Meetings will be held with experts involved with the drug problem, enabling students to develop an informed opinion on the matter. This is a timely issue on account of the Medical Marijuana Initiatives currently being passed by several states. Secondly, Amsterdam is the center for the emerging movement of philosophical counseling. The class sessions will involve lecture and discussion, small-group projects, presentations, special workshops and field trips. There are reading assignments, an essay paper, a philosophical journal, and a final exam that students are also responsible for, all of which will be graded.
Full board is also available.
We included full board last year but many students prefered to eat out at the many ethnic restaurants nearby offering reasonably priced menus. We will be staying at the Youth Hostel at Vondelpark which is centrally located near the major museums and other attractions. Financial Aid is available for this course. Both instructors have doctorates in philosophy and masters degrees in psychology. Dr. Ackerman has had extensive experience in addictions counseling.