COUN 534 Addiction Counseling: Treatment and Contemporary Issues
Study of the theories and scope of addiction from both the personal and social viewpoints with consideration given to the impact on the family. Provides theoretical knowledge and clinical skills necessary to provide addictions counseling services in both school and mental health settings. Emphasis is on diagnosis and evidence-based treatment for addictions, problem gambling, and co-occurring disorders. The impact of "stigma" as well as the history and contributions of the recovery movement are explored. Consideration is given to current trends, cultural context and primary prevention resources. Ethical and legal considerations in practice are also addressed.
Student Learning Outcomes
- History and philosophy of the counseling profession and its specialty areas.
- The multiple professional roles and functions of counselors across specialty areas, and their relationships with human service and integrated behavioral health care systems.
- Advocacy processes needed to address institutional and social barriers that impede access, equity, and success for clients.
- Strategies for identifying and eliminating barriers, prejudices, and processes of intentional and unintentional oppression and discrimination.
- Theories and etiology of addictions and addictive behaviors.
- Biological, neurological, and physiological factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior.
- Systemic and environmental factors that affect human development, functioning, and behavior.
- Theories and models of counseling.
- Evidence-based counseling strategies and techniques for prevention and intervention.