Substance Use Disorders Addiction Lifespan I

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to critical thinking, diagnostic reasoning and clinical judgment to assess, diagnose and treat clients with substance use and addictive disorders. Neurobiological, behavioral, and socioecological perspectives will be used to understand the etiology, course and development, differential diagnoses and management of substance use and addiction. Students will learn pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to treat and manage substance use and addictive disorders across the lifespan.