Transfers ToNot transferableDescriptionThis course provides the knowledge and skills required to help chemically dependent clients in their treatment and recovery from substance use disorders. Topics covered include techniques for client assessment and evaluation, treatment planning, case management, aftercare and relapse prevention, detoxification, 12-step support groups, and therapeutic communities. Group, individual, and family therapy models of counseling are introduced, and diversity issues in chemically dependent clients and legal and ethical issues are included. Students will be challenged to examine their existing ideas about dependency disorders and will conduct mock interviews with recovering people. Ethics and scope of practice for substance use disorders counselors are addressed in this course. This course may also be taken for credit (see COU 122). 