Substance Abuse Counseling

Catalog description

This course reviews key concepts used in substance abuse treatment from both a historical and current perspective, including theoretical models of understanding and treating chemically dependent clients. Various screening and assessment tools, drug history, and interviewing skills are reviewed to help the student assess the severity of addiction and develop an initial treatment plan. Treatment settings and interventions commonly used with chemically dependent clients are also reviewed from different theoretical orientations. The concept of comorbidity and the interface between substances and psychopathology are closely examined. Additionally, substance use is examined as it relates to issues of diversity.