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SHS 229 - Addiction Counseling and Relapse Prevention



5.0 Credits
Covers principles and skills in addiction counseling. Reviews consumer treatment procedures and support resources. Includes relapse prevention and recovery assessment, supervision, and workforce dynamics. Permit code required.
Prerequisite SHS 104, SHS 227, SHS 114, and SHS 216.
Course-level Learning Objectives (CLOs)
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate ability to recognize, address, and document behavioral problems in a formal addiction treatment context.
  2. Identify components of addiction treatment and continuing care, including recovery planning and relapse prevention.
  3. Explain issues relevant for the profession of addiction counseling, including licensure, reporting regulations, supervision, and self-care.
  4. Analyze various addiction treatment models, including evidence based practices, 12-Step approaches, and non-12-Step approaches, and describe their own beliefs and values related to the counseling process.
  5. Demonstrate familiarity with criteria for addiction severity and differentiate treatment completion from actual recovery.
  6. Explain the process of relapse and demonstrate ability to create stabilizing treatment plan activities.
  7. Demonstrate ability to individualize care plans based on client motivation, ambivalence, and co-occurring disorder complications.



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