SWK 9106 Contemporary Issues Related to Substance Use Disorders

In this course, doctoral students will study the theory, conceptualization, and etiology of substance use and other addictive disorders and learn to clinically negotiate the underlying relational psychodynamics that contribute to SUD. Moreover, students will learn to organize their casework in accordance with the dominant practice framework of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) dimensional criteria, as well as how to set treatment-plan-driven practices designed to ensure the maximum likelihood of diagnostic symptom remission. Various intervention options such as motivational interviewing (to advance the stage of change behavior), the traditional twelve-step model, and harm reduction implemented for both inpatient and outpatient treatments will be reviewed. Doctoral students will develop critical self-awareness of their own knowledge and attitudes concerning addiction; this is key to being an advanced practitioner and supervisor.

Credits

3