Addictive Behavior
MODULE: Addictive Behavior
Program delivered by distance learning higher education up to a maximum of 24 credits. This module may be combined or completed with other online university courses from this faculty.
DESCRIPTION:
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 their families, friends, work... This program provides a review and intensive integration of concepts and skills related to methods for helping and treating addictions.
Courses list (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
1 BIU Earned Credit = 1 USA Semester Credit (15 hours of learning) = 2 ECTS Credit (30 hours of study).
Mental Biochemical Balance
Drug Addictions Social Problems & Deviance Alcohol & Drug Counseling Addictive Behavior Treatment of Addictions Crisis Counseling Pharmacology & Toxicology
Academic Supervisor: Fernando Miralles
More information about this supervisor and online university course instructors at BIU Human Network.
This module is applicable to Specialist, Expert, Bachelor's, Master's and Ph.D. (Doctor) Programs. This distance learning degree program is designed at the postgraduate level – Master’s or Doctoral. This module may be easily adapted to complete the Specialist, Expert or Bachelor’s adult degree program requirements. A further option is the enrollment into the online university courses listed in this module.
* University Course (3 credits): Select 1 subject from this module.
* Specialist Diploma (15 credits): First 5 subjects or select 5 subjects from this module.
* Expert Diploma (21 credits): First 7 subjects or select 7 subjects from this module.
* Bachelor's Degree (130 credits): The Admission certificate issued after submission of the application for admission will show the amount of credit transferred and validated from previous education and experience, and the amount of credits required to complete this undergraduate program's major. Additional courses from other modules of this faculty will be assigned in case that the credits displayed on this module are not enough to complete the bachelor's required credits.
* Master's Degree (35 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 13 credits corresponding to a final project to the selected subjects.
* Ph.D. (Doctor) (45 credits): Select from 3 to 9 subjects from this module depending on the amount of credits transferred from previous education and experience. Add 18 credits corresponding to a final thesis to the selected subjects.
BIU 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 degree program's major. BIU can not perform this evaluation without the complete application for admission.
Courses Description (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
Mental Biochemical Balance
This course deals with mental biochemical imbalances psychologically rather than with drugs. By avoiding the use of mind altering drugs, it becomes possible to avoid the very serious side effects many of them have, and to avoid the suppression of true feelings and the impairment of brain functioning many pharmaceutical drugs cause.
Instructor: Fernando Miralles
Drug Addictions
This course examines behavioral characteristics of addiction, drug-induced brain changes, 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.
Instructor: Francisco Chelos Lopez
Social Problems & Deviance
This course examines social problems and behavior that departs from a group’s 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 the tracing of its effects on individuals and society.
Instructor: Joseph Kibugi Gitau
Alcohol & Drug Counseling
This course reviews diagnostic and assessment practices, goal setting, treatment planning, 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 special treatment needs of alcohol and drug dependent persons, and the use of support systems for family members and children of alcoholics.
Instructor: Sarel Francois Ackermann
Addictive Behavior
This course provides an overview of 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.
Instructor: Francisco Chelos Lopez
Treatment of Addictions
This course is designed to help answer the question “what really works in the treatment of addictions?” It offers a review of what we know to date about best practices in the treatment of addictions from beginning (goal setting, contracting, and choosing a treatment modality) to the end (when and how to terminate treatment). A variety of interventions in the treatment of substance abuse and addictions will be reviewed for evidence of their effectiveness.
Instructor: Francisco Chelos Lopez
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 encountered will be reviewed: emergencies, overdose, relapse, violence, suicide, abuse, anxiety and phobias.
Instructor: Francisco Chelos Lopez
Pharmacology & Toxicology
This course helps to recognize major drug classifications and their most common applications; the rationale for pharmacological intervention for selected drugs; the use of drug information sources and patient-prescriber interaction; and the principles of toxicological adverse effects, drug interaction and drug abuse.
Instructor: Daniel Scott Janik
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Professionally recognized and validated degrees.
Accredited (Non USA CHEA). International legalization available.
