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ALCOHOL/DRUG STUDIES 99

ALCOHOL/DRUG STUDIES 105 112
PHARMACOLOGY: ALCOHOL AND GROUP COUNSELING AND THE
50 OTHER DRUGS THERAPEUTIC PROCESS
ALCOHOL AND DRUG STUDIES 3.0 Units 3.0 Units
INTERNSHIP ADST 105 emphasizes the specifi c action ADST 112 is an introduction to the dynamics
1 Unit
and eff ects of psychoactive drugs, including of group interaction and the facilitator func-
ADST 50 is a discipline-specifi c course, beverage alcohol, on the human brain and tions of the counselor. The course emphasizes
which allows students to earn 1.0 unit body. The history of drugs as substances of group process and management in the “here
in a structured, supervised internship abuse is presented along with the pharma- and now” as a method of bringing about
off -campus site under the supervision of cological and physiological implications of behavioral change. The course includes a
a faculty advisor and/or instructor. It is tolerance and habituation. The part played strong experiential component as all students
designed to provide students with appro- by pharmacological therapy as a component participate as both members and facilitators
priate preparation and a hands-on work of current abuse and addiction treatment in group process throughout the semester.
experience in the chemical dependency, models is examined. Several prevention Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: AD ST 101 and
co-occurring or medical chemical detoxifi ca- models are also presented. Lecture 3 hours. 103. Recommended Preparation: PSYCH
tion treatment settings. The purpose of this Prerequisite: AD ST 101 and 103 (AD ST 101 101. Course Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring.
class is to enhance students’ knowledge, and AD ST 103 may be taken concurrently.) Transfer Credit: CSU.
skill levels, and professional competency in Course Typically Offered: Fall/Spring.
their targeted career. This course is required Transfer Credit: CSU. 114
and is to be taken simultaneously with those SPECIAL POPULATIONS
students taking AD ST 152 or AD ST 153 110 3.0 Units
and requires faculty advisor approval to COUNSELING TECHNIQUES AND ADST 114 examines the degree to which
register. Note: This course is Pass/No Pass CASE MANAGEMENT ethnicity, cultural factors, and sexual identity
only. Laboratory 3 - 6 hours Recommended 3.0 Units can contribute to the misuse of alcohol and
Preparation: Eligibility for ENGL 120 or ADST 110 is designed to prepare the student other drugs. Discussions include various
ESL 151. Concurrent enrollment: AD ST 152 for the fi eld experiences of the addiction ethnic populations as well as gender, sexual
or AD ST 153. Prerequisites: AD ST 110 and counseling internship. It examines several orientation, and life span issues related to
AD ST 112. Transfer Credit: CSU. models of addiction counseling and the theo- substance use and abuse. Lecture 3 hours.
retical rationale of each. The course empha- Prerequisite: AD ST 101 and 103. Recom-
101 sizes therapeutic traits needed by a coun- mended Preparation: PSYCH 104 or ETH S
ALCOHOL/DRUG ABUSE AND selor working with a chemically addicted 121. Course Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring.
DEPENDENCY population. The course also includes the Transfer Credit: CSU.
3.0 Units
competencies/functions of a counselor, legal
ADST 101 surveys the use and abuse of and ethical issues in counseling, and case 119
alcohol and other drugs in various cultures, management of individuals, groups and CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY AND CO-
their acute and chronic eff ects on the human families. Issues of personal and professional OCCURRING DISORDERS
body, and the development of psychological growth are also discussed. Lecture 3 hours. 3.0 Units
and physical dependence. An overview of Prerequisite: AD ST 101 and 103. Recom- ADST 119 assists the student to better under-
current theories in dependency is presented. mended Preparation: PSYCH 101. Course stand and interact with clients with various
The course addresses the consequences of Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring. Transfer mental health disorders that complicate coex-
chemical dependency on the individual, the Credit: CSU. isting substance abuse problems. It includes
family system, and society. Lecture 3 hours. personality and mood disorders and various
Recommended Preparation: Eligibility for 111 other pathologies, as well as organic brain
ENGL 120 or ESL 151. Course Typically FAMILY DYNAMICS AND ADDICTION disorder and their synergistic eff ect with
Off ered: Fall/Spring. Transfer Credit: CSU. 3.0 Units alcohol and other drugs. The course also
ADST 111 introduces the student to the indi- covers the diagnostic, therapeutic, and recov-
103 vidual and group dynamics present within ery phases for these clients. Lecture 3 hours.
CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY: the family in which chemical dependency Prerequisite: AD ST 105 or equivalent (AD
INTERVENTION, TREATMENT, AND exists. Family systems and personality ST 105 may be taken concurrently). Recom-
RECOVERY theories are presented and applied to the mended Preparation: PSYCH 115. Course
3.0 Units
treatment of the family as a unit. The theo- Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring.
ADST 103 uses a biopsycho-social perspec- retical and practical aspects of counseling
tive to introduce students to the process of are presented and cover the active phases
intervention, treatment, and recovery. The of addiction and early stages of recovery.
course introduces crisis intervention, treat- Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: AD ST 101 and
ment techniques, and other essential tools 103. Recommended Preparation: PSYCH
and methodologies needed to help the chemi- 101. Course Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring.
cally dependent person overcome addiction. Transfer Credit: CSU.
Lecture 3 hours. Prerequisite: AD ST 101 or
equivalent (AD ST 101 may be taken concur-
rently.) Recommended Preparation: PSYCH
101. Course Typically Off ered: Fall/Spring.
Transfer Credit: CSU.

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