, consensus panel recommendations for administrators, why address depressive symptoms, thinking about organizational change, the role of the administrator in introducing and supporting new clinical practices, assessment planning prior to implementation, addressing policies and procedures, addressing relevant regulations, addressing staff competence, addressing community relationships, addressing financial considerations, and addressing continuity and fidelity.