Assessment and Treatment of Substance Use Disorders

The aim of this course is to introduce psychology graduate students to the basic concepts relevant to understanding the process of treatment for substance use disorders (SUDs; Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs). The course will review historical and modern theoretical viewpoints of addictions/SUD including neurobiological, biopsychosocial, harm-reduction, stages of change, cognitive-behavioral, and psychodynamic models of addiction. Students will be familiarized with diagnostic criteria for alcohol and drug use disorders utilizing the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of M