Great replies!

The program that I'm going into offers mental health education as part of the ciriculum. That, and my own experience, will hopefully prepare me to deal with co-occuring disorders. Obviously MH won't be my specialty, nor will I be considered a "Mental Health Counselor" in any sense, but I will ideally know enough to recognize MH issues and incorporate it into my treatment. Thank you for the suggestion. I will be sure to put emphasis on my MH training and knowledge. Much appreciated.

I got sober using SMART recovery, and I am pretty young in sobriety on this go-around. Like you said, long term uninterrupted sobriety isn't the case for many, and it has not been the case for me. But it is the goal. I have put together a year here and a year there in the past. Many times it has been my mental health that has driven me to relapse.

SMART uses CBT quite a bit. I plan to facilitate SMART meetings once I have some sobriety under my belt and I'm more of a veteran in the program. Thank you for suggesting CBT and DBT. I will be sure to learn and practice it as much as possible.

My attitude toward the various support groups available is whatever works, works. I'm not big on AA, but man, there are people who have put together 30+ years and counting after many years of serious drinking/drug use. More power to 'em. Gotta respect that.