Treating Addictive Disorders

Catalog description

This course will explore advanced concepts in the field of substance abuse and addictions counseling. The primary goals for the course are to deepen students’ understanding of substance use disorders and psychopharmacology, to facilitate the development of addiction counseling competencies that are associated with positive treatment outcomes, and to increase the student’s level of confidence relative to providing substance abuse evaluation, education and treatment. Emphasis will be placed on developing and practicing substance abuse counseling skills. Students will be introduced to different theoretical models of alcohol and other drug abuse and will explore a variety of treatment approaches. Special populations within the addictions field will be presented including co-occurring substance abuse and mental health disorders, and process addictions. The course addresses aspects of the 2009 CACREP CORE area in Helping Relationships as well as topics included in the Program Area Standards for School and Clinical Mental Health counseling programs. Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate College of Health and Human Sciences Counseling