Clinical Practice with Substance Use Disorder

Catalog description

Evaluates the clinical implications of substance use disorder at three levels of social work practice. On the micro level, clinical implications including symptomatology, etiology, and physiology of substance use will be addressed. Assessment and treatment theory and techniques will be explored, implemented, and evaluated. On a mezzo level, the effects on, and needs of, the extended family and systemic community of those who use substances, will be addressed. Strategies for meeting those needs will be researched and evaluated. Lastly, on the macro level, existing resources available and active policy regarding substance use will be critically studied, and potential proposed changes will be discussed.