Substance Use Treatment Minor

The educational objectives of the minor are to prepare students to:

• Identify, describe, compare, and evaluate theories and models of substance use, misuse, and addiction.
• Explain development across the lifespan so as to better understand substance use at different stages of development.
• Use empathy and other interpersonal skills toward developing a mutually agreed-on focus of work.
• Collect, organize, and interpret client data as part of the screening, assessment, and engagement processes toward developing a treatment plan for the client.
• Develop and implement a treatment plan.