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SOWK 5402 - Substance use, and substance use disorder

Credit Hours: 3
This course examines current issues associated with substance abuse. Prevailing paradigms related to substance abuse are explored and pragmatic intervention strategies for dealing with those abusing substances are presented and applied. This course uses a social work systemic approach to understanding substance misuse and other addictive behaviors. The course is designed to then provide an overview of the epidemiological perspective, ethical and legal perspective, and sociological perspective. It also contains information on current treatment trends including the recognized levels of care. The course ends with an overview of both the historic and the contemporary policy trends for how our society views addiction, responds to those people affected by addiction, advances social and economic justice, and to eradicate pressing societal problems in complex and culturally diverse environments.

Prerequisite(s):
  • SOWK 5101, SOWK 5102, SOWK 5103, SOWK 5104, SOWK 5105, SOWK 5106


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