425
HUST
2310 Addiction/Substance Abuse Placement I
(0-12-4)
The student will spend 12 hours per week in a field setting related to his/her
addiction/substance abuse counselor specialty track. The student will have the
opportunity for direct client contact and will, under supervision, enhance skills in
interviewing, observing, reporting, and assessing client needs. The student will be
required to participate in a one-hour weekly seminar which will focus on integrating
these applied experiences with classroom learning.
Prerequisites: HUST 2150.
Corequisite: None.
Offered: Fall.
HUST
2320 Addiction/Substance Abuse Placement II
(0-15-5)
The student will spend 15 hours per week in a second field setting related to
his/her addiction/substance abuse specialty track. The student, under
supervision, will further refine his/her service coordination skills and intervention
techniques in direct service delivery. The student will be required to participate in
a one-hour weekly seminar which will focus on integrating these applied
experiences with classroom learning.
Prerequisites: HUST 2000, HUST 2050, HUST 2650, HUST 2700, HUST 2310.
Offered: Spring.
HUST
2650 Applied Community Health
(3-0-3)
This course will focus on the application of previous coursework to a variety of
healthcare settings. The student is introduced to the field of community health and
to the provision of services to people with a wide range of health problems,
including a specific emphasis on patient/client populations with disabilities. Topics
covered include basic concepts of health/mental health; major types of disabilities;
practical usage of the DSM-IV; dual diagnosis and treatment issues; personality
disorders and addicted patients/clients; and commonly used interventions to
prevent, promote and/or restore the health/mental health of individuals, families and
groups. Course material will be directly linked to field placement experiences.
Prerequisites: HUST 2150 or permission of the instructor.
Corequisite: None.
Offered: Fall, Summer.
HUST
2700 Understanding and Treating Addictions
(3-0-3)
This course is designed to provide basic knowledge in the field of addictions.
Emphasis is in three major areas: the biopsychosocial factors of alcoholism, drug
addiction, & other types of addiction; the pharmacology of psychoactive
substances; & the eight components of the skill groups in addiction counseling.
Course material in all three areas will be directly linked to the field placement
experiences for those students working in addiction/substance abuse treatment
settings.
Prerequisites: HUST 2150 or permission of the instructor.
Corequisite: None.
Offered: All Semesters.
