Principles in Addiction Counseling

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This course will provide Counselors-in-Training (CITs) with a broad understanding of the field of addiction and addiction counseling, and its history. The etiology, diagnosis, and variety of treatment interventions for addictions and co-occurring disorders will be explored, as well as various assessment and treatment tools. CITs will gain an understanding of the connection between addiction and psychopathology, the role of psychopharmacology, the scope of addiction, role of biology, substance classes, and the relative impact of these on the psycho-social well-being of the individual.