SSWK250 Family Therapy with Addicted Families/CAC
Department of Social & Behavioral Science: Social & Behavioral Science Department Archive
- I. Course Number and Title
- SSWK250 Family Therapy with Addicted Families/CAC Course No Longer Offered
- II. Number of Credits
- 2 credits
- III. Number of Instructional Minutes
- 25 hours, 2 alternate Fridays - 3-8:30 p.m., 2 alternate Saturdays - 9 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
- IV. Prerequisites
- None
- Corequisites
- None
- V. Other Pertinent Information
- CAC APPROVED
- VI. Catalog Course Description
- This course will examine in depth the historical prospective of family therapy with addicted families. Several models of family therapy will be discussed and the use of genograms as an effective tool for developing strategies for treating addicted families.
- VII. Required Course Content and Direction
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Course Learning Goals
- Knowledge of:
- Historical development of family therapy in the treatment of addiction.
- Models of therapy used to treat addicted families.
- Influences of family's ethnic, racial and cultural differences in relation to addiction and how this impacts on treatment.
- Awareness of therapist's attitude and values regarding addicted families and how this impacts on treatment.
- Skills:
- To sharpen students' observational skills, so they can observe family behavior dynamics more objectively.
- Enhance students' cognitive processing ability by reading the written material distributed and participating in class discussions regarding family dynamics and treatment of addicted families.
- Students to develop good working knowledge of genograms and their use in treatment.
- Establish good assessment skills and knowledge of models of family therapy in order to design strategies for treatment of addicted families.
- Knowledge of:
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Planned Sequence of Topics and/or Learning Activities
Each student will be required to examine addicted families using historical data, including a genogram with three generations shown; patterns of addiction, family dynamics, prescribed roles of each family member, roadblocks to recovery, i.e., use of defense mechanisms, such as denial of addiction as resistance to treatment. The final portion of the course will address strategies for treatment outcomes. -
Assessment Methods for Course Learning Goals
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Reference, Resource, or Learning Materials to be used by Student:
Available upon request from the Social & Behavioral Science Department.
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Review/Approval Date - 11/95