Instructor Class Description

Time Schedule:

• Spring Quarter 2013
• Summer Quarter 2013
• Autumn Quarter 2013

Thomas R. Jackson
SOC W 593
Seattle Campus

Social Work Practice with Chemically Dependent Adults: Understanding Assessment, Evaluation, and Counseling

Teaches skills in four contexts: (1) incorporating questions concerning alcohol/drug use in an assessment of new clients, (2) conducting a comprehensive alcohol/drug assessment when a problem has been identified, (3) offering a brief motivational enhancement intervention to ambivalent clients, and (4) delivering cognitive-behavioral counseling focusing on overcoming dependence.

Class description

Teaches skills in four contexts: (1) incorporating questions concerning alcohol/drug use in an assessment of new clients, (2) conducting a comprehensive alcohol/drug assessment when a problem has been identified, (3) offering a brief motivational enhancement intervention to ambivalent clients, and (4) delivering cognitive-behavioral counseling focusing on overcoming dependence.

Student learning goals

General method of instruction

Lecture, skill demonstration and role play, classroom discussion

Recommended preparation

Class assignments and grading

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Modified:May 17, 2013