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PS1240 - Understanding Addictions
This course takes a detailed look at how alcohol and/or drug addiction affects an individual. First, it examines the nature of dependency on a physical, psychological, and emotional level. This information will then be utilized to teach students basic assessment, intervention, and counseling techniques. Students will also receive a detailed understanding of the process of change, relapse prevention, and stages of recovery in addiction. They will also learn how addiction impacts upon a family. Students will also acquire more knowledge on how addiction affects specific populations (youth, women, seniors, Aboriginal persons, and adult children of alcohol/drug users).
Prerequisite(s): PS1145
Corequisite(s): PS1200
This course is offered in the following programs:
Community Leadership Development
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