ADS 6 - FAM DYNAMICS OF ADDICTION

    Recent Professors
    M. Dickerson
    Recent Semesters
    Spring 2027
    Class Size
    35 students
    Difficulty
    4.7Moderateout of 10
    Credits
    3
    Spring 2027 Sections
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    Transfers To
    CSU
    Description
    This course is designed to explore methods of assisting significant others (family, employer, etc.) to understand and to cope in dealing with the alcohol and drug abuse of individuals with substance use disorders. It explores the multigenerational nature of substance use disorders in family systems emphasizing the risk factors for addictive behaviors, the dynamics of dysfunctional families, and the impacts of child abuse and neglect for adult children. Typical values, norms, roles, and beliefs of the family system are covered as well as the common patterns of adaptation are further explored. The dynamics of these relationships will be examined as students develop treatment strategies to assist families and significant others throughout various stages of active addiction, treatment, long-term recovery, and relapse prevention. Family involved approaches will include adolescent drug use issues, codependency, enabling, and Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA) / Dysfunctional Families with an interdisciplinary perspective. PREREQUISITE: ADS-1 ADVISORIES: ADS-2, ADS-3, ADS-7, and ENGL-C1000 or ENGL-C1000H
    Usually Held
    Mon 6:00pm–8:50pm