PYD858 Counseling with Substance Use and Addictions (2 cr.)

Prerequisite(s): Completion of the first year coursework (24 credits)
This course examines addiction and recovery from both the individual’s and the clinician’s perspective. It provides the student with an understanding of the use of and addiction to alcohol, drugs, medications, gambling, and sex. The course provides skills for the assessment, intervention, treatment, and aftercare of addiction in the context of work as a professional psychologist.

Upon completion of this course students are expected to be able to do the following:

1. Examine research and theory on the assessment and treatment of addictions.
2. Articulate the impact of addictions on the professional practice of counseling psychology.
3. Understand current developments in the profession of psychology regarding comorbid/co-occurring mental health and chemical health disorders.
4. Integrate theories of the development, intervention, and treatment of addiction issues with psychological theory.
5. Differentiate between mental health concerns and addiction problems.
6. Implement interventions to address addiction problems as distinct from mental health concerns.