Pre-Service Educational Resources

Course description: The primary goal of this course is to provide advanced undergraduate psychology majors the opportunity to observe the daily operations of an addiction/mental health center.

Syllabus for the course "Problems of Substance Abuse and Addiction." Course description: A generalist course in addiction counseling at the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The course provides an overview of the current state of addiction counseling and prevention services. It is designed for individuals who plan to work indirectly with individuals or families impacted by addiction (e.g., child welfare workers, police officers, nurses, teachers, etc.). Keywords: University Course Disclaimer: This resource was developed prior to the launch of the ATTC Network's initiative on person-first and recovery oriented language. As such, it uses outdated terminology that is not aligned with current standards. Network representatives were unable to obtain permission to modify the existing resource, and recommend that should you use these sources to develop your own, that you embrace the current language best practices.

Course description: The goal of this training course is teach participants how to develop their skills to deliver Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT). The assumption in designing this course is that participants have already completed the self-paced online course (Foundations of SBIRT) that introduced the topic of SBIRT.

Course description: This course explores selected current events, skills, knowledge, and behaviors pertinent to the student’s occupational readiness and performance. Topics may include counselor portfolios, licensure test preparation, community service and other topics relevant to professional development. Students will be required to complete a written case presentation.

Course description: This course is an advanced substance use disorder prevention course. Using the reduction of underage drinking as a model for prevention, the course will focus on aspects of substance use disorder prevention from a public health model, including characteristics and consequences of underage use, and environmental factors that contribute to youth use of substances. Keywords; Adolescents

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.

Course description: This course examines ethical issues, codes of ethics, and professionalism associated with counseling. This course will also introduce students to the 12 Core Functions & Global Criteria of the Addictions Counselor as initial preparation to complete requirements for licensure as a chemical dependency counselor.

Course description: Major themes of the course include the passages of recovery, relapse prevention principles, relapse warning signs, the 12-step approach to recovery, spirituality and general wellness concepts.

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: Characteristics of minorities and diverse populations encountered by counselors. Includes issues among those groups which affect the counseling process.

Course description: The course begins the discussion of helpers and of helping. Students will learn how to recognize and deal with mental illness and will be introduced to issues in mental health. Course topics include units on mental illness, cognitive and other disabilities, substance use disorders (SUD), domestic and intimate partner violence, suicide, ethics, the helper and special problems faced by helpers. Keywords: Mental Health; Co-ocurring disorder

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: An introduction to Major theories of various treatment modalities including client-centered, psychodynamic, rational-emotive, and reality therapy. Topics include cognitive/behavioral approaches such as behavior modification, life skills training, and an introduction to experimental therapies.

Course description: Examination of the various stages of the group work treatment process with emphasis on roles, tasks, and potential problem areas. Topics include mechanics of group function, structure of groups, communication patterns within groups, effective group facilitation skills, and techniques used to address special population issues and needs.

Syllabus to the course "Advanced Clinical Social Work Practice in Integrated Healthcare." Course description: The objective of this course is to introduce social work students to the direct practice of integrated behavioral health in primary care. Keywords: University Course; Integrated Healthcare

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 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: Advanced examination of skills, confidentiality, and ethical guidelines applied in the counseling, treatment, and recovery of substance use disorders.

Course description: This course will provide the student with an understanding of co-occurring psychiatric and substance use disorders, how such individuals are treated and how case management is conducted.

Course description: This course will provide an overview of the process involved in case management and the skills needed to effectively design and implement treatment plans with individuals who present with substance and behavioral addictions.

Course description: This course in basic learning theory teaches students how learning takes place and provides opportunities to practice various learning strategies.

Course description: This course is designed to facilitate development of the basic communication skills necessary to develop an effective helping relationship with clients.

Course description: This course examines procedures by which a counselor/program identifies and evaluates an individual's strengths, weaknesses, problems, and needs which will be used in the development of a treatment plan.

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.