Alcohol and Drug Addiction

Catalog description

The foundation of the study of addiction counseling requires the understanding of human behavior and how it applies to addiction and elements of substance abuse. This course presents a comprehensive framework of the history and development of addiction. Students would identify factors impacting addiction, including socialization, which increases the likelihood that a person, community, or group is at risk for or resilient to psychoactive substance use disorders. The evolution of the roles and settings of the addiction counselor, along with the ethical and legal issues involved in addiction and substance abuse counseling, are considered.