SWK Practice w/Addicitions II

Catalog description

Social workers taking this course are planning to specialize in direct practice with addicted individuals and families. Group and policy practice are covered as well. Addictions are intertwined with many other social problems and psychosocial conditions such as the opioid epidemic, family violence, child welfare, AIDS and mental health. The course emphasizes the multiple causation of the misuse of addictive substances, the biological, social and psychological consequences of substance abuse, and the impact of addictions on the family, community, and larger society. Particular attention is paid to the policy and programmatic responses to this social problem, the role of the courts and differing philosophies and practices regarding treatment.