Course Detail
Units:
0.0
Course Components:
Lecture
Enrollment Information
Enrollment Requirement:
Prerequisites: 2nd Year MSW OR Post Graduate.
Course Attribute:
Professional and Community Education
Description
Meets with SW 6992. This course is designed to inform social work students about psychoactive medications. Both the use and misuse of psychoactive medications will be discussed. Basic actions of the drugs, expected effects and unwanted effects of the medications will be described. The concepts of tolerance, dependence, abuse and addiction will be differentiated. Additional information will be provided abut the use of medication to treat addiction.