HS 206 Involuntary Clients, Criminality, and Substance Use Disorders

Lecture Hours: 3
Credits: 3

Assists Human Services workers to develop skills for clients with substance use disorders who may be court-ordered into treatment services, or who may have a history of inappropriate, possibly illegal behaviors with or without legal history, or who are under threat of some form of legal sanctions. Includes information on recognizing, confronting, and treating cognitive distortions.

Prerequisite: HS 101 with a grade of C or better; or consent of instructor.
Student Learning Outcomes:

Identify and interpret the dynamics of criminal thinking.
Detect and identify criminal obstruction tactics.
Choose counseling approaches effective for clients with substance use disorders, cognitive distortions, and illegal behaviors.
Choose cognitive restructuring techniques.
Evaluate personal attitudes and beliefs related to working with clients who have cognitive distortions and a history of illegal behaviors.
Develop self-care skills and limit setting to establish a non-enabling relationship with the clients who have cognitive distortions and a history of illegal behaviors.

Content Outline

Dynamics of Criminal Thinking
Cognitive Restructuring
Self-Assessment of Attitudes and Beliefs Regarding Criminal Clients
Self-Care and Limit Setting
Criminal, Alcoholic Addict
- Differences
- Similarities