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COUNSELING128LTCC CATALOG 2010-2011COU 120 INTRODUCTION TO ALCOHOL ANDDRUG STUDIESLecture 4, Lab 0, Units 4This is an introductory course for persons interested in any area ofhuman services who wish to increase their knowledge of substanceabuse (including alcohol) in our society. This course will cover varioustheories of substance abuse and alcoholism, identification signs, andsymptomology. Treatment resources will be examined and myths ofuse will be dispelled. Students will learn a pragmatic approach toworking with the using population.Transfers to CSU, UNRCOU 121 THE PHYSICAL, CHEMICAL, ANDBEHAVIORAL EFFECTS OF ALCOHOL ANDDRUGSLecture 4, Lab 0, Units 4This course provides a comprehensive examination of how drugs aremetabolized, as well as their effects on the central nervous systemand on behavior. Additional topics include the addiction process, thedynamics of tolerance and withdrawal, the medical consequences ofalcohol and drug abuse, fetal alcohol syndrome, effects on humansexuality, and the nutritional aspects in both the active phases ofchemical dependence and in recovery.Transfers to CSU, UNRCOU 122 REHABILITATION AND RECOVERYFROM ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSELecture 4, Lab 0, Units 4This course provides the knowledge and skills required to helpchemically dependent clients in their treatment and recovery fromalcohol and drug abuse. Topics covered include techniques for clientassessment and evaluation, treatment planning, case management,aftercare and relapse prevention, detoxification, twelve-step supportgroups, and therapeutic communities. Group, individual, and familytherapy models of counseling are introduced and diversity issuesin chemically dependent clients and legal and ethical issues areincluded. Students will be challenged to examine their existing ideasabout dependency disorders and will conduct mock interviews withrecovering people.Transfers to CSU, UNRCOU 123 ALCOHOL AND DRUG PREVENTIONAND EDUCATIONLecture 4, Lab 0, Units 4This course reviews the history, theories, models, and state-of-theartapproaches to the addiction prevention field. Additional topicsinclude prevention programs; activities appropriate for the individual,community, campus, parent/family and work site; public policiesand media/information-dissemination; ethnic and cultural specificapproaches; and environmental risk reduction.Transfers to CSU, UNRCOU 124 GROUP LEADERSHIP AND PROCESSLecture 4, Lab 0, Units 4This course provides an intensive introduction to the experience ofgroup therapy with emphasis on leader facilitation skills and analysisof group dynamics. Students will learn the fundamentals of groupleadership by examining problems of communication, trust building,effective emotional responses, professional boundaries and personalgrowth. The emphasis will be on the group process as a means ofchanging behavior and attitude.Transfers to CSU, UNRCOU 125 COUNSELING THE FAMILY OFADDICTED PERSONSLecture 4, Lab 0, Units 4This course examines methods of assisting significant others whoselives are affected by addiction. The profile of addicted persons anddynamics such as denial, codependency, and enabling on the partof family, employer, and friends will be covered. Intervention andtreatment skills in counseling families are learned and practicedthrough class exercises.Transfers to CSU, UNRCOU 126 INTERVENTION AND REFERRALTECHNIQUESLecture 4, Lab 0, Units 4This course is designed to introduce the Addiction Studies studentto the theory, purpose, and application of the formal interventionprocess. Topics covered include crisis intervention, treatment planning,securing resources for clients, record documentation, screening, datacollection, implementation of treatment plans, and aftercare.Transfers to CSU, UNRCOU 127 DUAL DISORDERS AND MENTALHEALTH ISSUESLecture 4, Lab 0, Units 4This course provides counseling techniques appropriate forparaprofessionals in mental health, corrections, and substance abusecounseling. Students integrate the often divergent philosophies ofmental health and substance abuse treatment towards the developmentof an integrated treatment approach. Students will be presented withmental health approaches that are effective with substance abusingclients and substance abuse approaches that are effective with mentallyill clients.Transfers to CSU, UNRCOU 131 SPECIAL TOPICSUnits 1-4This course is designed to meet the needs of students for studies inareas of special interest. Topics and credit will vary from quarter toquarter and will be included under this cover title published in theschedule for the quarter in which the course will be offered.Transfers to CSUCOU 132 OCCUPATIONAL WORK EXPERIENCELecture 0, Lab 0, Units 1-6Occupational Work Experience is for students who are employed injobs related to their educational or occupational goals. This programextends knowledge gained in the classroom to the workplace, helpsstudents identify new and challenging objectives at work, andencourages professional growth and advancement.Transfers to CSUCOREQUISITE: Students must be available to work or volunteer 4 to 40 hoursper week for an approved business and must have an application on file each quarterenrolled.REPEATABILITY: May be repeated up to a total of twenty-four (24) units, six unitsmaximum per quarter.