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Psychologist Learning Objectives

By the end of the course, the Psychologist will know or be able to do the following as a result of having taken this course...

-Explain Alcohol Dependence/Alcoholism defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders.
-List six widely used structured assessment instruments.
-Explain Tolerance to a Drug.
-Explain a first step to getting better from alcohol problems.
-Explain the legal/ethical issues in three areas alcohol & drug counselors providing rehabilitation need to be aware of.
-List four barriers to collaboration traditional referrals from substance abuse programs to outside agencies can create.
-Explain which of the following circumstances should prompt a diagnostic referral.
-Explain how can the community develop a plan for research-based prevention.
-List the two consequences of an adult who abuses substances and lives alone or with a partner.
-Explain who can conduct a brief intervention.
-List three steps required for the "Build Up Your Courage Muscles" exercise.

 



"The instructional level of this course is introductory, intermediate, or advanced depending on the learners clinical area of expertise."