PSY651 Substance Abuse Counseling
This course is a survey of counseling intervention models with substance-abusing clients includingevidence-based treatment approaches, modalities, and philosophies, including individual, group, family, therapeutic communities, community involvement, Alcoholics/Narcotics Anonymous, residential treatment, outpatient approaches, and comparative theories. Through a multicultural and social justice lens, Graduates will receive an overview of various forms of addiction as well as addiction treatment, recovery, and relapse prevention. Graduates will examine current statistical data relevant to substance abuse and addiction. Graduates will learn current counseling approaches and intervention models in chemical dependency treatment, and determine treatment approaches for various case situations. Graduates will learn to conduct client intakes and foster effective therapeutic relationships. Graduates will learn to structure sessions based on the client’s progress, derived from ongoing biopsychosocial assessment. Graduates will learn ethical and legal considerations for counseling, and engage in personal growth as well as professional growth within psychology relevant to CADC certification.
Prerequisite
PSY633