SAC 3200 - Addiction and the Family

3 Credit(s) Hours: 3 hrs.

This course explores the variety of familial issues that arise in families faced with a member who is struggling with a substance use disorder. Basic family functions/roles and how these are impacted by addiction are discussed. Theories on the family/how these can be applied to understanding family addiction (including systems, addicted family model, psychodynamic, functionalist, feminist) are included. Stages of family use and how these impact communication patterns and the adaptive family roles and their relationship with development of an ACOA syndrome are covered.
This course is approved by the NYS OASAS credential.
Corequisite(s): SAC 2000
Department: Allied Health, Mental Health and Human Services