ort|and State Un|vers|ty

Graduate Schoo| of Lducat|on

repar|ng profess|ona|s to meet our d|verse commun|ty's ||fe|ong educat|ona| needs

Ioundat|ons of Substance Abuse Counse||ng

"1here |s a|ways a we||-known so|ut|on to every human prob|em - neat, p|aus|b|e, and wrong."
- n.L. Mencken

CkN#: Coun S31
1erm: Ia|| 2009
1|me: 1hursday 4:00-6:30
Locat|on: LD 414
Cred|ts: 3
Instructor: Iohn I|tzgera|d, hD, LC, CAS
[ohnQ[ohnf|tzgera|d.org
www.add|ct|onmanagement.org
S03-892-S366
Cff|ce nours: 10 m|nutes before]after c|ass and !"#$%%&'()*+()

Accommodat|on
SLudenLs needlng an accommodaLlon pursuanL Lo federal, sLaLe or lnsLlLuLlonal educaLlon regulaLlons should
lmmedlaLely lnform Lhe course lnsLrucLor. SLudenLs wlLh condlLlons affecLlng Lhelr ablllLles are referred Lo 1he
ulsablllLy 8esource CenLer (303-723-4130, 11? or 8elay 303-723-4178) Lo documenL Lhelr dlsablllLy. 1haL offlce wlll
provlde approprlaLe supporL and servlces.

rogram o||cy Statement
1he counsellng professlon requlres a hlgh level of personal lnLegrlLy, self-awareness, and personal maLurlLy.
uemonsLraLlng professlonallsm ln classroom behavlor, as well as belng presenL and engaged ln classroom acLlvlLles, ls
expecLed aL all Llmes as a graduaLe sLudenL ln Counselor LducaLlon.

SLudenLs and faculLy are expecLed Lo malnLaln an aLmosphere ln whlch conLroverslal lssues, germane Lo Lhe sub[ecL
maLLer, can be examlned and dlscussed. ln exerclslng Lhls freedom of expresslon, faculLy and sLudenLs are expecLed
Lo exerclse approprlaLe resLralnL and show respecL for Lhe oplnlon of oLhers. SLudenLs are expecLed Lo conducL
Lhemselves ln a manner pursuanL Lo Lhe Su SLudenL ConducL Code #377-031-0136. 8ehavlor and performance
guldellnes can also be referenced ln Lhe sLudenL handbook aL:
hLLp://www.pdx.edu/medla/g/gse_handbook_sLudenL_conducL.pdf

Course Descr|pt|on
1hls course provldes an overvlew of Lhe blologlcal, psychologlcal, soclal and splrlLual dlmenslons of subsLance abuse
and dependency. AddlcLlve behavlors are presenLed as parL of a conLlnuum of menLal and emoLlonal dlsorders. 1he
course emphaslzes Lhe blologlcal subsLraLe and developmenLal course of addlcLlons as well as Lhe relaLlonshlp of
addlcLlve behavlor Lo common psychologlcal dlsorders. Models and Lheorles of addlcLlve behavlor LhaL Lhe
professlonal counselor needs Lo undersLand when LreaLlng cllenLs wlLh addlcLlve and co-occurrlng dlsorders are
revlewed.





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Course Cb[ect|ves
upon compleLlon of Lhls course, parLlclpanLs wlll be able Lo:
1. uemonsLraLe a concepLual and LheoreLlcal undersLandlng of addlcLlons and relaLed behavlor.
2. undersLand Lhe varled Lheorles of addlcLlon, lncludlng hlsLorlcal concepLs as relaLed Lo currenL Lhlnklng and
Lheorles.
3. undersLand and ldenLlfy blologlcal, psychologlcal, soclal, famlllal & splrlLual lmpacLs of addlcLlons.
4. lnLegraLe concepLs and Lheorles relaLed Lo addlcLlons lnLo Lhe roles and responslblllLles of professlonal counselors.
3. Lxplaln and deflne Lhe relaLlonshlp beLween addlcLlve behavlor, addlcLlons, and menLal and emoLlonal dlsorders
and funcLlonlng.

1each|ng Sty|e
Learnlng ls faclllLaLed Lhrough readlngs, Leacher lecLures, guesL lecLures, vldeos, and class dlscusslon. Course conLenL
ls LesLed by mldLerm and flnal exams. ln addlLlon, sLudenLs conLrlbuLe commenLs Lo an ongolng addlcLlon blog.

kequ|red kead|ng L|st
See nexL page

Grad|ng
8log feedback 10
MldLerm 43
llnal 43

1oLal polnLs posslble ls 100 and flnal grade calculaLed on sLandard 10 lncremenLs
(l.e., 70-79 = C, 80 - 89 = 8, and 90 - 100 = A)

Absences
Lxams wlll cover readlng asslgnmenLs !"#$%!&'()!*$+,-'('#$)"$+*!... Mlssed classes are aL your own dlscreLlon.

Academ|c Integr|ty
1he followlng consLlLuLes conducL as proscrlbed by orLland SLaLe unlverslLy for whlch a sLudenL or sLudenL
organlzaLlon or group ls sub[ecL Lo dlsclpllnary acLlon:
(1) CbsLrucLlon or dlsrupLlon of Leachlng, research, admlnlsLraLlon, dlsclpllnary procedures or oLher unlverslLy
acLlvlLles, lncludlng Lhe unlverslLy's publlc servlce funcLlons or oLher auLhorlzed acLlvlLles on unlverslLy-owned or -
conLrolled properLy, or any oLher locaLlon where Leachlng, research, admlnlsLraLlon, dlsclpllnary procedures or oLher
unlverslLy acLlvlLles Lake place.
(2) All forms of academlc dlshonesLy, cheaLlng, and fraud, lncludlng buL noL llmlLed Lo: (a) plaglarlsm, (b) Lhe buylng
and selllng of course asslgnmenLs and research papers, (c) performlng academlc asslgnmenLs (lncludlng LesLs and
examlnaLlons) for oLher persons, (d) unauLhorlzed dlsclosure and recelpL of academlc lnformaLlon and (e) falslflcaLlon
of research daLa.



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Course Schedu|e

Week 1op|c kequ|red kead|ngs

1
10/1
Introduct|on


none
2
10/8
1he rob|em of Add|ct|on 1oward a syndrome model of addlcLlon (a) - 6 pages
urug dependence: a chronlc medlcal lllness (a) - 6
AddlcLlon as excesslve appeLlLe (b) - 13
Why relaLlonshlps fall (b) - 17
ConLemporary addlcLlon LreaLmenL (b) - 6
/,&!*$0$12$3!4'.$

3
10/13
Lva|uat|on

Screenlng and brlef lnLervenLlon (b) - 10
AssessmenL of Lhe paLlenL (b) - 16
1he ASAM placemenL crlLerla (b) - 12
AddlcLlon lnLeracLlve dlsorder (b) - 27
/,&!*$0$51$3!4'.$$

4
10/22
Manag|ng Chron|c Issues I Managlng addlcLlon as a chronlc condlLlon (a) - 8
Comorbld subsLance use dlsorders and psychlaLrlc (b) - 17
Croup Lherapy (b) - 9
Self-help organlzaLlons for alcohol and drug problems (b) - 7
CompuLer-asslsLed dellvery of C81 for addlcLlon (b) - 6
/,&!*$0$67#

S
10/29
Manag|ng Chron|c Issues II AddlcLlon medlcaLlons - (a) - 11
8elapse prevenLlon for alcohol and drug problems (a) - 9#
1he communlLy relnforcemenL approach (a) - 3
AdolescenL subsLance abuse (b) - 7
Cender-speclflc LreaLmenL for women wlLh Suu (b) - 11
/,&!*$0$68$
#
6
11/3
keso|v|ng So|vab|e rob|ems I
9)#&'(%$:;!%$
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Pouslng flrsL, consumer cholce, and harm reducLlon. (a) - 3
urug courLs and Lhe LreaLmenL of lncarceraLed populaLlons (b) - 3
uamaged developmenL of Lhe human affecLlonal sysLem (b) - 14
/,&!*$0$?6$
$
7
11/12
keso|v|ng So|vab|e rob|ems II rlnclples of developmenLally-based psychoLherapy: CP 1/2 (a) - 69
A LheraplsLs reflecLlon on whaL works (a) - 4
/,&!*$0$78$
$
8
11/19
Creat|ng I
$
1he paLh of leasL reslsLance (chapLer 3-3) (b) - 43#
AddlcLlon, recovery, and arL: My sLory (b) - 6#
8ellglon, splrlLuallLy, and Lhe Lroubllng use of subsLances (b) - 16
www.1Lu.com (lck 1 Lo waLch)
/,&!*$0$57$
$
9
12/3
Creat|ng II Me Lo we: chapLers 3, 4, 3, 10 (b) - 83
Achlevlng susLalnable new happlness (b) - 13
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www.1Lu.com (lck 1 Lo waLch)
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10
12/10
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Note:
(a) LocaLed aL www.addlcLlonmanagemenL.org (under 8esource CenLer - lefL slde of slLe, Lhen Su Class lnformaLlon)
(b) LocaLed ln MlSL (3
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lloor Lu bulldlng)

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