Class Schedule

Course Descriptions

This course provides a basic understanding of the impact of addiction on the body from the behavioral, psychological and   physical  perspective.  This transdiciplinary foundation underlies the work of all addiction counselors and professionals.

This course will focus on the family as a system. The dysfunctional family will be explored in terms of its roles, rules, relationships and patterns. The impact of    chemical dependency on the family members and the family unit will be examined, including  co-dependency and children's issues.

This educational and training experience provides specific theories and techniques that are "best practice" intervention strategies for counseling the alcoholic/addict client. Discussions and exercises are designed to foster effective communication.

This course provides recognition of strengths, limitations and prevention of counselor burnout. It also deals with the certification and profession development process.

This course presents concepts from a multitude of disciplines and seeks to draw on different perspectives about the experience related to the alcohol and drug dependent person. The scope of the problem, etiology, prevention, treatment goals formulate the basic content.

This course provides updated information and education on HIV/AIDS counseling as well as assists the student in identifying and recognizing chemical use in special populations.

This course provides the fundamentals of the family intervention process.

This course is to provide students with the skills necessary to recognize clients at risk for relapse.