Drug Abuse and Counseling

Masters Degree in Addiction Counseling Psychology

AC 595

Breyer State University

Instructor: Fr. George Gonzalez, Ph.D., NCP

SYLLABUS

COURSE OVERVIEW: Welcome to Drug Abuse & Counseling, a Masters level course for the Master in Addiction Counseling Psychology. I am please to instruct you in this course, which will be a vital course for the remainder of your studies in the Masters Program.

This course covers a practical overview of substance abuse counseling and addresses key issues early, including designing treatments to fit the individual needs of a client.

TIME FRAME: This course is a four-semester hour course. The course is allotted up to ten weeks and all requirements must be completed up to the ten weeks. If you end the course before, that is fine.

TEXTBOOK: One textbook is required for this course.

Book 1: Counseling textbook to Learning the Language of Addition Counseling. Geri Miller. Wiley, John & sons, Inc. ISBN # 0471479462.

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EXAMINATIONS: You will have one final exam for this course which must be taken by the tenth week of this course. It will be composed of 50 questions which will be multiple choice or true/false in nature. You are to summarize each chapter APA Style. No more than 4 pages long when summarizing each chapter. You may use four sources from the chapter/or book.

GRADING:

91-100%    = A
81-90%      = B
71-80%      = C
Below 70% = Failed

COMMUNICATION: You are encouraged to communicate with me via-email and/or the "Chat" room.

ASSIGNMENTS: Read the Chapter's in the book.

COURSE OBJECTIVES: Upon completion of this course, you will be able to:

1). Become familiar in treating clients from an individual perspective, based on his or her particular behaviors, culture, gender, and mental health.
2). Become familiar in doing an assessment and treatment planning, group work, working with families, preventing Substance abuse, and the effects of drugs.

INFORMATION: If you have any questions regarding this program, you may contact the instructor at fathergonzalez@hotmail.com.

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