PSYC 3465 Drug Use Prevention and Intervention
In this four-credit course, students explore prevention and treatment of substance use disorders. Students learn how interventions include collaboration with policy makers and community change strategies as well as medical and psychological treatments targeting the person, and how these are all integrated into a comprehensive community approach to reduce drug addiction. Substantial service learning is a required part of this course (approximately 20 hours). This course can be taken as a PSYC elective. This course is a required course for Psychology majors completing the Addiction Prevention concentration, and meets the Texas Certification Board of Addiction Professionals' prerequisites for certification as a "Certified Prevention Specialist" by providing the student with half of the 100 required hours in substance use prevention training. Students from allied health professions may email the instructor to request permission to enroll.