Intro to Substance Abuse and Addiction in Counseling PDF

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Tarleton State University Department of Counseling CNSL 4301 Introduction to Substance Abuse and Addiction Issues in Counseling Spring Semester, 2021 Instructor: Julie Merriman, Ph.D., LPC-S Office: Nursing Building, Dean’s Suite, 337B Phone: 254-968-1693 Email: [email protected] Location: Online Office hours: By appointment Course Description This course will examine substance abuse and addiction disorders (e.g., gambling, sex, gaming, eating, tobacco) in multiple client populations, and their treatment. Students will learn how to conduct assessment for and diagnosis of substance abuse and addiction disorders, including cooccurring disorders; the effects of substances and addictions on the client and others; etiology; and best practices in counseling and treatment. Outcomes A. Knowledge This course is designed to introduce students to the effects of and treatment of Substance Abuse and Addiction Issues in Counseling. Outcomes Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to: B. Skill Outcomes  Demonstrate an understanding of and ability to articulate the behavioral, psychological, physical, and social effects of psychoactive substances;  Demonstrate a familiarity with a variety of models and theories for conceptualizing addiction and dependence;  Demonstrate a familiarity with both the range of addiction treatment services available;  Identify strategies for engaging and retaining the addicted;  Be able to identify the major classifications of psychotropic drugs of abuse, typical routes of administration, and brief description of effects.  Recognize the addiction and recovery processes;  Identify the common and comorbid psychiatric disorders and/or process addictions;  Identify addiction treatment issues for special populations;  Identify professional issues related to addictions counseling (e.g., clinician wellness strategies, certification, and legal/ethical issues). Required Texts

Miller, G. (2015). Learning the language of addiction counseling (4th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. (ISBN: 9781118721773)

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Counseling Department Policies 1. Academic Affairs Core Value Statements: a. Academic Integrity Statement Tarleton State University's core values are integrity, leadership, tradition, civility, excellence, and service. Central to these values is integrity, which is maintaining a high standard of personal and scholarly conduct. Academic integrity represents the choice to uphold ethical responsibility for one’s learning within the academic community, regardless of audience or situation. b. Academic Civility Statement Students are expected to interact with professors and peers in a respectful manner that enhances the learning environment. Professors may require a student who deviates from this expectation to leave the face-to-face (or virtual) classroom learning environment for that class session (and potentially subsequent class sessions) for a specific amount of time. In addition, the professor might consider the university disciplinary process (for Academic Affairs/Student Life) for egregious or continued disruptive behavior. c. Academic Excellence Statement Tarleton holds high expectations for students to assume responsibility for their own individual learning. Students are also expected to achieve academic excellence by:  Honoring Tarleton’s core values.  Upholding high standards of habit and behavior.  Maintaining excellence through class attendance and punctuality.  Preparing for active participation in all learning experiences.  Putting forth their best individual effort.  Continually improving as independent learners.  Engaging in extracurricular opportunities that encourage personal and academic growth.  Reflecting critically upon feedback and applying these lessons to meet future challenges. d. Service Statement Tarleton faculty, staff, and students are expected to model responsible citizenship through service activities that promote personal and academic growth while enhancing the university, local, regional, national, and global communities. These activities will foster a culture of academic/public engagement that contributes to the achievement of the university’s mission and core values. 2. Department of Counseling Demeanor: Students are expected to maintain professional demeanor and protocol such as: a. Personal integrity b. Responsibility for one's own behavior, tasks, assignments and life lessons c. Consideration, caring and sensitivity to peers d. Maturity, including the capacity to accept "no" e. Evidence of a continuous process of self-exploration, resulting in enhanced selfawareness f. Practice of ethical and moral professional behavior g. Maintaining confidentiality of classmates, case examples, and clients

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h. Openness to constructive feedback and willingness to make suggested change 3. Attendance/Participation: Attend and participate, please. This is the only way you’re going to learn the content. 4. Grades: In Fall 2015, Tarleton began differentiating between a failed grade in a class because a student never attended (F0 grade), stopped attending at some point in the semester (FX grade), or because the student did not pass the course (F) but attended the entire semester. These grades will be noted on the official transcript. Stopping or never attending class can result in the student having to return aid monies received. For more information see the Tarleton Financial Aid website (http://www.tarleton.edu/finaid/contact.html). 5. Productive Learning Environment: a. Turn on your camera and stay muted unless your speaking; b. Turn off/mute cell phones before class begins with no texting during class; c. Avoid distracting behaviors (coming late or leaving early, chewing gum, snacking on loud/crunchy foods) when class is in session; d. Do not bring children or outside guests to class—the course content may be inappropriate for children, and guests do not commit to confidentiality since they are not formally part of the class; e. Feel free to express your ideas and to challenge others’ ideas in the classroom, but do so in a respectful manner that does not involve personal attacks or insults; and f. In general, please treat others as you would wish to be treated! 6. Make-up exams: Are given for documented, legitimate reasons, (e.g., illness, family emergency, work emergency) and solely at the discretion of the instructor. 7. Incompletes: Requests for an incomplete (K) grade must be made before the last day of class, with final approval granted by the Department Head. 8. Assignments: Students are expected to complete all assignments by deadlines. There are three categories of assignments: Written Assignments, Skill Demonstrations, and Student Presentations  Written Assignments: Written assignments will be docked 5% per day, up to 3 days (72 hours) including weekends after deadline. Written assignments will not be evaluated for a grade after 3 days (72 hours) of deadline.  Skill Demonstrations: Skill demonstration assignments will not be accepted for evaluation after the deadline.  Student Presentations: Student presentations, whether group or solo, will not be rescheduled to accommodate the absence of a presenter. The missed student presentation will result in a grade of 0. 9. APA/Writing: All papers MUST be written according to APA Style (6th ed.) and with proper grammar. Proof read your papers carefully by reading them out loud to yourself. It is best practice to ask someone to proof your final draft for spelling and grammatical errors. If

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needed, consult with the University Writing Center. Refer to the Department of Counseling Student Handbook for more information. 10. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Statement: It is the policy of Tarleton State University to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act and other applicable laws. If you are a student with a disability seeking accommodations for this course, please contact the Center for Access and Academic Testing, at 254.968.9400 or [email protected]. The office is located in Math 201. More information can be found at www.tarleton.edu/caat, in the University Catalog, or at www.ada.gov Course Assignments Behavior Change Experience - Embodied Action Models and Video: The purpose of this assignment is to you better understand the difficulty in treating addictions and to increase empathy for those who are asked to abstain from something desirable. The project does not serve to emulate recovery, but rather to increase empathy and foster insight into the psychological aspects of abstinence. During this exercise you will experience some of the feelings/thoughts that addicted individuals experience when they quit their drug or behavior of choice. This exercise requires that you give up a substance (e.g., nicotine, caffeine, or alcohol) or a behavior (e.g., Internet use, eating sweets, playing video/computer games, watching television, cell-phone usage) for a period of 10 weeks (see dates on class calendar). Directions: Spend the next week monitoring what you turn to or rely upon to feel better, comfort/soothe yourself, and/or cope (i.e., mood altering substances/activities). Select a substance or activity that is least conducive to your personal wellness goals that you will abstain from for the duration of the course (examples include alcohol, nicotine, sugar, caffeine, video/computer games, texting, cell phone usage, internet usage, Facebook, Twitter, watching TV, gambling, swearing, etc.). Embodied Action Model PDF: There will be times when you experience urges and cravings for your substance/activity, please use the Embodied Action Model to assist you during these times to encourage you to maintain abstinence. Removing a substance/activity from your life will undoubtedly leave a void and create discomfort. It’s imperative that you learn to tolerate the discomfort and become very curious about what’s under the feeling the urge creates. Working this model will help you learn a lot about the urge and about you. You must complete at least one Embodied Action Model PDF a day. You can find the PDF in Canvas. Once the 10 weeks is over. You will create a 5-minute video about this experience. Video will include:

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Introduction Importance of Changing the Behavior What You Learned from Working the Embodied Action Models Experience and Results of Changing the Behavior Relate Your Experience of Changing Behavior Versus Eliminating Addiction Conclusion

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Book reflection: Learning the Language of Addiction Counseling Double Entry Journal: Each chapter must have AT LEAST one entry Chapter #

Significant Quotes or Points

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Explanation of Importance and Personal/Professional Connections

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Pod Cast Reflection: Take a Break from Drinking with Rachel Hart: Listen to 12 episodes that are 20 minutes or more and reflect. Episode #

Topic

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Personal Reaction

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Grading Summary Assignment Behavior Change Experience Embodied Action Models and Video Book Reflections Take a Break from Drinking with Rachel Hart Podcast Reflection Total Points

Points 200 150 150

A 450 – 500 B 400 – 449 C 350 – 399 D 300 – 349 F, F0, or FX 299 and below K See page 3, #7 of syllabus.

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500

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Course Schedule Week 1

Date 1/19

Assigned Reading (Read Before Class!) Video Intro Class does not meet

In-Class Topic Go over Syllabus and Assignments

1/26 2

Assignment Due

Identify and give up a behavior for 10 weeks.

Chapter 1

Models of Addiction

Chapter 3

Assessment and Dx

Chapter 4

Co-Occurring Disorders

Chapter 5

Core Treatment Process

Chapter 6

Treatment Related Issues

Chapter 7

Relapse

Chapter 8

Self-Help Groups

Chapter 9

Therapies and Techniques

Chapter 10

Culturally Sensitive Counseling

Chapter 11

Chronic Pain

Chapter 12

Spirituality

Chapter 13/Video Presentations

The Person of the Counselor

All Videos are due April 20 regardless of date you present

Chapter 14/Video Presentations

Getting Credentialed

Book Reflection Due

2/2 3 2/9 4 2/16 5 2/23 6 3/2 7 3/9 8 3/16 9 3/23 10

Podcast Reflection Due

4/6 11

Week 10 time to create your video

4/13 12 4/20 13 4/27 14 5/4 15

Video Presentations

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Department of Counseling Statement CNSL 4301 – Introduction to Substance Abuse and Addiction Issues in Counseling Fall 2021 1. Confidentiality: I, the undersigned, do agree to hold in strictest confidence personal information gained in this counseling course as well as any other that may be construed to be a counseling course. This agreement is in accordance with established Codes of Ethics from professional associations as well as the licensure law of the state of Texas. I understand the necessity for such an agreement and will abide by the implicit and explicit demands of this statement. I further understand that breaches of confidentiality will result in disciplinary action including possible dismissal from the Tarleton program in which I am enrolled. 2. Department of Counseling Demeanor: Students are expected to maintain professional demeanor and protocol such as: a. Personal integrity b. Responsibility for one's own behavior, tasks, assignments and life lessons c. Consideration, caring and sensitivity to peers d. Maturity, including the capacity to accept "no" e. Evidence of a continuous process of self-exploration, resulting in enhanced selfawareness f. Practice of ethical and moral professional behavior g. Maintaining confidentiality of classmates, case examples, and clients h. Openness to constructive feedback and willingness to make suggested changes

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