2017-2018 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 29, 2024  
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SHS 225 - Group Treatment in Addiction



4.0 Credits
Addresses the role and efficacy of group treatment for addictions, including the stages of group development, group dynamics, principles of therapeutic leadership, models of psychoeducation, and best practice guidelines for group work with addiction clients. Active participation is expected.
Prerequisite SHS 104, SHS 114, and SHS 115 or instructor permission.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Describe skills involved in forming a group, selection of members, facilitating goals, providing psychoeducation, and criteria for outcome review.
  2. Describe and model skills necessary to assist group members through entry to group, skill building in conflict, trust building, goal setting, and giving feedback.
  3. Describe and model ethical awareness in all professional counseling activity including confidentiality, documentation, and ethical client treatment.
  4. Identify and describe accepted culturally appropriate group counseling models for therapeutic group activity.
  5. Describe and demonstrate in role play and scenario the ability to assess the developmental stage of a group and changes in leader’s role at each stage.
  6. Explain importance of the leader’s role in making constructive responses when client behaviors are inconsistent with their stated goals, and assisting the group in communication, goal focus, mutual support, and the recovery process.
  7. Describe a leader’s need and ability to adapt clinical interventions and counseling strategies based on individual characteristics of client: special needs, culture, health and mental status.
  8. Demonstrate awareness of methods to assess stage of group development, and direct group process and content accordingly.
  9. Demonstrate effective communication skill instruction and the ability to present psychoeducation in group sessions.
  10. Identify resources, supervision methods, and location of evidence based practices to facilitate constant personal and professional growth in group therapy skills.



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