This course is a practice-focused course on chemical dependency and other addictive behaviors. Course content and instructional methodologies enable students to develop knowledge and assessment and intervention practice skills using a framework grounded in both theoretical and science-based prevention and intervention approaches. The course focuses on development and direct application of prevention, assessment and intervention skills with clients related to chemical dependency and other addictive behaviors.
Pathway Elective For
- Interpersonal Practice in Integrated Health, Mental Health, and Substance Abuse (Host)
Objectives
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
- Identify factors impacting addictions and their relationship to institutional oppression for individuals, families, social groups, and communities.
- Identify the impact of diversity of culture, gender, race, age, economic, and other factors in relationship to individual use of substances and how these variables relate to the selection of prevention and intervention approaches.
- Demonstrate ability to assess substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors.
- Demonstrate application of various intervention theories, models and methods related to the prevention and intervention continuum with substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors.
- Analyze the impact of addiction on the client’s family/support system and the significance of the role of family/support systems in recovery.
- Analyze public policies regarding substance use disorders and other addictive behaviors and their impact on prevention and intervention approaches.
- Articulate the value and evidence-informed use of self-help programs to address addictions.
Design
This course will use a range of learning methodologies, including simulations, skill development sessions, mini-lectures, application assignments and other engaged learning methods to support prevention, assessment and intervention skill development. The course will incorporate a flipped classroom model where some key content is covered in outside class time assignments to support class time spent on the application and practice of skills.
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.