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5 credits
As client advocates, counselors rely on knowledge of psychotropic medications to inform treatment. This course introduces a spectrum of psychotropic medications used in the management of mental, behavioral, and addictive disorders. Students explore medication classification, drug interaction, and side effects. In addition, students distinguish between medical and psychopathological conditions that present in similar ways to addictive disorders. As part of a professional learning community, students collaborate with peers in written scholarly dialogue to explore psychopharmacological intervention in the treatment of addiction and other psychopathologies that may coexist. Students analyze factors that increase the likelihood for a person, community, or group to be at risk for disorders and examine the cultural and contextual factors considered in the ethical treatment of clients. Across counseling specializations, this course builds foundational clinical knowledge of the intersection of counseling and psychotropic medical treatment.
Prerequisites for students entering May 29, 2023 and later
MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling Prerequisites
- COUN 6753 OR COUN 6354 OR COUN 6726
- CPLB 602L
MS in School Counseling
- SPLB 672L
MS Dual Degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling Prerequisites
- COUN 6317 OR COUN 6346 OR COUN 6311
- DDLB 611L
Prerequisites for students entering prior to May 29, 2023
- COUN 6753
- COUN 6785
- CPBL 602L