Psychology 67 Syllabus Counseling Techniques for the Chemically Addicted Psychology
West Los Angeles College, Spring 2008
Instructor: Gayle Byock, MBA, Clinical Psychology MA, MFT; PhD expected 2008 Prerequisite: Psychology 64 and 65.
This 3-unit course emphasizes counseling techniques for the chemically addicted. Major elements include ethics and confidentiality, interview and assessment techniques, observation and listening skills, dual diagnosis, crisis intervention, and documentation processes. You will be creating a fictitious client for whom you will be writing up the history, treatment plan, personal recovery/aftercare plan, and discharge summary. This way you will be prepared to use the 12 core functions as you work in the field. Primary Resource Texts
1. Anonymous. (2007).The 12 Steps for Everybody. Pacific Palisades, CA: The 12 Steps for Everybody, Inc. (Nonprofit Publication). http://www.12stepsforeverybody.org.
2. Perkinson, R. Chemical Dependency Counseling: A Practical Guide. (2002). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Publications.
Resource, Non-Required Text
3. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Technical Assistance Publication from the National Curriculum Committee: TAP 21. Addiction Counseling Competencies: The Knowledge, Skills, and Attitudes of Professional Practice (free from SAMHSA or download: http://www.kap.samhsa.gov/products/manuals/pdfs/TAP21.pdf (read on line or just print pages you need).
4. 12 Core Functions (copy will be distributed). Assignments:
1. Due Week 3 (Feb. 21). Counselors sometimes have co-dependency issues. Attend a 12-step co-dependency (CODA) meeting and write about how co-dependency might affect your counseling (1-2 pages). For meeting schedules, go to http://www.lacoda.org/. Before you go to the meeting, read the 12 Promises on the CODA website and CODA step one to note difference with other 12 step programs. Work On These Early. They Are Coordinated With Each Other
2. Due Week 8 (April 3). Write up a sample fictitious Biopsychosocial Interview using Appendix 7 as a partial guide.
3. Due Week 11 (April 17) Write up a sample fictitious History & Treatment Plan using Appendix 8 as a partial guide.
4. Due Week 14 (May 8) Write up a sample fictitious Personal Recovery Plan using Appendix 28 as a partial guide.
5. Due Week 16 (May 22). Write up a Sample Discharge Summary using Appendix 29 as a partial guide. Grading:
1. Attendance and class participation 30%
2. Assignments 70% Instructor’s availability:
Office hours: by arrangement and one hour before class.
Email: expect a response within 24 hours: byockgj@wlac.edu
Students check emails by Wednesday night before class
Course Outline These assignments follow the Chemical Dependency book chapters PLUS utilize the coordinated Appendices, which are a rich resource of exercises for when you are in practice. Be sure to read the chapters and look at the Appendices before class.
When you complete this class, you should be able to perform the 12 core functions of a counselor. Week 1 (Feb. 7) Introductions, review of the syllabus, definition of student goals, and review of basic tenets of individual counseling in the drug & alcohol field, the 12 core functions. Presentation: Chemical Dependency Counseling, Ch. 15 (The Good Counselor) & : Tap 21: Addiction Counseling Competencies, Section 1 will be handed out in class Week 2 (Feb. 14) WORKSHOP #1. Guest speaker/author. Mindfulness and the Nationally Renowned Matrix [cognitive] Model in Addiction Counseling (developed at UCLA).
Readings: Handout Week 3 (Feb. 21). The 12-Steps and How Do I Utilize Them in Counseling? & What are the 12 Core Functions?
Readings: Chemical Dependency Counseling: Chs. 7 & 8; Review Appendices 18-22, 36-41, 27 (Step Worksheets). Week 4 (Feb. 28) WORKSHOP #2. Guest speaker/author. What Are Your Clients’ Anonymous Meeting Experiences? A 12-Step Workshop on Addiction to Anything
Readings: The 12 Steps for Everybody, Chaps. 3, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15 (short chapters) on the emotions of addiction:. Anger, anxiety, depression, negative thinking, envy & jealousy, shame & guilt, obsession & compulsion
Readings: The 12 Steps for Everybody, Chaps 1, 7, 9, 13, 16, 17 (short chapters) on migrating addictions: alcohol and drugs to sugar, codependency, sex, food, work and shopping, gambling, debt, work. Week 5 (Mar. 6) The Client’s First Hours & Assessment
Readings: Chemical Dependency Counseling, Ch. 1. Review Appendices 1-6, 30-32, 54 Weeks 6 (Mar. 13) WORKSHOP #3. Guest Speaker/director. How the 12 Core Functions Work in Practice at a detox hospital facility. Week 7 (Mar. 20) The Biopsychosocial Interview
Readings: Chemical Dependency Counseling, Ch. 2; Review Appendix 7. Week 8 (Mar. 27) SPRING BREAK Week 9 (Apr. 3) The Treatment Plan
Readings: Chemical Dependency Counseling, Ch. 3. Review Appendix 9-17.
Supplementary Reading not required: Tap 21: Addiction Counseling Competencies, Section 2 & 4B. Week 10 (Apr. 10) Individual Treatment and Types of Therapy
Readings: Chemical Dependency Counseling, Ch. 4. Review Appendices 9-17, 33-35 Week 11 (Apr. 17) The Contract
Readings: Chemical Dependency Counseling, Ch. 6. Review Appendix 8. Week 12 (Apr. 24) Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders
Readings: Chemical Dependency Counseling, Ch. 9 (pp 131-149), Review Appendices 30-33. Week 13 (May 1) Substance Abuse and Mental Disorders
Readings: Chemical Dependency Counseling, Ch. 9 (pp 150-174), Review Appendix 34. Week 14 (May 8) Discharge Summary and Aftercare
Readings: Chemical Dependency Counseling, Ch. 13. Review Appendices 28 & 29. Week 15 (May 15) The Family Program
Readings: Chemical Dependency Counseling, Ch. 11. Review Appendix 26 Week 16 (May 22) Treatment of the Adolescent
Readings: Chemical Dependency Counseling, Ch. 10. Review Appendices 42, 23-25.
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