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COURSE SYLLABUS: Addictions, Intervention & Treatment

Course Title: Department: Instructor: Prerequisites: Contact Information:

CS525 - Addictions, Intervention & Treatment Social and Behavioral Sciences / Social Work Thomas H. Schear, Ph.D., LMHC, LMFT, CADC, MAC E-Mail 1 - E-Mail 2 - Vita None Phone: (641) 692-3278 Fax: (509) 461-5656 E-mail: tschear@canyoncollege.edu or tschear@ccmsinc.net

Course Objective:
This course studies the challenges and opportunities that exist in intervening in the life of substance abusers in various settings include the courts, medical clinics, etc. Explores the impact of substance abuse on the family. Examines strategies and the implications of training for and following through with a family intervention. Finally, considers how treatment interventions can be tailored to the client’s stage of change.

Required Text: Online Bookstore
Addiction Intervention: Strategies to Motivate Treatment Seeking Behavior by Robert K. White, Deborah George Wright, (ed.). The Haworth Press. ISBN #: 0789004348

Training Families to Do a Successful Intervention. Johnson Institute-QVS, Inc. ISBN #: 1562461168

Substance Abuse Treatment and the Stages of Change: Selecting and Planning Interventions. Gerald J. Connors, et. al. New York, New York. Guilford Press. 2001. ISBN #: 1572306572

Other Resources:
The student is free to access other resources as they see fit either online, other books, articles, and to draw on their own experience. However, they need to make reference to the source of all such additional information.

Course Requirements:
There will be three exams given in this course. The exams are not cumulative. Each exam covers the material in the textbook and follows the schedule noted below:

• Exam One will cover the Robert K. White book and should be completed by the end of the 3rd week of the course.

• Exam Two will cover the Training Families To Do a Successful Intervention book and should be competed by the end of the 5th week.

• Exam Three will cover the Gerald J. Connors book and should be completed by the end of the 8th week of the course.

Writing assignments essentially involves the student emailing the instructor up to 3 questions each of the 8 weeks. The questions can cover the materials they are reading or the student can bring in issues or concerns related to the course materials but may not specifically be covered in the course materials.

Grading Procedure:
First Exam - 30%
Second Exam - 30%
Final Exam – 30%
Written Assignments - 10%

91 - 100% 81 - 90% 71 - 80% 61 - 70% Below 60%

A B C D F