SOWK 230 - Social Work and Addiction

3 credits.
The purpose of this course is to introduce students to practice and policy aspects of addiction counseling. From a strengths perspective, biological, psychological, social, and spiritual factors will be considered as they relate to addiction. The inquiring, attentive student should emerge from the course with more questions than answers but a determination to keep seeking knowledge in the nature of addiction and unique individual and cultural differences.

Prerequisite(s): None.
Corequisite(s): None.