EPC 675: SUBSTANCE ABUSE
California State University, Northridge
Prerequisite: Admission to a CSUN Master¿s degree program in Counseling. Major approaches for identifying, evaluating, diagnosing, and treating persons with alcohol and substance abuse or dependency, co-occurring disorders, and behavioral addictions. Topics include the effects of psychoactive drug use, theories of the etiology of addiction, systemic dynamics of alcoholic and substance abusing families, legal requirements, community resources for individual teens, adults, and their families, prevention of addiction, harm reduction models, evidence-based models for couple and family treatment, recovery models, peer support models, and motivational interviewing.
Average GPA: 3.99
Grade distribution records: 190 students across 7 terms.
Grade distribution
| Grade | Students | Percent |
|---|---|---|
| A | 184 | 96.8% |
| A- | 6 | 3.2% |
Based on 190 student grade records across 7 terms and 4 professors.
Instructors
- Louis D Willoughby 100 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Sue Harris 40 students, Average GPA 4.00
- Angelica Galvan 21 students, Average GPA 3.97
- Liliyan Avansian 17 students, Average GPA 4.00