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EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF ALLIED HEALTH SCIENCES
DEPARTMENT OF REHABILITATION STUDIES
REHB 8710- 3 credit hours
Substance Abuse Seminar
Lloyd Goodwin, Ph.D., LPC, CRC, MAC, LCAS, ACS, CCS
Office: 4425B Health Sciences Bldg.
Phone: 744-6292
e-mail: goodwinL@ecu.edu
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(ADA). Students requesting accommodations based on a disability must be registered
with the Department for Disability Support Services located in Slay 138 (252) 7371016 (Voice/TTY).
Course Description:
This course will cover contemporary and controversial issues in the substance abuse field,
including current treatment modalities. The goal of the course is exploration of the
opposing viewpoints from leading health care professionals, social scientists, and social
commentators and develop students’ critical thinking skills. Through debates, literature
review, the textbook, and class discussion, several major issues facing the substance
abuse field will be examined.
Prerequisites: REHB 5796, 5793, 6330 or permission of instructor.
Course Objectives:
The primary objectives of this course are for students to:
1.
Describe the pros and cons of major issues in the substance abuse field.
2.
Describe some of the issues within substance abuse treatment modalities.
3.
Describe some of the issues within substance abuse counselor education.
4.
Describe the current state of knowledge within the substance abuse field.
5.
Describe the current regulation of the substance abuse field including licensure,
certification, and clinical supervision criteria.
Class Format
A combination of student presentations, discussions, and videos.
Course Requirements:
1.
Readings: The reading of the texts and other assigned readings.
2.
Attendance: Attendance and participation in all of the seminar activities and
subsequent discussion are required. Absences of two or more classes will
adversely affect the student’s grade.
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Student presentations.
Students will pick at least one of the following Contemporary Issues in the
Substance Abuse Field to present the pros and cons on to the class for
discussion:
o Should drug addiction be considered a disease?
o Should drug prohibition laws be abolished?
o Should therapeutic marijuana be allowed by prescription
o Should pregnant substance abusers be prosecuted?
o Is drug addiction hereditary?
o Should drug testing be allowed with no reasonable cause?
o Does drug treatment work?
Students will pick at least one of the following to present, including at least
two issues associated with it to the class for discussion.
 Mutual-help (i.e. 12 step) groups
 Detoxification programs
 In-patient programs
 Outpatient programs
 Halfway houses
 Therapeutic Communities (TCs)
 Pharmacotherapy-based interventions
o Methadone programs
o Other (e.g. nicotine patch)
 Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
 Criminal Justice Programs
o Prison-based (e.g. Mary Frances Center)
o Community-based
o Drug Courts
o Boot Camps
 School-based programs
 Specialty Programs for Designated Populations
o Adolescents
o Women (e.g. perinatal programs)
o Minority (e.g. native Americans/African Americans)
Substance abuse counselor education
Students will take turns leading a discussion of each chapter of the Rethinking
Substance Abuse text.
Research paper must be 15-30 pages in length in WORD format and submitted
both hard copy and as an attachment e-mailed to the professor by April 1. See
instructor before proceeding with this project. This is an opportunity to write a
manuscript on a contemporary substance abuse issue for submission to a
professional journal.
Evaluation/Grades:
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Attendance and participation in all 15 of the group meetings and discussion is
expected. Because of the experiential nature of this course, and the written
assignments (Journal/log entries) generated from these experiences, the following
criteria have been established:
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Demonstrated excellent class presentation skills and knowledge.
Demonstrated good knowledge of the pros and cons of the content
areas in which the student presented. Research paper satisfactorily
completed. One absence.
B=
Demonstrated good class presentation skills and knowledge.
Demonstrated good knowledge of the pros and cons of the content
areas in which the student presented. Research paper satisfactorily
completed. Two absences.
C=
Demonstrated acceptable class presentation skills and knowledge.
Demonstrated good knowledge of the pros and cons of the content
areas in which the student presented. Research paper satisfactorily
completed. Three absences.
Research paper will be evaluated on a satisfactory or unsatisfactory basis.
All papers are to be submitted both electronically (e-mail as an attachment in
MS Word format) and as a hard copy.
Texts (Required):
Goldberg, R. (Ed.) (2006). Taking sides: Clashing views in drugs and society. (7th ed.).
Dubuque, IO: McGraw-Hill.
Miller, W.R. & Carroll, K.M. (Eds.) (2006). Rethinking substance abuse: What science
shows, and what we should do about it. NY: Guilford Press.
Recommended Books (*Highly recommended)
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substance abuse. N.Y.: The Guilford Press.
Berg, I.K. & Miller, S.D. (1992). Working with the problem drinker: A solution
focused approach. N.Y.: W.W. Norton & Co.
Blume, A.W. (2005). Treating drug problems. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
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*Bradshaw, J. (1990). Homecoming: Reclaiming and championing your inner child.
N.Y.: Bantam Books.
Buelow, G.D. & Beulow, S.A. (1998). Psychotherapy in chemical dependence
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Capacchione, L. (1991). Recovery of your inner child. N.Y.: Fireside/Simon & Schuster.
Coombs, R.H. (Ed.) (2001). Addiction recovery tools: A practical handbook. Thousand
Oaks, CA: Sage.
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diagnosis & treatment. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Coombs, R.H. (2005). (Ed.). Addiction counseling review: Preparing for comprehensive,
certification and licensing examinations. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum
Associates, Publishers.
Coombs, R.H. & Howatt, W.A. (2005). The addiction counselor’s desk reference.
Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.
Corthell, D.W. (Ed.) (1991). Substance abuse as a coexisting disability. Eighteenth
Institute on Rehabilitation Issues. Research and Training Center,
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Menomonie, WI.
Craig, R.J. (2004). Counseling the alcohol & drug dependent client: A practical
approach. Boston: Allyn & Bacon.
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people. NY: Bantam.
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