HSERV 241 - Addictive Disorders & the Family

Credits: 3
Variable Credit Course: No

Lecture Hours: 33
Lab Hours: 0
Worksite/Clinical Hours: 0
Other Hours (LIA/Internships): 0

Course Description: Alcoholism and other disorders as a family disease; effects of role disturbance, boundary violations, and communication disruptions on children, spouse, and family systems; therapeutic interventions for families. Development of a multicultural perspective in working with families and within communities. Required course for students seeking the Substance Use Disorder Counseling track (including fast track students).

Prerequisite: None.
Meets FQE Requirement: No
Elective Requirements: Fulfills Gray Area Electives
Integrative Experience Requirement: No

Student Learning Outcomes

Identify the variety of roles that family members may adopt in order to accommodate the presence of a family member with an active addiction.
Identify the unwritten rules that families often live by to accommodate the presence of a family member with an active addiction.
Articulate cultural factors which influence a family’s relational dynamics.
List a minimum of ten important reasons for offering family counseling within a substance use treatment program.
Compare and contrast family counseling and family therapy based on the Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDPT) Scope of Practice. (RCW 18.205.20).

Course Contents

Variety of roles that family members may adopt in order to accommodate the presence of a family member with an active addiction.
Unwritten rules that families often live by to accommodate the presence of a family member with an active addiction.
Cultural factors which influence a family’s relational dynamics.
A minimum of ten important reasons for offering family counseling within a substance use treatment program.
Family counseling and family therapy based on the Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDPT) Scope of Practice. (RCW 18.205.20).

Instructional Units: 3