Women’s Substance Use Treatment is gender-specific care for women with substance use and mental health disorders, covering the interventions that support their recovery and the barriers they face in getting treatment.
What it covers
The catalog states: “The goal of the course is to provide participants with current information on effective interventions with addicted women.”
The course provides an overview of substance use and its impact, as well as treatment services for women. It introduces theories and principles that provide a framework for effective treatment interventions that support recovery, and includes a discussion on barriers for treatment of women with substance use disorder problems.
Which program covers it
In InterCoast Colleges’ Bachelor of Applied Science — Addiction Studies program, women’s substance use treatment is covered in the course AOD311, Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders Treatment Gender Specific to Women.
The Bachelor of Applied Science — Addiction Studies outline lists AOD311 Substance Use and Mental Health Disorders Treatment Gender Specific to Women at 45 clock hours (45 lecture, 0 laboratory) and 3 semester credits.
Prerequisites for AOD311: none.
It sits alongside co-occurring disorders, integrated care for co-occurring disorders, crisis prevention and management, and substance abuse prevention in the Bachelor of Applied Science — Addiction Studies program.
This topic is covered in the Bachelor of Applied Science — Addiction Studies program at InterCoast Colleges.