10520150Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse-Special Populations
Course Information
Description
Provides an understanding of the unique AODA concerns, problems and needs of particular special populations, including youth, women, older adults, people with disabilities, gays and lesbians, ethnic and other minority groups.
Total Credits
3
Course Competencies
  1. Identify personal cultural influences
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting a self reflection paper
    by participating in the class
    by submitting a summary of the assigned chapter in the textbook
    on a written test
    Criteria
    paper includes a self reflection on personal cultural biases
    paper includes family personal experiences with cultures other than their own
    paper includes educational personal experiences with cultures other than their own
    paper includes work personal experiences with cultures other than their own
    paper includes social life personal experiences with cultures other than their own
    paper includes family personal experiences with cultures other than their own
    paper includes personal level of acceptance with cultures other than their own
    paper includes logical conclusions drawn from personal experiences
    paper is neat and presentable
    paper evidences correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
    summary includes the identification of the major points of the chapter
    summary includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    summary includes an explanation for applying the chapter information in personal work with clients
    summary includes the identification of points of personal disagreement
    summary includes points to discuss in class
    you enter into class discussions on personal self reflections
    you offer questions or comments during class on personal self reflections
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  2. Explore cultural definitions
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting a Problems in Definition paper based on the article from Managing Multiculturalism in Substance Abuse Services, edited by Jacob U. Gordon, 1994 Sage Publications
    by submitting a summary of the assigned chapter in the textbook
    on a written test
    Criteria
    paper includes descriptions that are new or unfamiliar
    paper includes personal examples of experiences or observations that can help describe these terms
    paper includes examples of culturally specific interventions from the community
    paper includes logical conclusions drawn from personal experiences
    paper is neat and presentable
    paper evidences correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
    summary includes the identification of the major points of the chapter
    summary includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    summary includes an explanation for applying the chapter information in personal work with clients
    summary includes the identification of points of personal disagreement
    summary includes points to discuss in class
    you enter into class discussions on cultural definitions
    you offer questions or comments during class on cultural definitions
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  3. Explore women's issues as related to alcohol and other drug abuse
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing written assignment
    on a written test
    Criteria
    written assignment includes the identification of the main points of a presentation
    written assignment includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    written assignment includes an explanation for applying the information in the presentation to personal work with clients
    written assignment includes personal reflection of how the presentation influenced personal thinking about this population
    written assignment includes questions to discuss in class
    paper includes logical conclusions drawn from personal experiences
    paper is neat and presentable
    paper evidences correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
    you enter into class discussions on this population
    you offer questions or comments during class on this population
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  4. Explore the relationship between physical and/or sensory disabilities and alcohol and other drug abuse
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing written assignments
    by submitting a summary of the assigned chapter in the textbook
    on a written test
    Criteria
    written assignments include the identification of the main points of each presentation
    written assignments include ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    written assignments include an explanation for applying the information in each presentation to personal work with clients
    written assignments include personal reflections of how each presentation influenced personal thinking about this population
    written assignments include questions to discuss in class
    written assignments include logical conclusions drawn from personal experiences
    written assignments are neat and presentable
    written assignments evidence correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
    summary includes the identification of the major points of the chapter
    summary includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    summary includes an explanation for applying the chapter information in personal work with clients
    summary includes the identification of points of personal disagreement
    summary includes points to discuss in class
    you enter into class discussions on this population
    you offer questions or comments during class on this population
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  5. Explore American Indian issues as related to alcohol and other drug abuse
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing written assignment
    by submitting a summary of the assigned chapter in the textbook
    on a written test
    Criteria
    written assignment includes the identification of the main points of a presentation
    written assignment includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    written assignment includes an explanation for applying the information in the presentation to personal work with clients
    written assignment includes personal reflection of how the presentation influenced personal thinking about this population
    written assignment includes questions to discuss in class
    written assignment includes logical conclusions drawn from personal experiences
    written assignment is neat and presentable
    written assignment evidences correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
    summary includes the identification of the major points of the chapter
    summary includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    summary includes an explanation for applying the chapter information in personal work with clients
    summary includes the identification of points of personal disagreement
    summary includes points to discuss in class
    you enter into class discussions on this population
    you offer questions or comments during class on this population
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  6. Explore African-American issues as related to alcohol and other drug abuse
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing written assignment
    by submitting a summary of the assigned chapter in the textbook
    on a written test
    Criteria
    written assignment includes the identification of groups served by a selected agency
    written assignment includes a description of the selected agency
    written assignment includes an explanation of the differentiation of treatment to various groups in the selected agency
    written assignment includes an explanation of the accommodations made by the selected agency for persons of physical or sensory disabilities
    written assignment includes a discussion of staff training regarding cultural competence by the selected agency
    written assignment is neat and presentable
    written assignment evidences correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
    summary includes the identification of the major points of the chapter
    summary includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    summary includes an explanation for applying the chapter information in personal work with clients
    summary includes the identification of points of personal disagreement
    summary includes points to discuss in class
    you enter into class discussions on selected agencies
    you offer questions or comments during class on selected agencies
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  7. Explore how area agencies provide alcohol and drug abuse services to various populations
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing written assignment
    Criteria
    written assignment includes the identification of the main points of a presentation
    written assignment includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    written assignment includes an explanation for applying the information in the presentation to personal work with clients
    written assignment includes personal reflection of how the presentation influenced personal thinking about this population
    written assignment includes questions to discuss in class
    paper includes logical conclusions drawn from personal experiences
    paper is neat and presentable
    paper evidences correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
    you enter into class discussions on this population
    you offer questions or comments during class on this population
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  8. Explore older adult issues as related to alcohol and other drug abuse
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing written assignment
    on a written test
    Criteria
    written assignment includes the identification of the main points of a presentation
    written assignment includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    written assignment includes an explanation for applying the information in the presentation to personal work with clients
    written assignment includes personal reflection of how the presentation influenced personal thinking about this population
    written assignment includes questions to discuss in class
    written assignment includes logical conclusions drawn from personal experiences
    written assignment is neat and presentable
    written assignment evidences correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
    you enter into class discussions on this population
    you offer questions or comments during class on this population
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  9. Explore adolescent issues as related to alcohol and other drug abuse
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing written assignment
    by submitting a summary of the assigned chapter in the textbook
    on a written test
    Criteria
    written assignment includes the identification of the main points of a presentation
    written assignment includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    written assignment includes an explanation for applying the information in the presentation to personal work with clients
    written assignment includes personal reflection of how the presentation influenced personal thinking about this population
    written assignment includes questions to discuss in class
    written assignment includes logical conclusions drawn from personal experiences
    written assignment is neat and presentable
    written assignment evidences correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
    summary includes the identification of the major points of the chapter
    summary includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    summary includes an explanation for applying the chapter information in personal work with clients
    summary includes the identification of points of personal disagreement
    summary includes points to discuss in class
    you enter into class discussions on this population
    you offer questions or comments during class on this population
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  10. Explore lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender issues as related to alcohol and other drug abuse
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing written assignment
    on a written test
    Criteria
    written assignment includes the identification of the main points of a presentation
    written assignment includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    written assignment includes an explanation for applying the information in the presentation to personal work with clients
    written assignment includes personal reflection of how the presentation influenced personal thinking about this population
    written assignment includes questions to discuss in class
    written assignment includes logical conclusions drawn from personal experiences
    written assignment is neat and presentable
    written assignment evidences correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
    you enter into class discussions on this population
    you offer questions or comments during class on this population
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  11. Explore Latino issues as related to alcohol and other drug abuse
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing written assignment
    on a written test
    Criteria
    written assignment includes the identification of the main points of a presentation
    written assignment includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    written assignment includes an explanation for applying the information in the presentation to personal work with clients
    written assignment includes personal reflection of how the presentation influenced personal thinking about this population
    written assignment includes questions to discuss in class
    written assignment includes logical conclusions drawn from personal experiences
    written assignment is neat and presentable
    written assignment evidences correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
    you enter into class discussions on this population
    you offer questions or comments during class on this population
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  12. Explore Asian issues as related to alcohol and other drug abuse
    Assessment Strategies
    by completing written assignment
    on a written test
    Criteria
    written assignment includes the identification of the main points of a presentation
    written assignment includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    written assignment includes an explanation for applying the information in the presentation to personal work with clients
    written assignment includes personal reflection of how the presentation influenced personal thinking about this population
    written assignment includes questions to discuss in class
    written assignment includes logical conclusions drawn from personal experiences
    written assignment is neat and presentable
    written assignment evidences correct grammar, punctuation and spelling
    you enter into class discussions on this population
    you offer questions or comments during class on this population
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  13. Explore the application of harm reduction principles in treatment
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting a written paper
    by submitting a summary of the assigned chapter in the textbook
    on a written test
    Criteria
    written paper includes an explanation of personal agreement or disagreement with the approach
    written paper includes personal examples of harm reduction practices
    written paper includes personally observed examples of harm reduction practices in the neighborhood, community, work, or at school
    written paper includes an identification of circumstances in which personal support of immediate abstinence and rejection of harm reduction approaches
    written paper includes explanation of personal agreement or disagreement with the approach as described in a handout
    summary includes the identification of the major points of the chapter
    summary includes ideas and/or terms that are personally unfamiliar
    summary includes an explanation for applying the chapter information in personal work with clients
    summary includes the identification of points of personal disagreement
    summary includes points to discuss in class
    you enter into class discussions on this approach to treatment
    written paper includes personal comments from the web site: www.harmreduction.org
    you offer questions or comments during class on this approach to treatment
    you attend class regularly
    you arrive for class on time
    you listen attentively during class

  14. Identify alcohol and other drug abuse issues and treatments for a specific population group
    Assessment Strategies
    by submitting a written paper on a specific population group
    Criteria
    written paper includes an explanation of the uniqueness of the selected group
    written paper includes an identification of changes in personal understanding of the group
    written paper includes a description of treatment services required for this group
    written paper includes an identification of anticipated personal strengths and challenges in working with this group