Dual Diagnosis: What's the Chicken, What's the Egg?
Wednesday, October 23, 2019 from 7-8pm
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Live Webinar
1 CEU Credit for LMSWs, LCSWs, and LMHC
Twenty-five percent of deaths in USA are attributable to alcohol, tobacco, illicit or prescription drug use. At least a third of individuals who use drugs also have mental health issues. What is the role of emotional distress & mental illness in substance use disorders? And how do we approach these combined problems in a more integrated manner to better address the needs of our patients.
Join the SWEET Institute and Charles Perkel, MD, and be able to:
- Obtain an accurate definition of what dual diagnosis is and what it is not
- Understand the relationship between mental health disorders & substance use disorders
- Address the treatment issues unique to this population
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Charles Perkel, MD
Dr. Charles Perkel is a New York City-based addiction psychiatrist with over 20 years of experience. After completing his training and Addiction Fellowship at Beth Israel in Manhattan (now Mount Sinai Beth Israel) Dr. Perkel returned to South Africa in 1998 where he ran a private practice and a rehabilitation clinic and became a national expert on drugs and addiction. He returned to Beth Israel in 2008 where he served as Director of the Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship and Dual Addiction Psychiatry Inpatient Unit Chief. Dr. Perkel’s interests include the relationship between addictive and psychiatric disorders and understanding the addicted brain. Dr. Perkel utilizes or encourages a range of modalities including appropriate use of medicines and psychotherapy.
Dr. Perkel is a member of the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry and the American Psychiatric Association. He has also published and co-published scientific articles on various aspects of addiction and has won a teaching award for his mentorship of psychiatrists in training.
Dr. Sidor Psychiatric Services, PLLC is recognized by the New York State Education Departments State Board for Social Work and Mental Health Counseling as an approved provider of continuing education for licensed social workers (#SW-0471) and licensed mental health counselors (#MHC-0127)
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Your Facilitator and Co-Facilitator
Mardoche Sidor, MD, is a Harvard-trained Quadruple Board Certified Psychiatrist, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Columbia University, School of Physicians and Surgeons, trained in and taught all major psychotherapeutic modalities, including and not limited to CBT, DBT, Family Systems, and Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. He is also the author of 11 books including Journey to Empowerment, Discovering Your Worth, The Power of Faith. and, The Art of Living. Dr. Sidor has worked both as a primary care physician and Medical Director in three different settings, including a Chief Medical Officer of the Center for Alternative Sentencing and Employment Services (CASES). He is a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute. His 11th book, entitled, NLP for Clinicians is now available to the public.
Karen Dubin, PhD, LCSW, is a Columbia-trained Social Worker with wide clinical, teaching, and supervision experience. She also has a background in management, mentorship, and leadership that spans more than 20 years. Her added passion is in advocacy and coaching. She has previously held Executive level positions, and two other directorships in different organizations. She is currently Adjunct Faculty at Columbia University School of Social Work and Adelphi University School of Social Work. She also maintains a private practice, provides supervision, and clinical and management training. She is also a personal and executive-level coach. She is a main facilitator for the SWEET Institute.