Read the “Topic 7: Discussion Question Special Topic List” and select a topic of interest from the list. In addition, review the TAP 21 and find a TAP 21 competency, which directly relates to your chosen topic. Discuss your chosen topic in this manner: topic, related TAP21 competency, why you chose the topic, and explain the topic/issue at hand.

 

Directions: Select one of the following special topics related to the substance use disorder field that interests you.

1.     Documentation (SOAP, DAP, case notes, psychotherapy notes, intake and discharge summaries)

2.     Support systems

3.     State licensure vs. state certification to work in substance use disorder field

4.     National and state substance use disorder organizations

5.     Professional competence

6.     Suicidality and the relationship with substance use disorders

7.     Differential diagnosis

8.     Interdisciplinary approach (informed consent, confidentiality, HIPAA, etc.)

9.     Ethics in substance use disorder treatment

10. Resistance

11. Risk and resilience factors

12. CFR 42 law

13. Referrals (simultaneous and alternative)

14. Informed consent

15. Biopsychosocial intake

16. Difference between screening and assessment

17. Difference between formal and informal assessment

18. Termination/discharge/transfer

19. Levels of care

20. Stages of readiness

21. Working with families (Who is the client? Confidentiality, referrals for family)

22. TASC/probation involvement

23. Continuing education, supervision, and consultation

24. Self-care and self-awareness

25. Boundaries

26. Helping strategies/interventions

27. Insurance, Affordable Care Act, TriCare/ChampVA, benevolence programs, free medicine programs (C15)

28. Basic life skills/needs/resources/action plans and/or safety plans

29. PTSD as COD

30. Withdrawal symptoms

31. Handling crisis, dangerous situations, safety measures