CNS 518 - Treatment and Challenges with Families Impacted by Addiction Credits: 3

Designed for practitioners working with addiction and how to address multiple family issues. This will contribute to the practitioners knowledge of working with families impacted by addiction and the use of therapeutic interventions. Focus will emphasize family constructs and the use of family counseling to intervene on both the identified client and the family system. Students will gain understanding and experience on how addiction effects communication and power structures within the family and the potential resolution and intervention tools needed to aid the family in crisis.

Prerequisite(s): Master’s degree in counseling or related degree.