Prevention, Intervention and Recovery

Catalog description

This course provides a comprehensive overview of theories and strategies for the prevention and intervention of substance use disorders. Primary, secondary, tertiary and evidence-based prevention models will be introduced and assessed. Prevention programs and activities appropriate for the community, school, parents and family, and work-sites will be covered. Strategies such as interventions, education, public policies, media/information dissemination, ethnic, cultural, and gender-specific approaches, environmental risk reduction, and alternatives will be presented and assessed for their application to different target populations. This course fulfills one 3-unit skills requirement of the California Association for Alcohol/Drug Educators (CAADE) and Domain VI of TAP 21 (Technical Assistance Publication Series: Addiction Counseling Competencies).