Wrestling with Addiction - Assessment, Treatment & Spirituality

College Knox College
Instructor(s) Shoemaker, Bradley
Course Code KNP3506HF
Semester First Semester
Section 6201
Online Yes
Credits One Credit
Location Online – Synchronous
Description

This course examines the social determinants of addiction and considers the past and current influences on addiction counselling and approaches to treatment. In doing so it expands the biopsychosocial perspective of the field of psychology and addiction to include spirituality and cultural sensitivity as important determinants in assessment and treatment choices. The course will introduce students to specific assessment, interviewing and treatment modalities that are used in addiction counselling. Students will gain an understanding of the experience of addiction and the importance of the motivation to change. Students will gain an overview of relapse prevention as well as crisis intervention and the contexts of therapy for addiction treatment. Students will practice motivational interviewing and gain a basic understanding of how Dialectic Behavior Therapy (DBT) is used in treatment programs in the greater Toronto area. Students will also wrestle with spiritual and theological understandings of addiction. This course has been designed for training professionals who will practice in institutional contexts (including addiction treatment centres, hospitals, hospices, schools, and prisons) and in congregational or social ministry contexts.

Pre-Requisites Completion of one pastoral/spiritaul care course
Schedule Thu
Start & End Date May 9, 2024 - Jun 27, 2024
Start Time 18:00
End Time 21:30
Hours Per Week 3
Minimum Enrolment 10
Maximum Enrolment 20
Program Requirement Meets the requirement of the MPS for theory-based and integrates psychotherapy and spiritual/theological understandings for practice course. It will serve as one of the theory-based course options.
Additional Notes

The curriculum is aligned with CRPO entry-to-practice and CASC competencies.

Teaching Method
Lectures
Readings
Means of Evaluation
Class Participation
Reflection Paper
Book Review
Previously Offered Summer 2022
Currently Offered Summer 2024