CDS Course Descriptions
Overview of historical and current definitions of substance use disorders. The effects
of use on behavior, health, youth, family, special populations and society. Focus
on the nature of addictions, causality, progression, assessment, scope, intervention,
treatment and prevention.
The human body's physical and behavioral response to alcohol and other drugs; current
research findings; basic information and terminology essential for working on treatment
teams with physicians and nurses, and for communicating with patients and with patients
and families. Prerequisites: CDS 100, PEH 180.
Counselor skill training in case planning and case management of the substance-abusing
client. Overview of federal, state and agency policies and procedures, assessments,
treatment, and discharge planning. Prerequisites: CDS 100, 101 or instructor's signature.
A course of study designed to improve knowledge and skills of the Chemical Dependency
Professionals while working with clients/patients with different cultural backgrounds.
Prerequisites: CDS 100.
Course will discuss the phenomena of post acute withdrawal as well as ensuing issues
of relapse as they pertain to the disease of addiction, and the reuse of drugs after
treatment as a separate and distinct episode not associated with treatment failure.
Materials discussed are the work of T. Gorski. Prerequisites: CDS 100, 101 or instructor's
signature.
An overview class covering the needs of the addicted adolescent. Covers many developmental,
cognitive and physiological issues that are complicated by an adolescent's use of
alcohol or other drugs. Prerequisites: CDS 100, CDS 101 or instructor's signature.
Overview of communication skills, theories and techniques used in developing a common
understanding of addictive behavior. Comprehensive review of how people behave and
an introduction to counseling methods to facilitate change in working with chemically
dependent patients. Prerequisites: CDS 100, CDS 101 or instructor's signature.
Theoretical foundation of group counseling as applied to alcohol/drug treatment. Use
of groups in inpatient and outpatient treatment. Use of information in groups to foster
change and growth. Dynamics of group interaction/group composition, goal setting,
managing tasks, roles and normative boundaries; skill practice. Prerequisites: CDS
100, CDS 101 or instructor's signature.
Models of family therapy and overview of structural, functional and systems approaches
as applied to the chemically dependent family. Treatment issues related to family,
stages of adaptation to chemical dependency, family roles, co-dependency, children
of alcoholics, and adult children of alcoholics. Prerequisites: CDS 100, CDS 101 or
instructor's signature.
This course focuses on contemporary legal and ethical issues in the field of chemical
dependency counseling including professional and peer relationships, boundaries, NADAAC
code of ethics, multiple relationships and values in the counseling relationship and
laws surrounding counseling including confidentiality and HIPPA regulations. Prerequisites:
CDS 100, CDS 101 or instructor's signature.
Focuses on prevention of alcohol and other drug abuse among children and adolescents.
Discusses the history of prevention, current research, community needs assessments
and best/promising practices in the field of prevention, and how to design and evaluate
an effective prevention program.
Supervised work experience in a chemical dependency treatment agency approved by college
faculty. Prerequisite: instructor's signature.