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SWK 660 - Substance Abuse Treatment & Prevention

3 Credit Hours
This course provides an overview of the problem of substance abuse for the individual, the family and society. The course will focus on the concepts of drug pharmacology, alcohol pharmacology, drug and alcohol use and history, treatment approaches from various theoretical perspectives, research and evidence-based practice, and special populations including adolescents, family, individuals with mental illness and substance use, and the elderly. The course will provide a model for effective social work treatment and intervention at different levels of practice.


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