Spring 2020 Course Syllabus Course: DAAC-2343- Section: 71 Current Issues

Instructor Information
Instructor	Linda White
E-mail	whitel@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	A study of current issues that impact addiction counseling. Special populations, dual diagnosis, ethics, gambling, and infectious diseases associated with addiction counseling will be investigated. Identify sources of contemporary information regarding the treatment of substance abuse in special populations.
Prerequisites	None
Learning Outcomes	1. Demonstrate concept of knowledge base of special populations. 2. Identify drug of choice that influences special populations. 3 Demonstrate the concept of social factors that current. 4 Demonstrate resource methods in assisting special populations 5 Identify knowledge, skills and attitudes of the core functions and domains of substance abuse counseling.
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	PSLO 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: Drugs, Behavior and Modern Society 8th ed Charles Levinthal ISBN: 9780205959334, 0205959334
Lecture Topics Outline	Introduction of Self Drugs and Behavior Today Drug- Taking Behavior: Personal and Social Issues How Drug Enter the Body and the Mind The Major Stimulants: Cocaine & Amphetamines OPIODS Spring Break Marijuana Chronic Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism Performance ?Enhancing Drugs Depressants and Inhalants Prescriptions Drugs, Over the Counter Substance Abuse Prevention Review for Final Final Exam
Major Assignments Schedule	Week Date Lesson Topic/Reading Assignment Class Format Reminders 1 January 20 Week 1 MLK Holiday Online 2 January 27 Week 2 Introduction of Self Read: Chapter 1 3 February 3 Week 3 Drugs and Behavior Today Read: Chapter 2 4 February 10 Week 4 Drug- Taking Behavior: Personal and Social Issues Read: Chapter 3 5 February 17 Week 5 How Drug Enter the Body and the Mind Read: Chapter 4 6 February 24 Week 6 The Major Stimulants: Cocaine & Amphetamines Read: Chapter 5 6 March 2 Week 7 Opioid Addiction Chapter 6/7 March 09 Week 8 SPRING BREAK 7 March 16 Week 9 OPIODS 2 week assignment: on Opioid Addiction Due April 5, 8 March 23 Week 10 Marijuana Read: Chapter 9 9 March 30 Week 11 Chronic Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism Read: Chapter 12 10 April 6 Week 12 Performance ?Enhancing Drugs Read: Chapter :13 11 April 13 Week 13 Depressants and Inhalants Read: Chapter 14 12 April 20 Week 14 Prescription Drugs, Over the Counter Read Chapter: 16/17 13 April 27 Week 15 Substance Abuse Prevention Substance Abuse Prevention Assignment 14 May 4 Week 14 Review for Final Student Organizer 15 May 11/12 Week 15 Final Exam Final Exam
Final Exam Date	May 11, 2020 - 2:00 PM
Grading Scale	90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D Below 59 =
Determination of Final Grade	Blackboard Assignment (12) 25% Opiod Assignment 20% Substance Abuse Prevention 25% Final Exam 30%
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	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. 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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HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.