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CATALOG INFORMATION
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Discipline and Nbr:
SWHS 81 | Title:
PREVENT & EDU ON ADDICT |
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Full Title:
Prevention and Education on Addiction |
Last Reviewed:10/12/2020 |
Units | Course Hours per Week | | Nbr of Weeks | Course Hours Total |
Maximum | 3.00 | Lecture Scheduled | 3.00 | 17.5 max. | Lecture Scheduled | 52.50 |
Minimum | 3.00 | Lab Scheduled | 0 | 6 min. | Lab Scheduled | 0 |
| Contact DHR | 0 | | Contact DHR | 0 |
| Contact Total | 3.00 | | Contact Total | 52.50 |
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| Non-contact DHR | 0 | | Non-contact DHR Total | 0 |
| Total Out of Class Hours: 105.00 | Total Student Learning Hours: 157.50 | |
Title 5 Category:
AA Degree Applicable
Grading:
Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:
00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
Also Listed As:
Formerly:
HUSV 81
Catalog Description:
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This course reviews prevention and education techniques and strategies used in the field of addiction studies. Students will analyze the ways in which education can and does assist in the prevention of addiction and relapse. Students will explore the application of harm reduction strategies to other public health issues.
Prerequisites/Corequisites:
Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent or appropriate placement based on AB705 mandates
Limits on Enrollment:
Schedule of Classes Information
Description:
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This course reviews prevention and education techniques and strategies used in the field of addiction studies. Students will analyze the ways in which education can and does assist in the prevention of addiction and relapse. Students will explore the application of harm reduction strategies to other public health issues.
(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 1A or equivalent or appropriate placement based on AB705 mandates
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION
Associate Degree: | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
Area: | | |
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CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Spring 2002 | Inactive: | |
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UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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C-ID: |
Certificate/Major Applicable:
Both Certificate and Major Applicable
COURSE CONTENT
Student Learning Outcomes:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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1. Describe warning signs, symptoms, and causes of substance use disorders.
2. Analyze the ways in which education can and does assist in the prevention of communicable and infectious diseases among drug users and the application of harm reduction strategies to other public health issues.
3. Describe the basic principles of personal and public health, and substance abuse prevention, treatment, and recovery.
4. Identify and explain the common characteristics of children of substance abusers.
Objectives:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
1. Identify and interpret the role of the addiction professional to address prevention
as well as treatment.
2. Predict factors that increase the likelihood for an individual, community, or group
to be at-risk for, or resilient to, psychoactive substance use disorders.
3. Identify issues of cultural identity, ethnic background, age, and gender, in prevention,
treatment, and recovery.
4. Analyze warning signs, symptoms, and the course of substance abuse disorders.
5. Describe how substance abuse disorders affect families and concerned others.
6. Apply the concept and practice of harm reduction, using local examples if available.
7. Diagram the continuum of care concept and resources available in the community.
8. Differentiate the basic principles and philosophy of prevention, treatment, and recovery.
9. Describe the health and behavior problems related to substance abuse.
10. Describe life management skills.
Topics and Scope
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I. Introduction and Overview
A. Definitions and overview of prevention
B. History of ATOD (alcohol, tobacco and other drugs) prevention
C. Relationship between prevention, intervention, and treatment
D. Relationship of the counselor to the client in prevention and treatment
E. National Prevention Programming (NPP)
1. Goals
2. Resources
3. Leadership
F. State of California framework for prevention
G. Availability of services in the area of prevention
II. Relapse Prevention Treatment
A. Advertising and marketing to ethnic minorities, youth and women
B. Co-dependent behavior of client and family members
C. Harm reduction in relapse prevention
D. Celebrated special cultural events sponsorship/politicized
E. County Department of Alcohol and Drug Programs (ADP) prevention plan
F. Community organizing/police partnership programs
G. Treatment care and goals in the community
H. Alcohol free events and reducing sale to minors
III. Relapse Education Planning
A. Environmental model
B. School based prevention models
C. Life management skills
1. Relaxation
2. Communication
3. Assertiveness
4. Refusal skills
D. Minnesota models
E. Current relapse prevention models
IV. Transmission and Prevention
A. Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS)
B. Tuberculosis
C. Sexually Transmitted Disease
D. Hepatitis and other infectious diseases
E. Available drug therapies for prevention and treatment
Assignments:
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1. Read approximately 40 pages each week
2. One to two 4-6 page critique's of prevention plans
3. Written homework
3. Two to three 3-4 page papers analyzing the efficacy of drug prevention and education
programs
4. Oral and written reports on a visit to a drug education or prevention program
5. Quiz(zes) (0-3), midterm exam(s) (1-3) and final exam
Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.
Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing. | Writing 30 - 60% |
Written homework, visit reports, written critique's, written analyses papers | |
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 30 - 60% |
Quiz(zes), midterm exam(s), final exam | |
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories. | Other Category 10 - 15% |
Oral reports | |
Representative Textbooks and Materials:
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Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook. 5th ed. Ruiz, Pedro and Strain, Eric. Lippincott Williams and Wilkins Inc. 2011 (classic)
An Introduction to Community and Public Health. 9th ed. McKenzie, James and Pinger, Robert. Jones and Bartlett Learning. 2018
Uppers, Downers, All Arounders - Physical and Mental Effects of Psychoactive Drugs. 8th ed. Inaba, Darryl and Cohen, William E. CNS Productions, Inc. 2014 (classic)
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