Pre-Service Educational Resources

Lecture 1 Part 1 of 3 for the course "Integrated Behavioral Health Interventions for Substance Use."

Lecture 1 Part 2 of 3 for the course "Integrated Behavioral Health Interventions for Substance Use."

Course description: This course examines the incidence and etiology of chemical dependence and its impact on adolescents, families, and society. The course also addresses physiological, psychosocial, and cultural aspects of psychoactive substances in relation to adolescents, adolescent assessment techniques and classification of substance use disorders, and special characteristics of adolescents of diverse population groups, particularly those at high risk.

Course description: This course focuses on current issues impacting addiction. Living with drugs, how drugs work-their use and addiction; major drugs involved in substance use disorders (SUD); drugs and crime; the social impact of drugs; prevention, treatment and education are addressed.

Course description: This course covers current data and studies in addiction, including practical information and interviews from staff members and clients in facilities offering substance use disorder treatment.

Course description: This course discusses the causes and consequences of addiction as they relate to the individual, family, community, and society. Response alternatives regarding intervention, treatment, education, and prevention are reviewed.

Course description: This course provides an overview of the psychological, physiological, and sociological effects of alcohol and other drugs, and their implications for the addiction process are discussed. Emphasis is placed on pharmacological effects of tolerance, physiological dependence and withdrawal, cross addiction, and drug interaction.

Course description: This course is designed to enhance the student’s understanding of selected topics in the area of addiction counseling, including the preparation for the licensed chemical dependency counselor examination process. The selected topic will be designed to give insight into the complex fields of druguse disorders, compulsive behaviors, treatment, recovery and prevention or how to prepare for the licensure examination.