ADOLESCENT ADDICTION ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT.

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Pre-requisites: ADST 300 or ENGL 201 . Emphasizes the unique developmental stages of adolescence and ways in which substance use/abuse/dependency harm the adolescent’s worldview. Various methods used when providing interventions and treatment are explored along with assessment requirements specified by the state. This course expands the issues of the family system as context for recovery using traditional resources and innovative approaches in adolescent chemical dependency treatments.