FUNDAMENTALS IN ADDICTION COUNSELING

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This course builds on Foundations of Addiction Studies. This course is designed to provide students with knowledge of how to identify and assess individuals with addictions. Goals, principals, and methods of effective treatment will be examined as well as the process of recovery and problems that can arise during recovery. Neurological, physiological, psychological, and cultural basis of addictions across the lifespan will be examined along with assessment/screening tools, motivational interviewing, and ethical issues.