HUSE 272 - Substance Abuse, Co-Dependency, and the Family

3 CR
This course provides students an opportunity to understand the relationship between substance abuse, co-dependency, and the family. The focus is on the unique problems facing the families of substance abusers and how they attempt to cope.

Requisites: Next Gen ACCUPLACER^® reading score of 244, or at least a grade of C in TSRE 55 .

1. Demonstrate an understanding of substance abuse, codependency, and family dynamics.
2. Distinguish the characteristics of healthy families.
3. Identify the characteristics of communication within codependent family systems.
4. Identify and describe treatment and recovery processes.