HMSV 2130 - Treatment Issues in Chemical Dependency

4.5 Credits

Students study treatment issues specific to alcohol and drug disorders including, as a minimum, dual diagnosis and the impact of physical and mental health disorders on alcohol and drug treatment; the historic and generational influences on alcohol and drug abuse and dependence including adult children of alcoholics, enabling, and the family disease concept; the influences of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) Narcotics Anonymous, and the 12-step philosophies in alcohol and drug treatment; and the uniqueness of special populations including sexual orientation, cultural dimensions, adolescents, women, and the elderly and how that uniqueness affects assessment of, response to, and the delivery of alcohol and drug treatment. Along with studying treatment issues specific to different populations, other aspects of alcohol and drug use treatment are discussed including treatment methodology and aspects of treatment that address resistance, denial minimization, relapse and relapse prevention, cross-addiction, spirituality issues, and the influence of other self-help groups including 12-step groups.

Prerequisites: (1) HMSV 1160

Pre/Corequisite: (1) HMSV 1140 (waived for those with LMHP or PLMHP)

Lecture Hours: 4.5
Lab Hours: 0.0
Internship Hours: 0.0
Clinical or Practicum Hours: 0.0

Course Objectives

Discuss and apply different treatment methodologies (12-step, Minnesota model, Cognitive-Behavioral model, Motivational Enhancement model, and others) including different ways to address specific treatment aspects from a biopsychosocialspiritual frame of reference. Such issues include, but are not limited to: addressing resistance denial and the different forms of denial (minimization and rationalization), relapse prevention, cross addiction and polysubstance abuse, the role of spirituality in treatment.
List, evaluate and explain characteristics of treatment applications for specific groups of chemical abusers (i.e., women, ACOA’s, adolescents, sexual orientation, persons with disabilities, elderly, dual diagnosed clients, cultural dimensions and support groups like AA, NA, 12-step)
Define, evaluate and state the characteristics of treatment applications and for the family component of chemical dependency.

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