Class Descriptions

Advanced Interventions with Substance Abuse Disorders

SW607

Credits:	3
Prerequisites:	None

Pathway Associations

Community Change
Global
Interpersonal Practice	Elective (Host)
Mgmt & Leadership
Policy & Political
Program Evaluation
Older Adults
Children & Families

Course Description

This course targets students who elect to learn more about chemical dependency and other addictive behaviors. Course content and instructional methodologies that are used to enable students to develop knowledge and practice skills in areas of prevention and client intervention of chemical abuse and other addictive behaviors. The course uses a framework for student understanding that addresses chemical abuse and other addictive behaviors based on both theoretical and science-based prevention and intervention approaches.

Objectives

Students are to understand, demonstrate, and articulate:
Theories, models, and definitions of chemical dependency and other addictive behaviors.
Intervention, prevention, and public policy regarding chemical dependency and other addictive behaviors.
Identification of the dynamics of addictions and their relation to consequences of institutional oppression for individuals, families, social groups, and communities.
How diversity of culture, lifestyle, gender, race, and age influence individual use of substances, and how these variables relate to selection of prevention and intervention approaches.
Rationale for use of self-help programs that address addictions.
An understanding of the effects of addiction on the family and the significance of the role of family in recovery.

Design

This course will use a range of learning methodologies, including simulations, skill development sessions, mini lectures, applied assignments and other engaged learning methods. The course will incorporate a flipped classroom model where some key content is covered in outside class time assignments.

Intensive Focus on Privilege, Oppression, Diversity and Social Justice (PODS)

This course integrates PODS content and skills with a special emphasis on the identification of theories, practice and/or policies that promote social justice, illuminate injustices and are consistent with scientific and professional knowledge. Through the use of a variety of instructional methods, this course will support students developing a vision of social justice, learn to recognize and reduce mechanisms that support oppression and injustice, work toward social justice processes, apply intersectionality and intercultural frameworks and strengthen critical consciousness, self-knowledge and self-awareness to facilitate PODS learning.