HUMS 180 Youth Chem Depend/Counseling

Assists participants in understanding the effects of alcoholism and chemical dependency related problems on the adolescent including the issues of developmental skills, self-esteem, family systems, children of alcoholics, and impact of change. Explores ways to develop strategies to optimize possibilities for creative transition. Prerequisite: HUMS-170. (NE)

Credits

3

Outcomes

1. Identify the serious risks of adolescent addiction with written examples.
2. Describe the overall characteristics of a treatment program for adolescents.
3. Define the special needs to be addressed in treatment for diverse populations, especially Native Americans.
4. List anchor points of the severity continuum of adolescent substance use disorder and the factors affecting placement in treatment.
5. Illustrate the general features of adolescent development, early and late examples of patient placement criteria. Also explain how the continuum care is utilized.
6. Explain your understanding of treatment programs in general and specific kinds of programs including how family therapy fit in.
7. Demonstrate the foundations importance in preventing relapse in adolescent chemical dependency.