Intervention in Addictive Behaviours

Code:

P721

Acronym:

ICA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
OFICIAL	Psychology

Instance: 2009/2010 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Integrated Master Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MIPSI	20	Official Curricular Structure 2007/2008	4	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

The student must be able to:
- Characterize the main theoretical models in drug prevention
- Develop drug prevention strategies
- Identify the basic principles and strategies of the harm reduction model
- Explain the importance of motivation in addictive behaviours
- Develop motivational interventions in accordance with the change stage of the individual
- Describe the main objectives of relapse prevention strategies in addictive behaviors
- Develop strategies oriented for relapse prevention

Program

Chapter 1. Definitions and trends in intervention on addictive behaviours
Description and critical analysis of the concepts of addictive behaviour, drug abuse, dependency, recreational and problem drug use. Substance abuse: assessment and diagnosis. The DSM-IV-TR diagnoses. Individual clinical interviews. Global intervention perspectives in the addictive behaviours.

Chapter 2. Drug prevention
Historical evolution of drug prevention. Intuition, theoretical and emprirical based drug prevention strategies. The informative model: basic assumptions and evaluation results. The humanistic and the cognitive-behavioural drug prevention models: theoretical foundations and strategies. Quality criteria for drug prevention programs.

Chapter 3. The harm reduction model
basic principles and strategies of harm reduction. Integrating harm reduction and treatment. The Dutch model. Policies and programs in other European countries. Harm reduction for alcohol problems and for illicit substance use. Harm reduction and HIV/aids prevention.

Chapter 4. Treating drug abusers
Developments in treatment. Pharmacological treatment. Motivational interviewing. Cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioural approaches. The relapsing process and its prevention.

Mandatory literature

Coombs Robert Holman ed.; Handbook of addictive disorders. ISBN: ISBN 0-471-23502-4
ULL; Cognitive therapy of substance abuse. ISBN: ISBN 0-89862-115-1
Negreiros Jorge; Injecção de drogas, comportamento sexual e risco de VIH. ISBN: 972-8082-77-0
G. Alan Marlatt; Harm reduction:Pregmatic strategies for managing high risk behaviors, The Guilford Press, 1998. ISBN: 1-57230-825-7
Negreiros Jorge; Prevenção do abuso do álcool e drogas nos jovens. ISBN: 972-95896-1-5
Marlatt G. Alan 340; Relapse prevention. ISBN: 978-1-59385-641-0
Fonseca António Castro 070; Psicologia forense. ISBN: 972-40-2853-4
Miller William R.; Motivational interviewing. ISBN: 1-57230-563-0
Marlatt G. Alan co-aut.; Harm reducation. ISBN: ISBN 1-57230-397-2
Ken Winters; Brief Intervention: Clinician's manual, Hazelden, 2004. ISBN: 1-592285-170-3
Donovan Dennis M. 340; Assessment of addictive behaviors. ISBN: 978-1-59385-640-3
Denning Patt; Practicing harm reduction psychotherapy. ISBN: ISBN 1-57230-555-X

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical and practical

keywords

Health sciences
Humanities
General programmes > Basic programmes
Social sciences
Social Sciences, Commerce and Law > Basic programmes
General programmes > Basic programmes > Basic programmes
General programmes > Basic programmes

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	56,00
	Exame	2,00
	Trabalho escrito	38,00
	Exame	16,00
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
	Estudo autónomo	50
	Total:	50,00

Eligibility for exams

The student must attend 3/4 of the classes.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final classification is the mean of the grades from the theoretical component and the practical component and will be expressed in a scale from 0 to 20. Each component will contribute with 50% for the final classification. The evaluation of the practical component of the course will be based in the development of a written report about an intervention topic, from a list of themes previously presented to the students. Any activity, examination or report elaborated by the student must reach the minimum classification of 8 in a scale of 0 to 20.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Do not exist

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

In accordance with the regulations of the Faculty

Classification improvement

The improvement of the classification is based in the participation of another written examination. A new opportunity for the evaluation of the practical component is not allowed.