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Learning Partnerships, Unit Catalogue 2011/12


AS10287: Alcohol and drug use: problems and responses

Click here for further information Credits: 9
Click here for further information Level: Certificate (FHEQ level 4)
Click here for further information Period: Semester 1 at Action on Addiction
Click here for further information Assessment: CW 100%
Click here for further information Supplementary Assessment: Like-for-like reassessment (where allowed by programme regulations)
Click here for further information Requisites:
Click here for further information Description: Aims:
This unit aims to:
* Explore the history of drug and alcohol misuse.
* Explore students' beliefs for the reasons of drug and alcohol misuse.
* Enable students to understand the range of alcohol and drug related problems.
* Introduce students to the concepts and classifications of substance misuse and dependence.
* Present a historical perspective on societal responses to drug and alcohol use.
* Explore legal, social, political and medical responses.
* Introduce students to the current Drug and Alcohol Strategies and the NTA 'Models of Care'.
* Develop an understanding of historically important and current models of intensive psychosocial treatment.
* Develop an overview of current counselling models and interventions.

Learning Outcomes:
At the end of this unit, students will be able to:
* Define the types of problems associated with substance use.
* Construct an effective opinion of addiction.
* Understand the application of pharmacological, psychological and sociological models to the treatment of substance misuse.
* Describe current legal and political frameworks to manage substance misuse.
* Describe the main current treatment modalities.
* Give examples of how a counselling model may be applied by an addictions counsellor.

Skills:

* analysing how theoretical concepts can be applied to the clinical setting.
* formulating an opinion based upon an analysis of a clients presenting problems due to substance use
* verbal and written communication.
* essay research, preparation and writing.
* the use of IT to communicate and manage information.

Content:
This unit is concerned with:
* Substance Use and Misuse: history, reasons and types of problem.
* The Concept of Dependence.
* Models of Addiction: overview of biological, psychological and social models - the bio-psycho-social integration.
* National Strategies on substance misuse.
* Models of Psychosocial Intervention: Overview of Motivational, Cognitive-Behavioural and Family Systems interventions and treatment settings.
Click here for further informationProgramme availability:

AS10287 is Compulsory on the following programmes:

Learning Partnerships
  • UDAS-KFF01 : FdSc Addictions Counselling (Full-time at Action on Addiction) - Year 1
  • UDAS-KPF01 : FdSc Addictions Counselling (Part-time at Action on Addiction) - Year 2

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