ADS 104 - Addiction Prevention Education and Outreach/Referral

Credits: 3

Advisory: ENGL C1000
Description: This course provides an overview of theories and strategies for the prevention of substance use disorders. Primary secondary, tertiary, and evidenced-based prevention models will be introduced and assessed. The concepts of prevention programs in different settings will be presented. Strategies such as education, public policies, media/information dissemination, ethnic, cultural, and gender-specific approaches, environmental risk reduction, and alternatives will be presented and assessed for their application to different target populations. This course is designed for students in the Alcohol and Drug Studies Program.

Transferable
Transferable to CSU only

General Education:
Not approved for General Education

Student Learning Outcomes:

SLO #1: Compare and Contrast the Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary prevention models.
SLO #2: Evaluate strategies such as education, public policies, media/information dissemination, ethnic, cultural, and gender-specific approaches, and environmental risk reduction.

Total Course In-Class (Contact) Hours: 54
Course Duration (Weeks): 18
Weekly Student Hours (In-Class) Lecture Hours: 3