About the Dual Diagnosis Mini-Course

Contact hours you can earn in this mini-course: 3

Session topics:

• Define dual-diagnosis
• Review the prevalence of mental health disorders among people with intellectual disability
• Identify mental health disorders associated with various genetic syndromes
• Identify barriers to diagnosing mental health conditions
• Identify tools used to diagnose mental health disorders
• Describe the causes and functions of challenging behavior
• Idenitfy barriers to treating mental health disorders
• Effectiveness of psychological interventions for dual diagnosis
• Effectiveness of pharmacological interventions for dual diagnosis