PHLH 16
Addiction Studies and Diagnostics Winter 2019

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This course is designed to assist students while at Williams and after graduation develop an effective understanding of the impact and treatment of addiction. It is designed for students planning to continue on to Med School and graduate work in the Humanities; work in public health; are a part of a family; a friend of an addict or those impacted by addiction; or to be an educated citizen. Students will be familiarized with the DSM-5, the text used to diagnose mental illness in the US. Speakers will tell their stories in their journey from addiction to recovery as well as their experience working as therapists. Students will be expected to accurately diagnose the speakers according to the criteria in the DSM-5. Finally, an annotated bibliography and oral presentation will be presented in groups at the end of the course. Adjunct Instructor Bio: Mr. Berger has been teaching this course at Williams since 2010. He has advanced degrees from Springfield College and the Hazelden Graduate School of Addiction Studies, 30 years of recovery from addiction, and a decade of experience in community mental health and clinics.
The Class: Format: 7-9:30 PM, two evenings each week
Limit: 20
Grading: pass/fail only
Requirements/Evaluation: class participation, field experience of 12-step and other mutual aid recovery groups, experience with initial assessments for substance use disorders, initial experience with formal criteria for SUD diagnosis
Prerequisites: none
Enrollment Preferences: by graduating class and then by instructor permission
Materials/Lab Fee: none

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