CCOG for AD 120E Spring 2024
- Course Number:
- AD 120E
- Course Title:
- Introduction to Addiction Counseling
- Credit Hours:
- 3
- Lecture Hours:
- 30
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Introduces key concepts and theories of addiction science. Covers client-centered, culturally-responsive, and trauma-informed frameworks of addiction counseling practice. Taught completely in Spanish. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
Upon completion of the course students should be able to:
- Identify the essential skills and characteristics needed for an effective addiction counselor.
- Develop a practice of maintaining relevance in addiction counseling.
- Describe the continuum of available treatment services.
- Summarize key components of client-centered, culturally-responsive, and trauma-informed frameworks of practice.
- Identify principles of evidenced-based treatment of addiction.
- Identify rapport-building methods between clinician and clients.
- Describe foundational theories of addiction science.
- Describe historical and current foundations of addiction science.