CNEP 5312

Addictions Counseling

This course is designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary to address a wide range of issues in the context of addiction counseling, treatment, and prevention programs, as well as in a broader mental health counseling context. Topics addressed in this course include: the history and development of addiction counseling; principles and philosophies of addiction-related self-help; neurological, behavioral, psychological, physical, and social effects of psychoactive substances and addictive disorders on the user and significant others; cultural factors related to addiction and additive behavior. Students will examine specific treatment strategies applicable to the biopsychosocial issues related to addictions, as well as current ethical and professional issues in the field. Students will be expected to articulate strategies for helping clients identify the effects of addiction on life problems and effectively partner with clients to reduce the persisting negative effects of substance use, abuse, dependence, and addictive disorders. There are no

Units: 3.0