Prerequisites for Module
Successful completion of all level SHE3 modules.
Corequisite Modules
None.
Precluded Modules
None.
Aims of Module
To provide the student with the ability to evaluate social work with people with substance problems.
Learning Outcomes for Module
On completion of this module, students are expected to be able to:
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Describe, apply and evaluate psychological and sociological theories as to why people develop problems with substances.
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Outline and evaluate the legislative, social policy and organisational context of prevention and service delivery for people with substance problems.
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Identify and apply knowledge of assessment and intervention strategies.
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Indicative Module Content
Theoretical perspectives on substance problems and addiction.
Societal attitudes to substance use.
| Methods of social control, including legislation.
Context of serivce delivery.
Assessment of intervention.
Issues of gender and race.
Indicative Student Workload
Contact Hours
| Distance Learning | Lectures/Seminars
| 10 | Tutorials
| 4 |
Private Study
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| 136 |
Mode of Delivery
A combination of lectures and workshops underpinned by student learning.
Assessment Plan
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Learning Outcomes Assessed
| | Coursework | 1,2,3
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This module will be assessed by and essay.
Indicative Bibliography
| 1. | Barber, J. 2002 Social Work with Addictions. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
| | 2. | McMurran, M. 1994 The Psychology of Addiction. London: Taylor and Francis
| | 3. | Jarvis, T., Tebbutt, J., Mattick, R 1995 Treatment Approaches for Alcohol and Drug Dependence. Chichester: John Wiley.
| | 4. | Distance Learning Workbook 2004 People with substance problems Aberdeen: RGU
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