DATEAssignment due this weekAssignment due this weekAssignment due this weekAssignment due this week (submit electronically or leave at SPRING BREAKHAVE FUN!STUDENT EVALUATIONWriting the Short PapersGrading Scale and Calculation of Final GradesBIBLIOGRAPHYTHE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK DYNAMICS OF CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY Course Number: SW 360K/ SW 387R20 Instructor’s Name: Diana DiNitto Unique Number: 61195/61435 Office Number: SSW 3.130B Semester: Spring 2002 Office Phone: E-mail: 471-9227 [email protected] Meeting Time/Place: R, 2:30-5:30 SSW 2.122 Office Hours: R, 10:30 a.m.-12:00 p.m., 1:30 p.m.–2:30 p.m., 5:15 p.m-5:45 p.m., and by appointment 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 biopsychosocial framework. 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. 1METHODS 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. Some sessions will be conducted using distance-learning methods. We will also use the class Blackboard web site. 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. The Big Book of Alcoholics Anonymous is on reserve in the Learning Resource Center (LRC) located on the bottom (first) floor of the School of Social Work. Some readings are available on the Internet. Students will select other readings. COURSE AGENDA DATE TOPICS and ASSIGNMENTS READINGS and ACTIVITIES Week 1 R, Jan. 22 Introduction to course Defining terms: Chemical use, misuse, abuse, and dependence Your assignment is to learn about the drugs of concern and abuse by studying the handout provided and visiting 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/DrugPages and www.nida.nih.gov/Infofax/Infofaxindex.htmlMcNeece & DiNitto, Ch. 1: Definitions and epidemiology of alcoholism and drug addiction Handout from the Drug Enforcement Administration on drugs of abuse Learn how to use the Blackboard web site if you are not familiar with it Film: Uppers, Downers, and all Arounders 2Week 2 R, Jan. 29 The brain and the neurobiology of chemical dependence: Understanding the pathways to addiction Guest speaker: Dr. Carlton Erickson, College of Pharmacy McNeece & DiNitto, Ch. 3: Becoming addicted & Ch. 4: The Physiological and Behavioral consequences of Alcohol and Drug Abuse View information on the brain and the neurobiology of addiction at NIDA’s website: www.nida.nih.gov/Teaching.htmlAlso see NIDA’s home page: www.nida.nih.gov and view material at the “NIDA Goes to School” link Also see website of the Addiction Source Research and Education Center at UT Austin: www.utexas.edu/research/asrecWeek 3 R, Feb. 5 Is there a best way to describe chemical abuse and dependence? Theories of chemical dependence Jellinek’s work Challenges to the disease model Assignment due this week McNeece & DiNitto, Ch. 2: The etiology of addiction (by D. Valentine) Week 4 R, Feb. 12 Self-paced class period Screening, diagnosis, assessment, and referral: Tools of the trade Assignment due this week McNeece & DiNitto, Ch. 5: Screening, diagnosis, assessment, and referral Week 5 R, Feb. 19 In-class exercise on diagnosis and discussion of Week 4 material Understanding the chemically dependent person Guest speaker Assignment due this week Read a book of your choice (autobiography or biography) about a chemically dependent person 3Week 6 R, Feb 26 Self-paced class period Policy as a practice tool: Can politics prevent substance abuse? Assignment due this week (submit electronically or leave at mail drop by Student Services desk by 5:00 P.M. today) McNeece & DiNitto, Ch. 7: Preventing alcohol and drug problems & Ch. 8: Regulating drugs and their consequences Week 7 R, Mar. 4 Self-paced class period Are gender and sexual orientation issues in chemical dependence? Myths and realities Mid-term evaluation of course McNeece & DiNitto, Ch. 12: Gay men, lesbians, bisexuals and chemical dependency & Ch. 15: Gender and drugs: Fact, fiction, and unanswered questions (by D. Davis and D. DiNitto) Week 8 R, Mar. 11 Are gender and sexual orientation issues in chemical dependence? Myths and realities cont’d. Assignment due this week McNeece & DiNitto, Ch. 12 & Ch.15 cont’d. Week 9 R, Mar. 25 Family dynamics and treatment Child maltreatment Guest speaker Midterm Evaluation of Course McNeece & DiNitto, Ch. 10: Family systems and chemical dependency (by C. Hawkins) Week 10 R, Apr. 1 From childhood to old age: Chemical abuse and dependence throughout the life cycle Assignment due this week McNeece & DiNitto, Ch. 9: Treating chemically dependent children and adolescents (by T.