Syllabus

Syllabus

Psyc470 Syllabus

Instructor:	Lori Coburn Dunlap, M.S., M.Ed., Ed.S, NCC, NCSP	Print Syllabus
Office:	Student Health
Psych. Dept. Phone:	208-885-6324 Please email me first! I do not have an office on campus or phone.
Fax:	208-885-7710
Best way to reach me:	Email me first, include Urgent in subject line, I'm on the computer most of the time.
e-mail:	loric@uidaho.edu or lcoburn@uidaho.edu

Course Description

This course is designed to provide you with an overview of chemical addictions, theories of addiction, basic pharmacology, assessment, intervention, treatment models, and models of prevention. The class also will help you examine how different psychological and sociological models can be applied to chemical use, abuse, and dependence. Finally, the course will provide current and best practices information to all areas of addiction studies.

Required Texts:

Hanson, G.R., Venturelli, P.J., and Fleckenstein, A.E. Drugs and Society. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. 11th edition

Fields. R.. Drugs in Perspective. McGraw-Hill 8th edition

Optional Texts:

Erickson, C. and O’Neill, J., Your Brain on Drugs. Hazelden, 1997.

Julien, R. M., A Primer of Drug Action (12th Ed.). Worth, 2011

Miller and Rollnick, Motivational Interviewing. Guilford Press, 1991

Wegscheider-Cruse, S., Another Chance: Hope and Health for the Alcoholic Family (2nd Ed.). Science & Behavior Books, 1989.

All texts can be obtained from the University of Idaho Bookstore. They can be contacted:

By phone at (208) 885-6469

By fax call (208) 885-5953.

By email: uibooks@uidaho.edu

UNIVERSITY DISABILITY SUPPORT SERVICES

Reasonable accommodations are available for students who have documented temporary or permanent disabilities. All accommodations must be approved through Disability Support Services located in the Idaho Commons Building, Room 306. Please meet with the staff of the DSS office at the beginning of each semester to set up accommodations for the semester so that you may notify your instructor(s) early in the semester regarding accommodation(s) needed for the course.

Phone: 208-885-6307
Email: dss@uidaho.edu
Website: http://www.uidaho.edu/studentaffairs/asap/dss

Grading/Evaluation/Proficiency

There will be several requirements for this course.

Web exercises: You will be required to complete Web exercises on various topic areas. Specific instructions for each assigned web exercise are available in the topic area within this web site.

Reaction papers: You will be required to complete some brief (1-2 pages) papers on various topics you will encounter throughout the course. These papers are to describe your personal reactions to each topic. All material is to be sent directly to the instructor, no attachments please. Simply copy and paste your work into an email. (This method makes for quicker turn-around time on grades for students.) The reaction paper is part of your web exercise as mentioned above. This semester you will find reaction papers due on Lessons 1,3,4, and 6.

Exams: There will be three exams to examine and develop your knowledge of the material. Each exam will be open book and open note. That is, you can use any information you wish to help you. Each exam MAY include some essay and/or fill in the blank questions. For the essay questions, you may be able to drop one or two questions (depending on the format) you find ambiguous or confusing. You will not be able to drop any of the other questions. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES MAY YOU CUT AND PASTE INFORMATION FROM THE WEB OR USE ANOTHER PERSON'S MATERIAL. DOING SO WILL BE CONSIDERED CHEATING AND RESULT IN A COURSE GRADE OF "F" (300 points/ 100 points per exam)

Term paper for Graduate Students: NOTE - Paper is only for grad students. You will be required to complete one research paper on a topic in which you have a strong interest. (Discuss your chosen topic with the instructor before proceeding.) This will involve conducting a literature review and citing a minimum of 5 references from journal articles or books. Popular press (e.g. Time, Scientific American, Newspapers, etc.) will not count toward your total. You may use up to three web references from reputable web sites. You cannot cut and paste material from the Web.

Class discussion: Discussion in the class is optional and will not be factored into your grade. These can be accessed through Blackboard.

Cheating and Plagiarism: Generally if you cheat or plagiarize someone else's material and you are caught, you will receive an "F" grade for the class. Note: copying and pasting material from the world wide web in exams will be considered cheating. Copying and pasting material from the web and not citing that information will be considered plagiarism. The department is also purchasing new cheating software to reduce problems that have recently occurred. Do not consider cheating in this class.

Course Requirements and Possible Points:

Assigned papers = 10 points each - 4 of them. You will see these on Lesson 1,3,4, and 6.

Exams - 3 @ 100 pts each

Quiz = 10 points (not factored into point total below)

Term Paper for Graduate Students = 100 points

All grading will be based on the following scale

> 90% = A = 306 - 340

80% = B = 272 - 305

70% = C = 238 - 271

60% = D = 204 - 237

< 60% = F <


Psyc470 Schedule NOTE: Try to do the topic/lesson during the week it is listed. This will help you better prepare for the exams.
Aug 21 - Sep 10	Lesson 1: An Overview of Substance Abuse

	Finish lesson 1

Sep 11- 24	Lesson 2: Theories of Substance Abuse

	Finish lesson 2

Open Sep 25 - Oct 15	Exam 1 ( covers lessons 1 and 2)

Sep 25 - Oct 8	Lesson 3: Pharmacology of Psychoactive Drugs

Oct 9 - 22	Lesson 4: Screening, Assessment, Diagnosis, and Placement

Oct 23 - 29	Lesson 5: Addiction and the Family

	Finish Lesson 5

Open Nov 6 - 26	Exam 2: (Covers Lessons 3, 4 & 5)

Oct 30 - Nov 12	Lesson 6: Treatment of Substance Abuse

Any time by Dec 11	Questions About You

Nov 13 - 19	Lesson 7: Substance Abuse Prevention

	Finish Lessons 6 and 7

Dec 11 11:55 pm	Extra Credit and final assignment submission Due

Dec 14 11:55 pm	Term Paper Due for Graduate Students

Open Nov 20 - Dec 16 11:55 pm	Exam 3: (Covers Lessons 6, and 7)