CCOG for AD 270B Winter 2025
- Course Number:
- AD 270B
- Course Title:
- Practicum: Addiction - Seminar
- Credit Hours:
- 2
- Lecture Hours:
- 20
- Lecture/Lab Hours:
- 0
- Lab Hours:
- 0
Course Description
Focuses on the integration and synthesis of academic preparation with "real world" addiction counseling experience. Includes consideration of counselor self-care, healthy work practice, professional ethics and ongoing professional development. Corequisites: AD 270A. Audit available.
Intended Outcomes for the course
At the conclusion of this course the student will be able to:
- Identify and utilize sources of information that will allow them to keep current with he rapidly changing addiction counseling field.
- Understand the need for and have the ability to create an evolving professionaldevelopment plan in order to remain current and relevant as a addiction professional.
- Understand and differentiate between the following types of relationships needed to maintain a healthy professional addiction counselor: peers, supervisors and personal therapist.
- Identify and articulate essential professional boundaries and ethical conduct in order to maintain appropriate relationships with colleagues and clients.
- Create and implement a personal self-careplan that contributes to his or her longevity and health while serving as an addiction counselor.
Outcome Assessment Strategies
A variety of tools may be used: assigned journals, papers, projects, participation and presentations.