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Students who successfully complete the course will:
1. Define and assess personal attitudes and behavior toward those with
dependency disorders.
2. Distinguish between reformative strategies and transformative
strategies in oneself and in others.
3. Apply reforming and/or transforming approaches to working with others.
4. Differentiate between existing major treatment modalities.
5. Evaluate self-help groups including, but not limited to AA, NA, CA, Al-
anon, Narc-anon, ACA and CODA.
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READING ASSIGNMENTS:
Students will be required to read and study the assigned chapters in the
textbook and other selected reading in journals and hand-outs.
WRITING ASSIGNMENTS:
1. One typewritten, double spaced, 6-page paper giving two examples of
reformative and two examples of transformative thinking as it related to
dependency disorders.
2. One paper giving four examples of proper communication as a counselor.
This paper, too, must be typed and double spaces, and not to exceed three
pages.
3. Midterm of five to seven pages on topics reflecting alcoholism
intervention, treatment, and recovery.
OUTSIDE ASSIGNMENTS:
1. Visit a treatment program and present a typed, 4 page, double spaced
critique of an on-site visit in regards to counseling techniques and types
of treatment modalities.
2. Meet with four other students who visited different programs, analyze
the experiences, and validate the strengths of the programs in an oral
presentation to the whole class.
ASSIGNMENTS THAT DEMONSTRATE CRITICAL THINKING:
1. Writing assignments demonstrates the ability to compare and appraise
reformative and transformative thinking.
2. On site visit demonstrates the ability to analyze the various treatment
modalities and counseling techniques.
3. Using small groups to assess individual analysis of on site visits will
help the students validate effective interventions.
| Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing
25 - 35% |
| Essay exams, Term papers, Analysis/critiques | |
| Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills. | Problem Solving
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams. | Skill Demonstrations
0 - 0% |
| None | |
| Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams. | Exams
65 - 75% |
| Multiple choice | |
| Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category
0 - 0% |
| None | |
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1. Texts: How Can I Help? Stories and Reflections on Service, Das and
Gorman, Random House, 1988.
A Whack on the Side of the Head: How to Unlock Your Mind for
Innovation, von Oech, Random House, 1988
2. Handouts: Materials of the National Institutes on Alcohol and Drug
Abuse
