Substance Use/Process Addict

Catalog description

This 3-credit hour course is designed to provide counselor trainees with a thorough understanding of the nature of use, abuse and dependency/addiction related to alcohol and other legal and illegal substances with special emphasis on the brain, and its impact on behavior. In addition, counselor trainees will understand process addictions such as those related to eating, gambling, and sex. Furthermore, trainees will understand the dynamics of substance use in families, in schools, substance use and mental illness, as well as relapse and recovery. Finally, counselor trainees will understand how to interview and evaluate clients, as well as understand multiple treatment modalities.