This course will introduce students to best practices and current issues related to screening, assessment, and referral of diverse individuals experiencing addiction across the lifespan. Specifically, the course will teach the utilization of the screening, brief intervention, and referral to treatment (SBIRT) approach and additional protocols for addiction-related assessment and referral, including ethical engagement practices, rapport building, active listening, and professional writing/documentation. This course will also examine a wide range of theoretical frameworks and evidence-supported screening tools that students from an array of multidisciplinary practices can utilize. In addition, the course will examine the systems that impact the assessment and referral process and the resources available in various community settings and explore strategies for effective engagement within multiple systems (family, community, work, health care, education, financial, etc.) and increasing collaboration between these systems for successful assessment and referral. Prerequisites: SW 222 and SW 224.
SW-322: Addiction Assessment and Referral
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