HUS 2420 - Evaluation of Treatment Environments

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Credit(s): 3
Contact Hours: 47
Effective Term Fall 2016 (520)

Course Description

This course is a cross-cultural, multidisciplinary examination of physical and social aspects of treatment environments and their effects on individual well-being. Professional research, empirical data, and conceptual frameworks will be emphasized.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the logic of measuring social environments by:
    1. explaining the rationale of measuring social environments.
    2. summarizing the precedents of measuring social environments.
    3. discussing the logic of measuring social environments.
  2. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the principles that underlie hospital based programs by explaining the similarities and differences between American and European programs.
  3. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the principles that underlie community based programs by:
    1. explaining the similarities and differences in the social milieu between American and European programs.
    2. explaining the similarities and differences between public and private treatment facilities.
  4. The student will demonstrate an understanding of criteria for beneficial change in the social milieu by:
    1. identifying necessary changes.
    2. preparing a plan designed to implement change.
    3. establishing criteria for evaluating the change.
  5. The student will apply professional literature to evaluate change milieus by:
    1. describing sources for data-gathering.
    2. using appropriate sources in developing change plans.
    3. classifying similar and different patterns in the literature.
  6. The student will demonstrate an understanding of current evidence – based practices in the field of addiction treatment by:
    1. researching and identifying current evidence – based practices in addiction treatment.
    2. discussing the rationale for evidenced – based practices in addiction treatment.
    3. comparing the similarities and differences in evidence – based practices in addiction treatment.
  7. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the models of addiction treatment that best support evidence-based practices in improving the clinical process by:
    1. researching and identifying the models of addiction treatment in the clinical process.
    2. discussing the use of the models of addiction treatment in the clinical process.
    3. summarizing the evidence – based practices in different addiction milieus.
  8. The student will demonstrate an understanding of the issues related to adopting innovative practices in community treatment settings by:
    1. identifying the current issues in the adoption of innovative treatment practices in the community.
    2. discussing the implications of innovative treatment practices in systems already utilizing standard treatment practices.
    3. examining new and innovative treatment practices in the American and European programs

Criteria Performance Standard

Upon successful completion of the course, the student will, with a minimum of 70% accuracy, demonstrate mastery of each of the above stated objectives through classroom measures developed by individual course instructors.

History of Changes

DBT 5/15/86 Effective Session 19861 3 YR C&I Review 1992-93 3 Year Review 9899 Reformatted mr 7/08/02 for 3 Year Review 2002. # chg effective 20041. Effective 20062(0375). Flex access 20081(0400). 3-Year Review 2010—Acceptable As is C&I Approval: 02/13/2007, BOT Approval: 03/20/2007, Effective Term: Fall 2008 (400).
C&I Approval: 11/20/2015, BOT Approval: 03/15/2016, Effective Term: Fall 2016 (520)

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