HSP 3410 - Addiction Family Counseling/Advanced Topics

3(3 + 0)

Prerequisite: HSP 2040 or Permission of instructor

This course introduces students to the range of theory and application related to methods of intervening therapeutically with the alcohol- and drug-involved family. Critical elements of understanding the needs of this population are multicultural and structural diversity in family systems, adolescent substance abuse and its impact on the family, maternal substance abuse, and incorporating a strengths-based approach to family treatment planning.