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COURSEWORK AND SELF‐STUDY IN THE FAMILY TREATMENT OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE: EXPANDING HEATH AND ATKINSON'S CURRICULUM
Author(s) -
Stanton M. Duncan
Publication year - 1988
Publication title -
journal of marital and family therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.868
H-Index - 68
eISSN - 1752-0606
pISSN - 0194-472X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1752-0606.1988.tb00762.x
Subject(s) - coursework , curriculum , alcohol abuse , substance abuse , psychology , domestic violence , medical education , psychotherapist , poison control , suicide prevention , psychiatry , mathematics education , pedagogy , medicine , medical emergency
In designing a course on the family treatment of alcohol and drug problems, a number of important issues and topics need to be addressed. A design by Heath and Atkinson (1988) provides an excellent, innovative model for such coverage. These authors, however, had to contend with certain constraints that have had a bearing on the course content and how it is taught. The present paper offers some revisions and alternatives to Heath and Atkinson's model in order to make it generalizable to a greater number of contexts. For clinicians who are less interested in teaching such a course, the two papers, combined, could serve as a guide for self‐study in this area.