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THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK Course Number: SW 360K Instructor: Lori Holleran, Ph.D, ACSW Unique Number: E-mail: [email protected] Semester: Spring, 2003 Phone: 232-9330 Meeting Time: Thurs. Office Room: 3.122F 2:30-5:30 Meeting Place: SSW 2.122 Office Hours: Tuesday & Thursday 11:00-noon (or by appointment) DYNAMICS OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCE I. COURSE DESCRIPTION This course examines the incidence and etiology of chemical dependence and its impact on individuals, families, and society. The course also addresses pharmacological properties and physiological, psychosocial, and cultural aspects of psychoactive substances, assessment and classification of substance use disorders, and special characteristics of diverse population groups. The course is organized using a bio-psycho-social-spiritual framework with aspects of the transtheoretical model. II. COURSE OBJECTIVES By the end of the semester, students should be able to: 1. Demonstrate an understanding of the incidence of chemical dependence and its impact on individuals, families, and communities; 2. Compare and critically evaluate major models and theories of chemical dependence including the impact of social and ecological factors on development, maintenance, and treatment of substance abuse and dependence; 3. Discuss the pharmacological properties and physiological and psychological effects of drugs and alcohol; 4. Demonstrate an understanding of assessment and classification of psychoactive substance dependence and abuse and the concept of multiple diagnoses; 5. Identify and describe the effects of chemical dependence on families and communities with special attention to characteristics such as involvement with the criminal justice system, gender, age, culture, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and ability; 6. Discuss and evaluate methods designed to motivate chemically dependent individuals and their families to use available treatment programs and community self-help resources. 1III. METHODS OF INSTRUCTION The primary means of instruction are informal lectures (students are encouraged to ask questions and make comments during lectures) and class discussions. Films and exercises will also be used. Guest speakers will be invited to augment class sessions. IV. REQUIRED TEXT The primary textbook for the course is McNeece, C. A., & DiNitto, D. M. (1998). Chemical dependency: A systems approach (2nd ed.). Boston: Allyn and Bacon. It is available at the campus-area bookstores. Other readings listed on the syllabus are on reserve in the Learning Resource Center (LRC) located on the bottom (first) floor of the School of Social Work. V. COURSE AGENDA DATE TOPICS and ASSIGNMENTS READINGS and ACTIVITIES Date Description Text / Readings “read by date shown” Week 1 Jan. 16 Introduction to course: video, Uppers, Downers, and All Arounders visit the website of the Drug Enforcement Administration at www.usdoj.gov/dea/concern/concern.htm and the National Institute on Drug Abuse at www.nida.nih.gov/DrugAbuse.html Week 2 Jan. 23 Defining terms and facing myths: Chemical use, misuse, abuse, and dependence Epidemiology Theories of chemical dependence: Moral, Psychological, Biological, Sociocultural, and others (Jellinek’s work, the disease model, multicausal model) McNeece & DiNitto, Chps. 1 & 2 2Week 3 Jan. 30 The brain and the neurobiology of chemical dependence: Understanding the pathways to addiction Video: The Hijacked Brain Guest speaker: Dr. Carlton Erickson, College of Pharmacy McNeece & DiNitto, Chps. 3 & 4 Assignment: View all slide shows and summarize each at: www.nida.nih.gov/Teaching.html Week 4 Feb. 6 Screening, diagnosis, assessment, and referral Intro to diversity and diagnosis: cultural, age, class, gender, spirituality, and sexual orientation considerations. QUIZ 1 McNeece & DiNitto, Chp. 5 Week 5 Feb. 13 Screening, diagnosis, assessment, and referral (continued): In-class exercise Understanding the chemically dependent Person: Guest speaker Week 6 Feb. 20 Community Approaches: 12 Step Programs and other groups The self-help movement: Better than treatment? Guest speaker Submit Paper 1 by start of class McNeece & DiNitto, Chap. 6 pp. 151-157. Also, see: http://www.alcoholics-anonymous.org/ http://www.na.org/ http://www.gamblersanonymous.org/ http://www.overeatersanonymous.org/ Week 7 Feb. 27 Midterm Evaluation of Course CSWE Annual Program Meeting 3Week 8 Mar. 6 QUIZ 2 Treatment –Systems of Care • Motivating clients for treatment • Does treatment matter? • Harm reduction and other alternatives to traditional treatment • Treatment across the life cycle Adolescents and Treatment Video: There and Back McNeece & DiNitto, Chps. 6, 9 & 14 Week 9 Mar. 13 SPRING BREAK Week 10 Mar. 20 Family Dynamics and Treatment Guest speaker Submit Paper 2 by start of class McNeece & DiNitto, Chp. 10 Week 11 Mar. 27 Prevention Speaker: More about Harm Reduction . . . McNeece & DiNitto, Chp. 7 Week 12 April 3 Policy Guest Speaker: Policy as a practice tool: Can politics prevent substance abuse? Submit Paper 3 by start of class McNeece & DiNitto, Chp. 8 Week 13 April 10 More cultural implications for prevention and treatment QUIZ 3 McNeece & DiNitto, chp. 11 Week 14 April 16 Are gender and sexual orientation issues in chemical dependence? Myths and realities McNeece & DiNitto, Chps. 12 & 15 Week 15 April 24 Comorbidity: Mental and physical disabilities in conjunction with chemical dependence Guest speaker: Debbie Webb on Dual Diagnoses Submit Paper 4 and addendum by start of class McNeece & DiNitto, Chp. 13 4Week 16 May 1 QUIZ 4 Current Issues and Course Wrap-Up Evaluation VI. STUDENT EVALUATION Your grade in this course will be based on 2 quizzes and 5 short, graded papers (the final one including a learning assessment that is not graded, but will result in a 10- point penalty on the final course grade if it is not submitted and you do not attend class on the day it is due (the last class period). Quizzes Each quiz will contain 25 true/false and multiple-choice questions. Each item on a 25-question quiz is worth 4 points. The quiz grades will be added together for a total of 100 points which will be 50% of the final grade in the course. A study guide or suggestions on how to focus your review of the material will be provided for each quiz. Quiz 1 (Feb. 6) will cover readings, lectures, etc. from Weeks 1, 2, and 3 of class. Quiz 2 (March 6) will cover readings,


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