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Distance degree programs for Adults & Professionals.

Addictive Behavior Online - Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.

 

Faculty of Psychology via distance learning

 

Faculty of Psychology

 

 

Addictive Behavior via distance learning

 

Addictions such as alcoholism, chemical dependency, gambling, etc., whether caused by traumatic experiences or bad decisions, cause shame and are destructive for the individuals as well as for their families, friends, work, etc... This program provides a review and an intensive integration of the concepts and skills related to the methods standardly used for helping and treating addictions.

 

Academic Supervisor : Grigoriy Kononenko
More information about this academic supervisor at Bircham University Human Network. More info...

 

Addictive Behavior Online via distance learning

Specialist, Bachelor's, Master's, Doctor - Addictive Behavior.

 

This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's & Ph.D. (Doctor) Degree Programs. This academic program is designed at the postgraduate level (Master’s or Doctoral). This module may also be adapted to complete the course requirements of Specialist, Expert Diploma or Bachelor’s Degree. A further option is the enrollment into each of the courses listed within this specialization module. This module may be combined or completed with other modules from this faculty. For example: Clinical Psychology - Cognitive Psychology - Counseling Psychology - Educational Psychology - Forensic Psychology - General Psychology - Gestalt Therapy - NLP Neuro Linguistic Programming - Organizational Psychology - Performance Psychology - Psychoanalysis - Psychotherapy - Sexology - Social Psychology - Transpersonal Psychology .

 

Specialist - Expert Diploma - Addictive Behavior Online
Tuition Fee: 1.050 Euros (1.350 US$) ... 1.470 Euros (1.890 US$).
Specialist - Expert Diploma Online: 15 ... 21 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Addictive Behavior via distance learning = 27 Academic credits - Select 5 courses for the online diploma of Specialist or 7 courses for the Expert Diploma from the total of courses from the specialization module.

 

Bachelor's Degree - Addictive Behavior Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 3.510 Euros (4.420 US$) ... Max. 6.800 Euros (8.700 US$).
Bachelor's Degree Online: 130 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Addictive Behavior via distance learning = 27 Academic credits + 60 credits in General Education (may be transferred from previous education and professional experience) + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Psychology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Counseling Psychology.

 

Master's Degree - Addictive Behavior Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 4.680 Euros (6.120 US$) ... Max. 7.020 Euros (9.180 US$).
Master's Degree Online: 36 ... 54 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Addictive Behavior via distance learning = 27 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Psychology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Counseling Psychology. + 13 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).

 

Doctor Ph.D. Degree - Addictive Behavior Online
Tuition Fee: Min. 5.850 Euros (7.650 US$) ... Max. 9.360 Euros (12.240 US$).
Doctor Ph.D. Degree Online: 45 ... 72 Academic credits required for this distance learning degree program. More info...
Composition: Addictive Behavior via distance learning = 27 Academic credits + Additional courses may be selected from other modules in the Faculty of Psychology from Bircham International University if required. This selection must be approved by the Distance Learning University Education Board. For example: Counseling Psychology. + 18 Academic credits (Research methodology and final project or thesis. More info...).

 

 

Payment plans are available upon request up to 36 monthly installments. More info...

 

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BIU adapts each Distance Learning Higher Education degree program to the needs of each student. More info...

 

 

Addictive Behavior Online

Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 academic credits):


1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credits (30 hours of study).
You may study any subject as an independent online continuing education course. More info...

 

Drug Addictions
This course examines the behavioral characteristics of addiction, drug- and learning- induced brain changes, the psychology of choice, obsessive compulsive disorder and its neural substrates, and the distinction between voluntary and involuntary behavior. It explores the psychological, social, legal, and situational factors involved in drug usage, its effect on human behavior and criminal activity, and critical issues in drug control initiatives.
Academic Supervisor: Grigoriy Kononenko

Social Problems & Deviance
This course examines the social problems and behavior that depart from group’s and/or society’s norms. It considers delinquency and crime; sexual, religious, and lifestyle deviance; deviant sub-cultures; and the society’s reaction to deviance. It explains the causes of deviance and traces its effects on individuals and society.
Academic Supervisor: Djaber Nacer Eddine

Personal Growth Techniques
This course explains the personal and social factors involved in learning about ourselves, setting personal goals, taking control of our lives, and becoming a contributing member in the society. It teaches us how to integrate our experiences into a new and better self. All the negativity that happened to us in the past can be cleared up, leaving you lighter, clearer, and ahead in your life. This program focuses on the science of happiness.
Academic Supervisor: Susana Merino Lorente

Alcohol & Drug Counseling
This course reviews diagnostic and assessment practices, goal setting, treatment planning, as well as multicultural, legal, and ethical issues in alcohol and drug abuse counseling. A systematic approach to treatment is emphasized along with various theoretical perspectives. It discusses the special treatment needs of alcohol and drug addicts and the use of support systems for their family members and children.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha

Treatment of Addictions
This course answers the question of “what really works in the treatment of addictions?” It reviews the best practices currently known in the treatment of addictions from the beginning steps (goal setting, contracting, and choosing a treatment modality) up till the final goal (when and how to terminate treatment). A variety of interventions in the treatment of substance abuse and addictions are reviewed in terms of their effectiveness.
Academic Supervisor: Grigoriy Kononenko

Mental Biochemical Balance
This course discusses mental biochemical imbalances from a psychological rather than drug standpoint. Avoiding the usage of mind altering drugs prevents their serious side effects on feelings' suppression and brain function impairment.
Academic Supervisor: Fernando Miralles

Addictive Behavior
This course revises how individuals can become "addicted". It discusses current research and critiques of the concept of dependency, contemporary psychological theories about addictive behavior, treatment issues, and strategies to change or shift co-dependent patterns. It also examines how mental health disorders and addictions interact, resulting in a more complex assessment and treatment process.
Academic Supervisor: Grigoriy Kononenko

Crisis Counseling
This course provides knowledge and training in crisis counseling, with emphasis on psychological crisis assessment techniques and crisis intervention strategies. Various types of crises are reviewed: emergencies, overdose, relapse, violence, suicide, abuse, anxiety, and phobias.
Academic Supervisor: Catherine Wanjiru Gachutha

Pharmacology & Toxicology
This course helps to recognize major drug classifications and their most common applications; the rationale for pharmacological intervention using selected drugs; the use of drug information sources and patient-prescriber interaction; and the principles of toxicological adverse effects, drug interaction, and drug abuse.
Academic Supervisor: Daniel Scott Janik

 

 

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Addictive Behavior Online via distance learning

Recommended Professional References.

Joining the proper association is the best way to become an updated professional.

 

Bircham International University graduates may join many professional associations. Membership requirements for each association may vary depending on the degree program, specialization and graduate resume en each occasion. BIU can not guarantee membership in all instances. BIU does not intermediate in these procedures. Bircham International University provides a list of available memberships and professional references from each faculty where some BIU graduates may belong. Contact directly the ones you select. More info...

 

AAPFR - Association Addictions Prévention Formation Recherche
ACAPI - Asociación de Conductas Adictivas y Patología Dual de Iberoamérica
ASAM - American Society of Addiction Medicine
EASAR - European Association of Substance Abuse Research
EMCDDA - European Monitoring Centre for Drugs & Drug Addiction
EUFAS - European Federation of Addiction Societies
IASP - International Association for Suicide Prevention
ICFDA - International Coalition for Drug Awareness
ISHPR - International Society of Critical Health Psychology
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Study via Distance Learning from anywhere in the world and at any time in the year. More info...

 

Admission requirements - Addictive Behavior

Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.

 

For official admission status at Bircham distance education university; you need to send in a filled out, dated, and signed official Application for Admission. You may download this application form from the website or request it by email or mail. Please send this application and enclosed documents to our address. You may also submit this application and attached documents by email in a PDF Format. More info...

 

Bircham International University issues an admission certificate after receiving your complete application for admission. This document will show the amount of credits transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete the distance learning degree program's major. Bircham University can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission. More info...

 

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METHOD OF INSTRUCTION: Distance Learning Higher Education

 

This distance learning education program is completed by a traditional correspondence instruction method. Once you sign up for the course, Bircham International University will send you (to your mailing address) the suggested textbooks. After reading the book, you will be asked to write a 20 to 35 pages report that reflect your understanding of the book. This report is equivalent to the exam and can be submitted by email or mail. Bircham International University will evaluate your written work. If passed, BIU will issue the corresponding diploma. For more instructions about BIU pedagogy, tutoring, and evaluation, please read our distance learning education study guide. More info...

 

Students enrolling into this distance education program should be aware that:
1. Location: Bircham International University needs a functional geographical location to ship the book and materials for successful completion of this program of study.
2. Communication: Email, courier, phone are key communication instruments with Bircham University that play an important role in the progress and support of this program of study.
3. Capacity: Any impediment, physical or psychological, to read a book and write a report must be communicated to Bircham International University prior to enrollment into this distance learning program.
4. Technology: No specific technology is required to complete this distance education program.
5. Language: Book reading and report writing in other language than English must be requested (and approved by BIU) prior to enrollment in any distance learning program.
6. Discrimination: There is no discrimination with respect to race, color, gender, beliefs or religion.
7. Age: Check the admission requirements for each distance education degree program. More info...

 

Duration - Addictive Behavior Online via distance learning

For a program of 21 credits, the estimated time for completion is 21 weeks. For 45 credits, the estimated time for completion will be 45 weeks, and so on. Calculations are approximate. The length of each distance learning degree program is calculated based on an average of 15 hours of learning per week. It also depends on the number of validated credits from previous knowledge and the level of commitment to the studies. More info...

 

All information related to the distance learning degree programs is in English, although you may, upon request and approval, submit the required assignments in other languages.

 

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Recognition - Addictive Behavior Online via distance learning

 

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Faculty of Psychology via distance learning

Addictive Behavior Online

Specialist - Expert Diploma, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, Doctor Ph.D. Degree.

 

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