Fall 2019 Course Syllabus
Course: DAAC-1319- Section: 71
Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders 		LSCPA Logo Image
Instructor Information
Instructor Linda White
E-mailwhitel@lamarpa.edu
Phone(409) 984-6307
Office
Location:Education Annex - Room: 113
Hours:M-W 3:00-5:00 pm
Department
Allied Health
Chair:Shirley MacNeill
E-mail:macneisb@lamarpa.edu
Phone:(409) 984-6365

If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.
Course Information
Description An overview of causes and consequences of addiction, the major drug classifications, and the counselor's code of ethics
Prerequisites None
Learning Outcomes
1. Describe modern approaches to substance abuse counseling and conceptualizations.
2. Explain a social justice view of substance abuse counseling.
3. Characterize evidence-based practices.
4. Articulate best approaches to conceptualizing substance abuse counseling approaches.
5 Outline multicultural approaches to treating substance use disorders.
Core Objectives Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication.
* Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions.
* Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts.
* Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view.
* Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities.
* Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes 1. Identify effective and comprehensive approaches to substance use disorder treatment.
2. Define substance abuse.
3. Identify primary categories used to describe drug effects.
4. Identify how drugs effect’s one behavior.
5. Apply ethical concepts to caring for individuals with substance use problems.
Textbooks Lewis, A. Judith., Dana, Q. Robert., and Blevins, A. Gregory. 2018. Substance Abuse Counseling. Sixth Edition: Boston, Ma: CENGAGE Publications.

NOTE*
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ISBN: 9781337566612
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Lecture Topics
Outline		     Date    Required Readings by Chapter    Exams and Coursework Due Dates
Week 1    08-26-19    Introduction    
     09-02-19    LABOR DAY – HOLIDAY    
Week 2    09-09-19    1. Substance Abuse Counseling
2. Drugs And Their Effects    
Week 3    09-16-19    3. Motivational Interviewing    
Week 4    09-23-19     4. Assessment and Treatment Planning
    
Week 5    09-30-19    Activity    
Week 6    10-07-19    5. Helping Clients Change    
Week 7    10-14-19         Midterm Exam
Week 8    10-21-19    6. Empowering Clients though Group Work     
Week 9    10-28-19     7. Maintaining Change in Substance Use Behaviors
    
Week 10    11-04-19    8.Working With Families    
Week 11    11-11-19    THANKGIVING - HOLIDAY    
Week 12    11-18-19    9. Successful Service Programs    
Week 13    11-25-19    10. Preventing Substance Abuse    
Week 14    12-02-19    Review    
Week 15    12-09-19    Final Week    


Major Assignments
Schedule
see above
Final Exam Date December 8, 2019 - 5:00 PM   Through  December 8, 2019 - 8:00 PM
Grading Scale 90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D Below 59 = F
Determination of
Final Grade		 Discussion Board    50%
Mid-Term Exam    20%
Activity     10%
Final Exam    20%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies I will not discuss your grades over the phone or by email. If you want to discuss your grades, you must come to my office, in person.
Attendance Policy Research has shown a cause and effect relationship between attendance and college success. Students with more than three absences from the course will receive an academic penalty (which is spelled out by the instructor).
Academic Honesty Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies
  1. No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom.

  2. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission.

  3. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
ADA Considerations The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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