Basic Pharmacology in Mental Health and Substance Use

Intended Audience:

This course is for frontline workers, care providers, case managers and clinicians working in mental health and substance use programs.

Date and Time:

Please see dates below

Course Duration:

6 weeks

Cost:

$425 Registration Fee; $212.50 CAMH Staff Fee

Contact Phone Number:

416 535-8501 ext. 36640

Contact Email:

courses.help@edu.camh.ca

Course Requirements and Prerequisites

This course can be taken alone; however, it qualifies as an elective for the Concurrent Disorders Certificate Program.

Electives must be taken within a four-year period after completing the core course; any courses taken prior to the core program will not count toward the certificate. Participants will need to either re-take those courses or select electives that they have not previously taken.

The Concurrent Disorders Core Course must be taken first; then you will need to complete only two electives (listed below):

• Collaborating with Families Affected by Concurrent Disorders 
• Integrating a Concurrent Disorders Approach into Withdrawal Management 
• Interactions Between Psychiatric Medications and Substances of Abuse 
• Legal Issues in Mental Health Care in Ontario 
• Motivational Interviewing Introduction
• Recovery-Oriented Approach

Course Overview

This six-week course focuses on the basic pharmacology of mental health problems and substance use. It is for frontline workers, care providers, case managers and clinicians working in mental health and substance use programs. Topic areas covered include pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, how neurotransmitters work, and the effects of psychiatric medications and substance use on the brain.

Delivery Method

Online

Certification and Accreditation

​This course can be taken alone; however, it qualifies as an elective for the Concurrent Disorders Certificate Program.

Affiliation and Partnerships

University of Toronto

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