Addiction Studies

Course Descriptions for Addiction Studies

ADCT-10 Introduction to Addiction Studies
CSU (3 units LEC)
Examination of use, abuse and addiction with alcohol and other psychoactive drugs. Includes drug classifications, mental and physical effects and effects on society. Course will include physiology, pharmacology, treatment, prevention and enforcement.
ADCT-11 Pharmacology and Physiology of Addiction
CSU (3 units LEC)
An overview of the pharmacological and physiological actions and effects of alcohol and other drugs on the various systems of the body. Course work examines how the body develops tolerance to drugs and how cycles of drug use and dependence develop. Also explored is the impact of drug use/abuse upon families and society.
Recommended Prep: ENGL-150
ADCT-12 Substance Abuse: Law, Prevention, Treatment & Ethics
CSU (3 units LEC)
An examination of historical and legal parameters that support a broad array of evidence-based substance abuse prevention and treatment programs, with an emphasis on the legal, cultural and ethical standards that guide multi-disciplinary teams and cross-agency interactions.
Recommended Prep: ENGL-150
ADCT-13 Addictions and Co-Occurring Disorders in Special Populations
CSU (3 units LEC)
An examination of the special issues involved in the etiology, treatment and prevention of alcoholism, other types of substance abuse and process addictions and co-occurring disorders among specific populations of high-risk groups, with special concerns or problems unique to that population.
Prerequisite: ADCT-10
Recommended Prep: ENGL-150
ADCT-14 Health, Nutrition and Addiction
CSU (3 units LEC)
An exploration of the health consequences of addictive behaviors including eating disorders and the effect of the use, misuse, and abuse of drugs and alcohol on health and nutrition.
ADCT-15 Introduction to Counseling Skills
CSU (3 units LEC/LAB)
A presentation of the theoretical concepts of counseling for individuals, families, and groups. Processed role-plays help students to develop effective core counseling skills. Personal values, ethical, legal, and crisis intervention issues are also addressed.
Recommended Prep: ENGL-150
ADCT-16 Addiction and the Family System
CSU (3 units LEC)
An exploration of family and community systems and their relationship to individual development from childhood to adulthood, emphasizing intervention to interrupt addictive family patterns.
ADCT-17 Field Placement Seminar II
CSU (2 units LEC)
A seminar focused on discussing the students’ experiences in their supervised occupational work experience in ADCT-42. This course provides advanced ADCT certificate candidates the opportunity to analyze and integrate their practical work experiences in ADCT-42 through study, dialogue, and technique demonstration.
Prerequisite: ADCT-15 and SOC-38 or ADCT-38
Recommended Prep: ENGL-150 and SOC-34
ADCT-38 Field Placement Seminar I
CSU (2 units LEC)
A focused exploration of case studies utilizing social work theory, emphasizing the development of social work skills, the principles of agency organization, and the nature of community social need and problems.
Note: Field trips are required and the College does not provide transportation.
Prerequisite: Completion of or concurrent enrollment in SOC-34
Recommended Prep: ENGL-150
ADCT-42 Supervised Occupational Work Experience II
CSU (1.5 units FEX)
Individualized supervised work experience in an approved addictions treatment services agency. Work experience will provide advanced ADCT candidates with the opportunity to apply previous ADCT learning to practical work experience through dialogue, and skill and technique demonstrations.
Note: This is a capstone course intended for students in their final semester of course work in addiction studies. Field trips are required and the College does not provide transportation. The student, with assistance from the instructor, is responsible for locating and arranging for the contracts with the agency to complete the 113 hours.
Prerequisite: ADCT-15 and ADCT-38 or SOC-38
Recommended Prep: ENGL-150, SOC-34

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