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Course Description

SOWK 758 - Family Dynamics and Substance Abuse

Class Session: Tuesday, August 19, 2025 - Monday, December 15, 2025

Credit: 3 semester hours of credit

Instructor: Charissa Wolford

Term: Fall 2025


Course Description

An examination of the dynamics of substance abuse and addictions including classification of drugs, models of addiction, etiology, assessment and diagnosis and evidence-based treatment practices. Family dynamics, special populations (e.g., women, African Americans, Military), and process addictions (e.g., gambling, sexual addiction, eating disorders) are also covered.GC: 11/27/2023.

College

SW - College of Social Work

Level

Undergraduate

Section

J50

Instructional Method

DWEBS
100 Pct Web Synchronous

CRN

12317

Restrictions

CAMPUSICOL - USC Columbia
LEVELIGR - Graduate

Information is accurate as of July 24, 2025 (Subject to change)

Special Fee Notification

Students may be required to be proctored during online test completion. If students are unable to attend test proctoring sessions in person at the Distributed Learning office, additional fees may apply for online test proctoring if the course requires online testing.



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