Course Code & Number
PCG 273
Course Title
Addiction Education for Families
Level
BS
Credit Hours/ ECTS Credits
(2+0+0) 2 TEDU Credits, 4 ECTS Credits
Type of Course:
Elective
Mode of Delivery:
Face-to-face
Language of Instruction:
English
Pre-requisite / Co-requisite::
Pre-requisites: NONE
Co-requisites: NONE
Catalog Description
Causes, types and stages of addiction; treatment process in addiction; medical support to addicted family member, legal process, supervised liberation process, mandatory counseling for addicted family member, family support process with systemic model, coordination of narcologist, psychiatrist and family counselor.
Course Objectives
The course provides students with a framework for dealing with addiction and substance abuse and their psychosocial consequences in the family. |
Course Learning Outcomes
1. explain the concepts such as addiction, substance abuse and substance abuse disorder, and codependency
2. summarize various types of commonly used and abused substances
3. be aware of the emotional, relational, and behavioral consequences of substance abuse
4. be aware of the multicultural considerations for dealing with substance abuse and its consequences in the families
5. developing strategies to working with addiction problems in the family
Assessment Methods and Criteria Others:
Assignment, attedance
Course Coordinator:
Onur Özmen, PhD