Spring 2020 Course Syllabus
Course: DAAC-2306- Section: 71
Substance Abuse Prevention I 		LSCPA Logo Image
Instructor Information
Instructor Linda White
E-mailwhitel@lamarpa.edu
Phone(409) 984-6307
Office
Location:Education Annex - Room: 113
Hours:By appointments only
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 Examination of substance use disorder prevention.
Prerequisites None
Learning Outcomes 1.Identify historical and current societal influences in substance abuse prevention.
2.Identify risk and protective factors for substance abuse within a cultural context.
3.Demonstrate an understanding of community-based prevention strategies.
4.Identify elements of good prevention program design.
5.Demonstrate an understanding of program evaluation.
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 SLO ALPHA: Reading skills - Demonstrates comprehension of content-area reading material.

PSLO 1: Identify major counseling theories, key figures, their philosophy, and key concepts.
SLO 1: Students will identify major counseling theories, key figures, their philosophy, and key concepts.

PSLO 2: Define and explain techniques relevant to the various theories of counseling.
SLO 2: Students will define and explain techniques relevant to the various theories of counseling.

PSLO 3: Identify major approaches to treatment
SLO 3: Students will identify major approaches to treatment.

PSLO 4: Identify the attitudes and skills that are essential to becoming an effective multicultural counselor
SLO 4: Students will identify the attitudes and skills that are essential to becoming an effective multicultural counselor

Textbooks Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer.

Textbook: Substance Abuse Prevention: The Intersection of Science and Practice.Julie Hogan, Kristen Reed Gabrielsen, Nora Luna and Denise Grothaus.
ISBN:9780205341627
Lecture Topics
Outline		 General Orientation
Intro to course/blackboard/syllabus
and Overview
Introduction of Self
Chapter 1 & 2
Prevention research
Chapter 3
Prevention program planning
Chapter 4
Facts about drugs

Chapter 5
Cultural context and ethics

SPRING BREAK
Chapter 6
Human Development theory

Chapter 7
The Media and Prevention
Chapter 8
The Logic Model and Evaluation
Chapter 9
Communication Strategies
Prevention plan/Media Advertisement
Common pitfalls - How not to speak in a variety of settings
Community Readiness Survey

Last day of class
Major Assignments
Schedule
Week
Date
Lesson
Topic
Assignment
1
January 27
Orientation
General Orientation
Intro to course/blackboard/syllabus
and Overview

2
February 3
Lesson 1
Introduction of Self
BB #1
3
February 10
Lesson 2
Chapter 1 & 2
Prevention research
BB #2
4
February 17
Lesson 3
Chapter 3
Prevention program planning
BB#3
5
February 24
Lesson 4
Chapter 4
Facts about drugs

QUIZ #1
6
March 2
Lesson 5
Chapter 5
Cultural context and ethics

BB#4
7
March 9
Lesson 6
SPRING BREAK
BB#5
8
March 16


Chapter 6
Human Development theory


9
March 23
Lesson 7
Chapter 7
The Media and Prevention
QUIZ #2
10
March 30
Lesson 8
Chapter 8
The Logic Model and Evaluation
BB#6
11
April 6
Lesson 9
Chapter 9
Communication Strategies
BB#7
12
April 13
Self-Study
Prevention plan/Media Advertisement
Research/Draft for Prevention Plan Project
13
April 20
Lesson 9
continued
Common pitfalls - How not to speak in a variety of settings
Assignment
14
April 27
Lesson 10
Community Readiness Survey

15
May 4
Lesson 11

PROJECT DUE
16
May 11

Last day of class


Final Exam Date May 7, 2020 - 2:00 PM   Through  May 9, 2020 - 2:00 PM
Grading Scale 90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D Below 59 = F
Determination of
Final Grade		 Blackboard Assignment (7) 25%
Quizzes (2) 25%
Common Pitfalls Assignment 10%
Project Draft 15%
Project/Final 25%
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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Other 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.
HB 2504 This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.