HD695 Children of Addiction (1 cr.) This course explores issues related to counseling the child of addiction. It offers a preliminary overview of some of the current effects experienced by many adults who have been raised in such a setting. It also considers strategies for fostering a path of recovery for those who find themselves suffering the lingering effects of an addiction-based childhood.
Upon completion of the course, students are expected to be able to do the following:
- Describe what it can mean to be a child of an addictive family.
- Identify the complexities of dynamics in a family with addictions.
- Describe the impact of addictions on the developmental stages of children’s maturation into adulthood.
- Identify the adverse effects of addiction on all family members, individually and collectively.
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