This course will serve as an introduction to assessment and treatment approaches to alcoholism and drug abuse. Alcoholism will be studied in its social and clinical context. Attention will be given to the basic theoretical approaches to the disease. This course will examine the various components of intervention, treatment, recovery, and resources. (CSU)

The course is designed to provide the student with information on the processing systems of the body and how they react to alcohol and drugs. This course will seek to explain where and how drugs act and why. The course will bring about an understanding of how drugs influence consciousness, mood and feeling. It will enable students to understand that both the internal and external environments have important effects on the well-being of the individual. (CSU)

A course designed to provide opportunity for the student in Psychology, Human Relations, or Alcohol and Drug Studies to gain experience under supervised conditions such as those involving mental health, child development, youth corrections, welfare, homes for the neglected, homes for the aged, youth recreation, rehabilitation centers for people with physical limitations, and educational settings. Students will be supervised by qualified instructional staff and professionally trained personnel. (CSU)

Prerequisite: ADS/PSY 220 with a grade of "C" or better. A continuation of ADS 220 with an emphasis in gaining further experience in the same institution or agency or a different institution or agency. (CSU)

A course designed to present basic ideas and theories about family dynamics, particularly as they apply to the family of the substance abuser, and to explore strategies for counseling the client's family. The approach is highly experiential in format and students will participate in exercises frequently to incorporate new skills and theory. (CSU)

This course will serve as an introduction to assessment and treatment approaches to alcoholism and drug abuse. Alcoholism will be studied in its social and clinical context. Attention will be given to the basic theoretical approaches to the disease. This course will examine the various components of intervention, treatment, recovery, and resources. (CSU)