Addictive Behaviours
PostgraduateTAS-KHA96012020
Course information for 2020 intake
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- Study method
- 100% online
- Assessments
- 100% online
- Entry requirements
- Part of a degree
- Duration
- 14 weeks
- Loan available
- HECS-HELP and FEE-HELP available
Addictive Behaviours
About this subject
Upon completion of this subject, the student should be able to:
- Demonstrate an adequate understanding of the national social and policy context for provision of addiction counselling assessment & intervention
- Demonstrate a clear understanding of theories and process of the main models of addiction treatment
- Demonstrate understanding of, and capacity for, engagement, comprehensive psychosocial assessment, treatment matching and referral
- Demonstrate understanding of, and capacity to, undertake various forms of individual addiction counselling and group work
- Demonstrate the application of self-reflective processes in refinement of your own addiction counselling competence
- Policy and strategy
- Addiction: Physiological and behavioural aspects
- Theories of addictive behaviour
- Treatment: Models and matching
- Referral pathways and processes
- Continuum of engagement
- Individual counselling
- Group work
- Specific populations
This subject provides an introduction to studies in addictive behaviours in preparation for employment in the areas of alcohol and other substance counselling, treatment and prevention, and addiction more broadly. It provides an overview of models of treatment and prevention of addictive behaviours with an emphasis on substance use disorders and behavioural addictions, such as gambling. Policy options and approaches to drug education and harm reduction are also introduced.
- Online participation (10%)
- Video diary reflection
- Essay (35%)
- Case study (55%)
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Entry requirements
To enrol in this subject, you must be admitted into a degree.
Additional requirements
No additional requirements
Study load
- 0.125 EFTSL
- This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.
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