Alcohol & Drug Counseling

Catalog description

Prepares students to assess and respond to a range of problematic situations involving alcohol and drugs in a school. The course provides an understanding of the distinctions between and among use, abuse, dependence, and addiction. It provides criteria for deciding which situations can be handled by school counselors, as well as those that are more appropriately referred to specially trained professionals. The need for responding to adolescent drug and alcohol use as both a health concern and a disciplinary issue is stressed. Students develop an understanding of the impact that addiction has on all members of a community who live and interact with it and the ability to make appropriate referrals in those cases.