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Introduction to Addictionology (COUN 2510)
Total Credits:
3
Lecture Credits:
3.00
Description:
This course acquaints you with what addiction counselors experience both personally and professionally. Ethics, licensure and the 12 core functions of a counselor are discussed. The course focuses on gaining a working knowledge of predominant professional approaches to addiction. Historic approaches, Jellinek theory and the disease concept are critically reviewed. It also examines similarities of many types of harmful dependencies and stresses differences and parallels among various approaches to their treatment. Discussion and writing assignments allow you to further develop critical thinking skills. Must be taken A-F.
Topical Outline:
Learning Outcomes:
1. 1. Identify the academic policies and expectations of the Addiction Counseling Program
2. 2. Name the theories of addiction
3. 3. Name the principles of addiction treatment and the 12 core functions of substance abuse counseling
4. 4. Explain the ethical principles underlying substance abuse counseling
5. 5. Discuss the history of addiction and substance abuse treatment
Prerequisites:
Placement score into READ 1300 or completion of READ 0200 or ESOL 0052.