PS 6500 - Core Functions for Effective Alcohol and other Drug Abuse Counselors

This course provides the theoretical and practice based exposure to the 12 core functions for effective alcohol and other drug counseling. Students work with the faculty to fully understand the scope of each core function while working from a practice based approach to integrate key theoretical constructs in support of counselor efficacy. Theory and practice related considerations form the basis for fully exploring each of the core function. (3 credits)