HUS 1450 - Dual Diagnosis I

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences

Credit(s): 2
Contact Hours: 32

Course Description

This course covers theoretical frameworks and treatment concepts used by students/professionals providing services to clients with mental illness who have been diagnosed as having substance abuse problems. Topics will include: Historical Overview and Review of Current Literature, Clinical Profiles of Dually Diagnosed Clients, Physiological Effects of Substance Abuse for Psychiatrically Disabled Individuals, The Disease Concept of Addiction: A Workable Concept for Mental Health Programs, Interaction of Dysfunctional Disorders, and Borderline Personality Disorders.

Learning Outcomes and Objectives

  1. The student will articulate and summarize the Dual Diagnosis treatment’s evolution and current research by:
    1. tracing the development of theoretical frameworks in dual diagnostic literature.
    2. annotating recently published programming reports and applied research findings.
  2. The student will explain social and cultural factors that impact dually diagnosed clients/patients by:
    1. identifying the social-cultural factors important in clinical profiling.
    2. detecting cause and effect among the social-cultural factors in clinical profiles.
  3. The student will identify, describe, and prioritize behaviors of dually diagnosed clients/patients by:
    1. classifying psychiatric disorders found in clinical profiles.
    2. detecting relationships between psychiatric disorders and substance abuse behaviors.
  4. The student will analyze the negative effects of substance use disorders when they co-occur with other mental health disorders by:
    1. describing effects of substance abuse on the central nervous system and immediate and residual effects on the mind and body.
    2. interpreting statistics about availability of crack/cocaine for the effects on treatment of dually diagnosed clients.
  5. The student will interpret Dual Diagnosis, the DSMV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual fifth edition), current treatment, and future implications by:
    1. listing the symptoms associated with various psychiatric disorders.
    2. explaining the effects of substance abuse on various psychiatric symptoms.
    3. describing motivations for substance abuse by psychiatrically disabled individuals.
    4. discussing the effectiveness of traditional rehabilitation approaches with dually diagnosed clients.

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

Effective 20083.
C&I Approval: 07/20/2023, BOT Approval: 01/27/2009, Effective Term: Summer 2024 (635)

Related Programs

  1. Addiction Studies (ADS-CT) (595) (Active)
  2. Human Services (HUMSVC-BS) (640) (Active)
  3. Human Services (HUMSVC-TR) (670) (Active)
  4. Social and Human Services (HUS-AS) (640) (Active)