The minor addresses varied aspects of effective service delivery such as prevention, community education, assessment, treatment, program management, evaluation, and rehabilitation. The education requirement for the CAC could be met by successfully completing all six of the 3-credit hour courses. One of these courses, SWRK 420, provides the necessary ethics training. Additionally, Western Michigan University offers three 1-credit hour CAC test preparation courses. Please check with your state's Substance Abuse Certification Board regarding applicability of your course selection.
Courses utilize varied delivery formats and timelines.
Other courses will be offered by videotape or on-line and require completion within the semester enrolled. To increase understanding of substance abuse, alcohol, and other drug use is examined through the public health disease model with an emphasis on psychological, physiological, and social consequences of use and abuse. An overview of prevention, case-finding, and treatment strategies is provided. This course addresses the diagnostic categories for abuse and dependency across the spectrum of drugs of abuse. This course focuses on the continuum of care for substance abusers.