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The Diploma in Addiction Studies addresses head-on the very serious challenge addiction throws at Irish society today. It responds to the changing landscape of addiction treatment by providing a sound theoretical knowledge as well as discussing practical and social issues. It provides indicators for further study and training in the field.
This programme provides students with an understanding of the major theories of addiction and the models of treatment of addiction. These range from the pharmacological maintenance approach to the therapeutic community/abstinence approach. It looks at the theories of the cause of addiction as well as at how theories inform treatment practice and social policies.
Programme Content
- The meaning and nature of addiction
- Predominant theories of causation – biological, psychological, sociological and cultural
- Theoretical orientations in the treatment of addiction – medical, pharmacological, spiritual, psychological and psychoanalytic
- Models of treatment
- Dual diagnosis, psychiatry and addiction
- Familial effects of addiction – family issues, co-dependency and therapeutic interventions
- Societal effects – health, gender issues, drug using subculture, deviance and criminality, social policy and National Drugs Strategy
- Contemporary concerns – the extent to which addiction influences behaviours such as gambling, sexual behaviour, self harming, eating disorders, internet use and so forth.
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