SW 6460 - Evidence Based Substance Abuse Treatment (effective Spring 2022)

Credit Hours 3
Description: This course focuses on various approaches to the evaluation, intervention, measurement, treatment, and relapse prevention of common addictive disorders, including those resulting from substance misuse, problem gambling, and compulsive overeating or sexual behavior. Evaluation of the biopsychosocial etiological factors that bear on the formation of addictive behavior patterns, as well as erroneous thinking patterns and cognitive triggers that lead to habituating these patterns over time. Instructs students on utilizing measures for screening, conducting diagnostic evaluations using motivational interviewing and stages of change, formulating a treatment plan, and conducting session-by-session treatment for various DSM-IV-TR-based addictive disorders. Students will also learn necessary components for post-treatment relapse prevention and considerations in pretreatment intervention. Examines the impact of age, race, gender, social class, culture, ethnicity, spirituality, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, and physical and mental ability on recovery from addictive disorders.