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CCOG for AD 142E Spring 2024

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Course Number:
AD 142E
Course Title:
Addiction Counseling
Credit Hours:
4
Lecture Hours:
40
Lecture/Lab Hours:
0
Lab Hours:
0

Course Description

Covers skills required for addiction counseling of individuals. Emphasizes in-class practice and feedback. Taught completely in Spanish. Prerequisites: AD 120E, AD 121E, and AD 122E. Audit available.

Intended Outcomes for the course

Upon completion of the course students should be able to:

  1. Identify transference and countertransference in client and clinician relationships.
  2. Use active listening strategies and techniques to engage with clients.
  3. Counsel clients with substance use disorders individually.
  4. Make constructive responses to client’s reactions and responses.
  5. Apply key components of client-centered, culturally-responsive, and trauma-informed individual addiction counseling.