SOCW352L - Addictions and Diverse Populations

3 Credit(s)

Liberal Arts
This course offers students the opportunity to explore the needs of persons who suffer from addiction to alcohol and other substances as well as mental disturbance, intellectual impairment, and/or physical challenge. The course addresses issues of case identification, assessment, treatment, and policy. Students are encouraged to examine critically existing assessment and diagnostic frameworks, ethical dilemmas in relation to delivery of service, and personal beliefs as they affect response to this population.

Prerequisite(s): SOC 101L or SOCW 230L or permission of instructor