Program is based on contemporary research which shows parents can make a difference. Legal, social, and health implications will also be considered. An examination of the effects of chemical abuse on the family system. Included are the roles family members assume to accommodate the chemically dependent person, and the financial and emotional costs to the entire family.
Special attention is given to intervention and other treatment approaches.
Topics to include interviewing and questioning techniques, client observation and influencing skills, and ethics. Special emphasis is given to confrontation techniques which can help break through the denial system of patients and help determine sound treatment plans. Upper-division or graduate standing. Consideration will be given to maturational and social patterns and to behavioral, learning and other problem areas. Not for psychology majors.