Substance Use Assessment and Treatment.

Catalog description

This course provides an overview of social work practice with individuals experiencing alcohol and substance abuse, including the role of family systems, community networks, and experiences of trauma. The course prepares students for assessment, detection, and intervention for harmful alcohol and substance use in human services settings, with an emphasis on health care settings. The course provides a basis for understanding the prevalence of alcoholism and substance abuse, introduces models and theories of addiction and treatment, and develops skills in engagement, assessment, intervention, and evaluation for alcoholism and substance use with individuals from diverse backgrounds. This course is taught in a hybrid or online format. Prerequisite: Successful completion of all previous courses SOCW course sequence.