PSY 4440 - Addiction

Institution:

Utah Tech University

Subject:

Psychology

Description:

Provides students with the opportunity to explore the many issues related to the various forms and processes of addiction, focusing on etiology, assessment, treatment, and legal issues with regard to addiction. Students will also have the opportunity to learn about social and community resources designed to aid recovery. **COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES (CLOs) At the successful conclusion of this course, students will be able to: 1. Investigate current research regarding etiology of addiction. 2. Assess current evidence based treatments for addiction. 3. Describe current social and community resources for addiction prevention and treatment. 4. Discuss professional ethical issues associated with treatment and use of diagnostic and screening tools. Prerequisites: PSY 2000 or BIOL 3110 (Grade C or higher); AND PSY 3400 or PSY 3460 (Grade C or higher); or instructor permission. FA

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.utahtech.edu/

Phone Number:

(435) 652-7500

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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