Treatment and Recovery of Addictions

Catalog description

Resident Prerequisite: PSYC 305 and ( PSYC 101 or PSYC 210 ) and PSYC 255 Online Prerequisite: PSYC 255 and ( PSYC 101 or PSYC 210 ) This course examines addiction recovery process theory and treatment modes. Students will understand the theoretical basis for treatment by critically assessing treatment outcome research from various approaches and formalize a practical recovery approach plan. Students will explore treatment approaches, gain a working understanding of addictions and begin to develop a practical approach to recovery. The dynamics of addiction recovery will be examined as students consider recovery obstacles for substance and sexual addiction subsets.