Alcohol & Drug Counseling Courses & Descriptions
Courses meet Washington Administrative Code (WAC) 246-811-030, education requirements for chemical dependency counseling for families, couples, and significant others.
ALDAC 100 Professional Development in Addiction Counseling • 1 CR
Introduction to the field of addiction counseling and treatment, state mandated counseling education and certification processes as well as methods for documenting trainee work experience hours.
ALDAC 102 Chemical Dependency Pharmacology of Alcohol & Drugs • 3 CR
Covers physiological and psychological effects of alcohol and psychoactive drugs. Categories include absorption, ingestion, metabolism, acute intoxication, withdrawal symptomology, and short and long term effects on severity of addiction and process of recovery. Prerequisite: ALDAC 106 or HSSA 106 and ALDAC 108 or HSSA 108 or permission of program director.
ALDAC 103 Introduction to Counseling the Helping Profession • 3 CR
Introduces basic theories, models and techniques used in the counseling professions. Includes interviews with current counseling professionals, hands-on practice with counseling techniques and transference, counter-transference self-awareness inventories. Prerequisite: ALDAC 106 or HSSA 106 and ALDAC 108 or HSSA 108 or permission of program director.
ALDAC 104 Prior Learning Portfolio Development Seminar • 1 CR
Alcohol and Drug Studies students explore learning theory, document non-traditional learning and life experiences for evaluation as college level learning. Students pay per credit fee for all academic credits awarded in addition to the cost of the seminar. Prerequisite: Permission of the program director.
ALDAC 105 Chemical Dependency Client & Family Education • 3 CR
Explores effects of substance use, abuse and dependence on families and family roles. Review community resources, family education and treatment models, and counselor role, responsibilities and limitations. Prerequisite: HSSA& 101 (prev ALDAC 101) or permission of program director.
ALDAC 106 Chemical Dependency Individual Counseling • 3 CR
Introduces counseling theory and techniques for working with alcoholic and drug addicted individuals with emphasis on motivation to change. Includes practice and development of chemical dependency counseling techniques and strategies. Prerequisite: ALDAC 100 or HSSA 100 and ALDAC 102 or HSSA 102 and ALDAC 103 or HSSA 103 and HSSA& 101 (prev ALDAC 101) or permission of program director.
ALDAC 108 Chemical Dependency Case Management • 3 CR
Introduces mandated requirements for case management responsibilities including patient record management for alcoholic and drug addicted individuals. Prerequisite: ALDAC 100 or HSSA 100 and ALDAC 102 or HSSA 102 and ALDAC 103 or HSSA 103 and HSSA& 101 (prev ALDAC 101) or permission of program director.
ALDAC 125 Chemical Dependency Assessment & Diagnosis • 2 CR
Provides diagnostic skills required to accurately assess an individual’s use, abuse or dependence on psychoactive substances. Includes assessment standards for evaluating severity of substance dependence on life functioning and patient placement in the continuum of care. Prerequisite: ALDAC 100 or HSSA 100 and ALDAC 102 or HSSA 102 and ALDAC 103 or HSSA 103 and HSSA& 101 or permission of program director.
ALDAC 150 Chemical Dependency Relapse Prevention • 3 CR
Addresses processes, behaviors and circumstances related to relapse and recovery with chemically dependent patients. Prerequisite: ALDAC 106 or HSSA 106 or permission of program director.
ALDAC 160 Chemical Dependency Culturally Competent Counseling • 2 CR
Introduces the multicultural counseling competencies needed to meet the diverse needs of alcoholic and drug addicted individuals. Includes exercises in self-awareness about diverse communities and barriers to effective addiction treatment.
ALDAC 194/195/196/197 Special Topics in Alcohol & Drug Counseling • V1-6 CR
Allows specialized or in-depth study of subjects supplementing the alcohol and drug studies curriculum. Topics are announced in the class schedule.
ALDAC 198 Seminar in Alcohol & Drug Counseling • V1-3 CR
Includes seminars and workshops for which college credit is offered. Topics are announced in the class schedule.
ALDAC 199 Individual Studies in Alcohol & Drug Counsel • V1-6 CR
Covers directed readings, special projects, and independent study by an individual student. May be repeated for a maximum of 15 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of program director.
ALDAC 204 Chemical Dependency Adolescent Assessment & Treatment • 2 CR
Examines the similarities and differences between adolescent and adult onset of addiction, various treatment models and developmental delay. Includes practice with adolescent specific diagnostic and patient placement criteria. Prerequisite: ALDAC 102 or HSSA 102 and HSSA& 101 (prev ALDAC 101) or permission of program director.
ALDAC 206 Chemical Dependency Group Counseling • 3 CR
Examines psycho-educational dynamics, models, techniques and theories of group counseling with alcoholic and drug addicted individuals. Includes practice and development of group counseling skills. Prerequisite: ALDAC 106 or HSSA 106 or permission of program director.
ALDAC 207 Chemical Dependency HIV AIDS Brief Risk Intervention • 1 CR
Provides education on the pathology, intervention and treatment of HIV AIDS and other blood borne pathogens required for chemical dependency professional trainee and certification requirements to be a chemical dependency professional. Prerequisite: HSSA& 101 (prev ALDAC 101) or permission of program director.
ALDAC 220 Chemical Dependency Clinical Practicum • 3 CR
Provides opportunity for one-on-one counseling, group counseling and case management services in a DASA certified chemical dependency treatment program with qualified supervision. Prerequisite: ALDAC 106 or HSSA 106 and ALDAC 108 or HSSA 108 and ALDAC 204 or HSSA 204 and ALDAC 206 or HSSA 206 or permission of program director.
ALDAC 225 Chemical Dependency Ethics & Laws • 3 CR
Provides up to date understanding of state and federal statutes, state regulations and code of ethics specific to the field of alcohol and drug counseling and the provision of chemical dependency treatment services in Washington State. Prerequisite: ALDAC 106 or HSSA 106 and ALDAC 108 or HSSA 108 or permission of program director.
ALDAC 230 Chemical Dependency Family & Couples Counseling • 3 CR
Introduces counseling theory and techniques for working with families, couples and significant others affected by alcoholic and drug addicted individuals with emphasis on prevention, crisis management and intervention strategies. Includes practice and development of crisis management and intervention techniques. Prerequisite: ALDAC 100 or HSSA 100 and ALDAC 102 or HSSA 102 and ALDAC 103 or HSSA 103 and HSSA& 101 (prev ALDAC 101) or permission of program director.
ALDAC 294/295/296/297 Special Topics in Alcohol & Drug Counseling • V1-6 CR
Allows specialized or in-depth study of subjects supplementing the alcohol and drug studies curriculum. Topics are announced in the class schedule.
ALDAC 299 Individual Studies in Alcohol & Drug Counsel • V1-3 CR
Covers directed readings, special projects, and independent study by an individual student. May be repeated for a maximum of 15 credits. Prerequisite: Permission of program director.
HSSA& 101 Introduction to Addictive Drugs • 3 CR
Previously ALDAC 101 Understand Addiction Effects on Human Behavior & Society
Surveys drinking and drug use, alcoholism, and drug addiction. Students discuss relevant theories and research, treatment rationale and modalities, and the social, psychological, physical, and legal aspects of chemical dependency.