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Co-Occurring Disorders

PSY-40221

This course provides a basic differential diagnosis framework for counselors working with a chemically dependent population. It introduces the major psychiatric disorders and how they mirror/interact with substance abuse disorders. Through methods such as case histories and role-playing, participants learn about prevalence, symptoms, assessment, treatment planning, and interventions.

Course Information

Live Online
2.00 units
$395.00
Notes: Take Chemical Dependency I before taking this class or have some knowledge of chemical dependency. Required for Certificate in Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counseling. To receive credit toward CAADAC certification, you must enroll for a letter grade.

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This course applies to these programs

Substance Use Disorder Counseling

Course sessions

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Section ID:

189701

Class type:

Synchronous web-based class meetings that are scheduled to meet online at published times (time/date).

Textbooks:

A Whole Person Approach to the Assessment & Treatment of Substance Use and Mental Disorders 2nd
by Charles Atkins, MD
ISBN / ASIN: 9781683733829

You may purchase textbooks via the UC San Diego Bookstore.

Policies:

  • No refunds after: 6/27/2025

Note:

This course is a combination of web-based online instru ction and two REQUIRED live Zoom class meetings. Studen ts are expected to engage with course content online du ring the published course dates of June 23- August 25, 2025.The live Zoom class meetings are scheduled as foll ows: Wednesday, June 25, 6-7pm; Monday, August 25, 6-7pm Pacific Standard Time. Students must have a Zoom account to participate.

Schedule:

Date Day Start End
6/25/2025 Wed 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
8/25/2025 Mon 6:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.
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Instructor: Geoffrey Bork

Geoffrey Bork
Geoffrey Bork, a licensed clinical social worker (LCSW), served honorably in the Navy for 24 years, earned his bachelor’s in psychology at the University of Phoenix, and a Masters in Social Work (MSW) at the University of Southern California (USC). He has worked in the field of addiction, co-occurring disorders, and complex PTSD for 21 years, mainly working with Active-Duty Service Members with these complex disorders and problems.

His work began by graduating from the Navy’s Drug and Alcohol Counseling School (NDACS), working as a Drug and Alcohol Counselor for the Navy while on active-duty service at Point Loma Residential Treatment Program for three years. Mr. Bork then became a NDACS Advisor/Teacher, training and mentoring Intern counselors to become Navy Drug and Alcohol Counselors. Retiring from military service, he began working as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor for the Department of the Navy at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton for 10 years. He worked as a licensed independent practitioner for the United States Marine Corps, at Camp Pendleton, where he helped active-duty service members, families, and retirees with addiction problems at Marine & Family Behavioral Health Services. He currently works at Naval Hospital Camp Pendleton Substance Abuse Rehabilitation Treatment Programs as a Licensed Clinical Social Worker for Co-Occurring Disorders continuing to help active-duty service members with complex problems in an Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program Co-Occurring Program, for the Defense Health Agency (DHA).

In addition, he works as an independent contractor with Options Recovery Services in Berkeley CA, working with the Offenders Mentorship Certification Program (OMCP), for the California State Prisons and Corrections Rehabilitation Department Justice system. In this role, he trains inmates in counseling characteristics and group dynamics to earn a certification as an Alcohol and Drug Counselor, helping reduce recidivism rates, decrease substance problems, and improve vocational jobs, educational opportunities in helping with transitioning into the community. Mr. Bork has also developed and published three alcohol and drug studies courses, two for UCSD DES (Crisis Theory and Practice and Dual Diagnosis), and one for Palomar College (Group Theory and Practice).
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