Workforce Development: Foundations in Addictions and Substance Use Disorders
This award is not eligible for Financial Aid
The Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Workforce Development: Foundations in Addictions and Substance Use Disorders program is designed to provide the incarcerated person with a foundational perspective of professions in the alcohol and drug abuse rehabilitation field. Courses focus on professional ethics, the evolution of alcohol and drugs, related abuse; including, addiction and mental disorders, categories of substances, and pharmacology. Beginning professional counseling skills and record-keeping will be covered.
Details
Field of Interest
Behavioral Science and Human Services
Degree Type
Certificate of Completion (CCL)
Academic Plan
Workforce Development: Foundations in Addictions and Substance Use Disorders (CER)
Academic Plan Code
5894N
Total credits required
12-13
Catalog Year
2024-2025
Effective Term
Spring 2018
Admission criteria
Permission of Department or Division is required for admission to the Workforce Development and Community Re-Entry program.
Notes
This program is not eligible for Title IV Federal Financial Aid.
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program.
What You'll Learn
- Examine the history of drugs of abuse and addiction.
- Identify symptoms of addictions and substance use disorders.
- Review roles and responsibilities of addictions counselors.
- Summarize counselor ethics and standards of practice.
- Differentiate between Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS).
- Describe addiction prevention and treatment modalities.
- Differentiate between self-help groups and counseling.
- Explain professional counseling skills as they relate to the addicted client and family members.
- Evaluate and demonstrate effective communication skills for counseling.
- Describe the effect of various categories of substances of abuse on the human physiological system.
- Review the psychological and pharmacological effects of substance abuse.
- Summarize the effects of chronic substance abuse on development.
- Explain the physiological effects of detoxification of various categories of substance abuse.
- Summarize fundamental principles, concept and historical antecedents of various self-help groups.
- Analyze counseling concepts inherent to the twelve steps.
- Demonstrate appropriate beginning counseling and record keeping skills.
| Course # | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Credits: | 12-13 | |
| ASD100 | Foundations of Addictions and Substance Use Disorders | 3 |
| ASD102 | Communication Skills in Treating Addiction | 3 |
| ASD110 | Pharmacology of Substances of Abuse and Dependency | 3 |
| ASD120 | Professional Ethics in Addictions and Substance Use Disorders (1) OR | |
| ASD145 | AIDS and Addiction (1) | 1 |
| ASD150 | Principles of Self-Help Groups (2) OR | |
| ASD161 | Beginning Clinical Documentation Skills (3) OR | |
| ASD165 | Theories and Techniques in the Treatment of Addictions (2) | 2-3 |
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