HSRV 131 - Sub Ab Trt-Cr Jst

Institution:

Massasoit Community College

Subject:

Human Services

Description:

This course will provide criminal justice and substance abuse treatment personnel with knowledge, experiences, and skills which will assist them in working more effectively together. It begins with an overview of the criminal justice and substance abuse systems; explores their missions, goals, purposes, commonalities and differences; and encourages team building across the two systems. Students will examine the benefits of corrections-based treatment, profiles of substance abusing offenders, and ways to assess and manage abusing offenders in the criminal justice institution and in the community. Elements of effective substance abuse treatment for offenders will be explored. These include integrating criminal justice sanctions with substance abuse treatment, examining ethical issues regarding confidentiality, utilizing drug testing, managing infectious diseases and violence, understanding theories of criminality, and working with dual-diagnosis clients. Prerequisites: Preparing for College Reading II (ENGL092) and Introductory Writing (ENGL099) and Fundamentals of Mathematics (MATH010), or waiver by placement testing results, or Permission of Instructor

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.massasoit.mass.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 588-9100

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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