Course Syllabus

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PSYC 5760: Relapse Prevention in Chemical Addictions Counseling

Sponsoring Institution: University of Idaho

3 Credits

Instructor: 

Course Instructor: Cindy Hansen, M.A., ACADC, CCS

M.A., Sociology (Medical Socialogy, Health, and Illness) Ms. Hansen has a vast breadth of experience and expertise in the areas of medical sociology, health, illness, prevention theories, chemical dependency, and education.

Course Description: 

Overview of addictions relapse, issues and triggers related to relapse, prevention of relapse, and issues related to addictions relapse in general. 

Prerequisite: PSYC 101/1101

This course is designed to help students understand and facilitate the process of recovery and reduce the risk of relapse among clients or patients with substance use disorders, including those with co-occurring psychiatric disorders.  This course will provide the students with tools for individual or group settings, treatment models and therapies, and group sessions for substance use or co-occurring disorders. Sources of information for this course are clinical trials, meta-analyses of treatment studies, clinical literature, and treatment manuals. The authors review information from G. Alan Marlatt's extensive research on Relapse Prevention.

Course Learning Outcomes: 

The primary goal of this course is to provide clinical strategies and tools to use in individual, group or family sessions. Information provided include: 

  • An overview of recovery
  • An overview of relapse prevention treatment models
  • Strategies to promote recovery and reduce relapse risk
  • Counseling tools that can be used in individual, group or family sessions
  • Group interventions and formats
  • Structured groups on Relapse Prevention
  • Process therapy or problem-solving groups
  • Relapse and the Family

Required Materials: 

Dennis C. Daley, PhD and Antoine Douaihy, MD. (2015). Relapse Prevention Counseling:  Clinical Strategies to Guide Addiction Recovery and Reduce Relapse. PESI Publishing. ISBN: 9781937661687

Course Rules and Requirements:

Assignments

Chapter assignments (100 points possible): 

  • Chapter 1 (20 points)
  • Chapter 2 (20 points)
  • Chapter 3 (20 points)
  • Chapter 4 (20 points)
  • Chapter 7 (20 points)

Autobiography in Five Short Chapters - Chapter 5 Assignment (100 points possible)

Following Chapter 5, read Autobiography in Five Short Chapters. This is a metaphor for stages of change and recovery. See the requirements for this assignment under Chapter 5 Assignments. 

Relapse Prevention Plan Assignment (100 points possible)

Develop a Relapse Prevention Plan Template that theoretically your client will complete and review with you before discharge. You will use the information you gathered, what you learned from the text, and develop your own Relapse Prevention Plan Template. 

Assignment Guidelines

  • Assignments and exams must be submitted consecutively, in the order outlined in the course. It is recommended that you wait to receive a grade on the previous exam before submitting subsequent assignments.
  • Submit assignments and receive grades via Canvas.
  • Write your name, V number, course subject and number, and assignment number on every submission.
  • An instructor may take up to three weeks to grade so plan accordingly to meet personal deadlines.
  • The final course grade is issued after all assignments and exams have been graded.
  • Acts of academic dishonesty, including cheating or plagiarism, may result in a grade of “F” for the course.

Exams

There will be two tests and a final exam.  Each test is worth 100 points. (300 points possible)

Tests include information provided on the PowerPoints and the book. Each exam may consist of multiple-choice, true or false, and matching. You will have a maximum of two hours to take each exam.

  • Exam 1 covers Chapter 1, 2
  • Exam 2 covers Chapters 3, 4 and 5
  • Exam 3 covers Chapters 6, 7 and 8

Exam Guidelines

  • All exams are taken in Canvas.
  • Graded exams are not returned to the student.

Email Standards

  • Subject line: include your name, V number, course subject and number, and assignment number(s)
    • Example: Joe Vandal, V01234567, BUS L321, Assignments 1, 2
  • Email body: place questions or comments for the instructor
  • Copy the ISI office at indepst@uidaho.edu

Grade Information

  • 3 Exams, 100 pts each = 300
  • 5 Chapter Assignments @ 20 points each = 100 
  • Autobiography in Five Short Chapters Assignment = 100
  • Relapse Prevention Plan Assignment = 100

Total points possible = 600

All grading will be based on the total amount of points possible divided by the total amount of points earned.

Grading Scale
Points Percent Grade
540-600 90-100% A
480-539 80-89% B
420-479 70-79% C
360-419 60-69% D
0-359 Below 60% F

Course Policies

Refer to the ISI website's Current Students page for the most current policies and procedures, including information on setting up accounts, student confidentiality, exams, transcripts, course exchanges, refunds, academic integrity, library resources, disability support and other services. 

Acts of academic dishonesty, including cheating or plagiarism, may result in a grade of “F” for the course.