SA 231: Trauma and Addiction
This course offers students activities, assignments, and simulated experiences covering the fundamentals of substance abuse counseling. Emphasis on effective communication, assessing strengths and needs, and service planning.
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:
SLO1: List and describe adverse childhood experiences and Big T vs. Little T Trauma with 80% accuracy.
SLO2: Describe the various Short-Term and Long-Term effects of trauma including Toxic Stress States, Generational Trauma and Shame, Vicarious Trauma, and various relief seeking behaviors of trauma victims.
SLO3: Define and explain several effective therapy modalities used in the treatment of trauma, including Eye Movement Desensitization Reprocessing (EMDR), Brainspotting (BSP), and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavior Therapy (TF-CBT).
SLO4: Explain the importance of various self-care activities, such as exercise, and behaviors, such as developing healthy boundaries, that help clients recover from trauma, maintain their health, and foster resiliency in life.
General Education Objectives: When the course is completed you will be able to:
- Students will be able to use creative thinking (formulating new or original ideas).
- Students will be able to express themselves through original writings, images, or objects.
Case Management An Introduction to Concepts and Skills By Arthur J. Frankel, Sheldon R. Gelman, Diane K. Pastor ·
Assignments
• You will receive various assignments throughout the quarter.
• All assignments must be submitted within required time frame. For example, Week 1
assignments must be submitted during Week 1.
• Missing assignments due to absence or other circumstances must be submitted within 1 week of
return.
• Failure to submit missing assignments within 1 week of return will result in an F on the missed
assignments.
• It is your responsibility to ask about missed assignments.
Exams
• Exams will consist of multiple-choice, short answer, and/or essay questions.
• All exams are timed.
• If you miss an exam, please contact instructor immediately.
• Missing exams due to absence or other circumstances must be submitted within 1 week upon
return.
• Failure to take missing exams within 1 week upon return will result in an F on the missed exams.
• The final exam will be comprehensive (covering all topics).
Grade Scale:
Letter Grade | Percentage |
A | 90-100 |
B | 80-89 |
C | 70-79 |
D | 60-69 |
F | 59-below |
- It is your responsibility to learn that material provided.
- Please respect yourself, your instructor, and your classmates.
- Please read the assigned chapters in a timely manner and be prepared to discuss topics found in the textbook.
- All assignments must be submitted within the required time frame. For example, Week 1 assignments must be submitted during Week 1.Failure to do so will result in an F on the missed assignments.
- All late submissions of assignments will result in a penalty.
- It is your responsibility to ask about missed assignments.
(tentative and subject to change)
Week |
Subject Matter |
Assignments |
One |
Introduction to Fundamentals of Practice Listening |
Week 1 Assignments |
Two |
Importance of Language/ People First Language Writing a Social History |
Week 2 Assignments |
Three |
Ethics Treatment Planning |
Week 3 Assignments
|
Four |
Children and Families Sexual and Interpersonal Violence |
Week 4 Assignments EXAM 1: Weeks 1-3 material |
Five |
Substance Use Disorder and Substance Misuse |
Week 5 Assignments |
Six |
SUD and Substance Misuse continued |
Week 6 Assignments |
Seven |
Mood Disorders and Other Common Mental Health Disorders |
Week 7 Assignments |
Eight |
Intellectual Disabilities |
Week 8 Assignments |
Nine |
Older Adults and Other Special Populations |
Week 9 Assignments Exam 2: Diagnosis and special populations |
Ten |
Study for Final Exam |
10 Assignments |
Eleven |
Comprehensive Final Exam |
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Emails will be responded to no later than 48 hours or by the end of business on Monday for mail received over the weekend.
Academic Honesty Policy
The college has a firm policy against academic dishonesty, including cheating or plagiarism. Students guilty of academic dishonesty will be administratively dropped from the course with a grade of ‘F’ and subject to disciplinary action, which may include suspension and dismissal.
Please refer to the Academic Honesty Policy for detailed information.
Late Assignment Policy
Meeting deadlines, being dependable, and applying appropriate time management are all foundational elements of professional behavior. These same attributes are also required while participating in college courses because the skills, knowledge, and student learning outcomes must be obtained in a specific order and within a certain amount of time.
We at HJC understand that sometimes students encounter circumstances that make it difficult to always meet the required course deadlines. This Late Work Policy is in place to accommodate that. In all circumstances, whenever possible, contact your instructor when you anticipate that you will be submitting work late.
The deadlines for most courses typically follow the pattern below, but it is your responsibility to confirm this and be aware if there are any assignments that may have different deadlines for one reason or another.
The first post in each Discussion Board is usually due on the Wednesday night of each module/week.
Most other assignments are due by 11:59 pm on Sunday evening of each module/week.
- All assignments must be submitted by the required due date.
- Missing assignments due to absence must be submitted within 1 week of return.
- Late submissions of assignments will result in a reduction of 10% of the total points possible per day (e.g., 1 day late = -10%, 2 days late = 20%, etc.) up to one week. Anything over 1 week late will result in a grade of 0.
- To receive full credit for late work, students must provide documentation for an excused absence, or it will be subject to the same treatment as any other late work. Documentation examples include court documents, hospitalization, etc.
Instructors may also choose to deduct less points at their discretion.
If for some reason a student temporarily loses the ability to connect to Canvas due to technical issues it is the student’s obligation to submit assignments by the original due dates. Temporary remedies can be connecting via a public WiFi spot, using school facilities to connect, or use of private networks through friends and family.
In extreme cases, when none of these solutions are available, the student may contact their instructors through other means and ask permission to submit their work directly, in a method that can be received by the instructor. Under no circumstances can methods of delivery outside of Canvas be used without explicit instructor permission. (If this ever happens the instructor should somehow note it).
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This information is standard for each course but specifics may vary based on the delivery method of the course you are taking. Please follow the information provided by your instructor.
This syllabus is subject to change.