BH 108 Youth and Treatment

Lecture Hours: 2
Credits: 2

Focuses on working with youth and substance use. Includes prevention, intervention, assessment, and continuing recovery techniques for individuals and groups.

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

Increase knowledge of adolescent development according to major theorists.
Apply programs designed for prevention of addiction in youth to individuals and groups.
Assess and intervene in alcohol and drug use in youth with clients.
Assess and intervene in eating disorders with adolescent clients.
Relate treatment models for addicted youth to a client base.
Apply skills and specific techniques for counseling chemically dependent youth (i.e., reality therapy, play/art therapy, challenge course, etc.).
Identify and explain the dynamics in families affected by youth addiction.
Use knowledge of the relapse risk for youth and relapse programs to support continuing recovery.

Content Outline

Adolescent Development
Prevention Programs
Assessment and Intervention with Youth
Treatment Models for Youth
Treatment Strategies with Youth Clients
Recovery Programs in the Schools