Teaching Addiction Counseling A Guide for Faculty

Part 1: Why Teach Addiction Education Courses: Advantages and Challenges  1. Benefits & Advantages to Teaching Addiction Education: How colleges universities and students benefit  2. TAP 21 Essentials of Addiction Education: Meeting accreditation, certification and licensure requirements  3. Challenges of Teaching Addiction Education Courses  Part 2: Teaching Addiction Education Content Courses  4. Teaching Addiction Basics  5. Teaching Addiction Neuroscience and Pharmacology  6. Teaching the Etiological Models of Substance Use Disorders  7. Teaching Co-Occurring Disorders  8. Teaching Progression and Developmental Impact Issues  8. The Importance of Multi-Cultural Considerations and How to Infuse These into Recovery Counselor Education  Part 3: Teaching Addiction Counseling Courses  10. What Students Need to Know about Ethics: How to Teach Ethics in Addiction Studies Curriculum  11. Approaches to Screening, Assessment & Treatment Planning  12. Teaching Individual Counseling  13. Teaching the Facilitation of Groups: Psychoeducational and Therapeutic  14. Teaching Couples and Family Counseling  15. Teaching Relapse Prevention  16. Teaching Motivational Interviewing  17. Teaching 12-Step Facilitated Counseling  Part 4: Special Topics for Addiction Educators  18. The Dual Role of Addiction Studies Educators: Gatekeeper vs Student Assistant Roles  19. Assessing Student Outcomes: To Test or Not to Test: Pros & Cons of Assessing Students and Program Outcomes  20. Preparing Students for Counselor Certification/Licensure  21. What Students Need to Know About Behavioral Addictions  22. The History of Recovery Services in America  23. What Students Need to Know About Drug Courts and Counseling Mandated Clients  24. Cannabis: Myths and Controversies  25. Preparing Students for Field Experience, Internship, Practicum, Or Whatever You Call It  26. The Least Glamorous Part of Addiction Counseling: Drug Testing  27. Managing Incivility and Other Inappropriate Behavior in the Addiction Studies Classes  28. Teaching Harm Reduction & Prevention: What Students Need to Know  29. Preparing Students to Become Advocates  30. Navigating your career in higher education as a faculty member- Full time, tenure-track, Adjunct, Clinical, Visiting, Lecturer, Contributing, etc.

Biography

Margaret Smith is a full professor in the Health Sciences Department - Addiction at Keene State College in New Hampshire, USA.

Alan Cavaiola is Professor Emeritus at Monmouth University in New Jersey, USA.

Joseph Rosenfeld is a professor in the Addiction Counselor Training Program within the Human Services Department at Elgin Community College in Illinois, USA.

"The addiction education field has long needed a resource like this. Drawing on decades of experience, the authors have created a comprehensive, practical text that will benefit both new and seasoned educators. Their concise, accessible chapters integrate established best practices with emerging advances in the field. Particularly valuable is the book’s attention to accreditation and licensure standards, ensuring its relevance for contemporary addiction education programs and faculty alike."

Dr. Ted McCadden, LCADC, Program Director, Community College of Baltimore County

"This book is a comprehensive overview of the practice and implementation of teaching addiction studies courses at the college level. It provides not only practical advice in terms of negotiating the establishment and maintenance of a quality college program but, also, suggestions for the content of these courses that can aid in curriculum development. As an educator in this field for over 25 years and a former addiction program administrator, I have found this book to be straightforward and informative for both those teaching in this field and those planning to do so."

Joan E. Standora, Ph.D, MAC, LCADC, Adjunct Associate Professor, Kingsborough Community College, City University of New York