Intervention in Addictive Behaviours

Code:

PJD10

Acronym:

ICA

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CNAEF	Psychology

Instance: 2023/2024 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Psychology
Course/CS Responsible:	Master Degree in Psychology

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
MPSIC	28	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2021	1	-	6	54	162

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

At the end of this course, students should:

1. 
   

   Carry out a critical analysis of the general concepts and strategies of intervention in alcohol and drugs and behavioral addictions;

   
   


2. 
   

   Conduct a comprehensive assessment of problems related to addictive behaviors;

   
   


3. 
   

   Plan and develop drug prevention strategies;

   
   


4. 
   

   Plan and develop motivational interventions appropriate to the individual's stage of change;

   
   


5. 
   

   Plan and develop intervention strategies based on the Brief Interventions model.

   
   


6. 
   

   Develop intervention strategies for addictive behaviors based on the cognitive-behavioral model.

   
   

Learning outcomes and competences

Students will devellop their knowledge on addictive behaviours, specially regarding drug use and misuse, and on different intervention dimensions: prevention, treatment and reintegration. They will also learn the main concepts and theoretical background of addictology and will develop skills in order to work as psychologists of addictive behaviours in the future.

Working method

Presencial

Program

1. Definitions, scope and trends in intervention on addictive behaviors

Description and critical analysis of concepts in addictive behaviours. Global intervention perspectives in addictive behaviors. The Portuguese drug strategy.

1. Assessment of addictive behaviors

Objectives of screening and assessment procedures in the field of drug abuse and addiction. Assessments relevant for understanding the relapse process. The DSM-V diagnoses. Screening and assessment tests. 

1. Drug prevention

Evolution of drug prevention. Universal, selective and indicated programs. Main drug prevention approaches. Quality criteria for drug prevention programs.

1. Treatment approaches

Motivational interviewing. Cognitive therapy and cognitive-behavioural approaches. Brief interventions. 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-practical classes combine the exposure of contents and the and discussion of didactic videos about intervention strategies related with addictive behaviors. Demonstration and training of specific skills are achieved by performing role-plays and other guided activities.

keywords

Health sciences
General programmes > Basic programmes
General programmes > Basic programmes
Social sciences
General programmes > Basic programmes > Basic programmes
Humanities

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

designation	Weight (%)
Teste	100,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	108,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

No mandatory presence.

Calculation formula of final grade

The final grade is obtained through the weighted average of the marks obtained in  two tests distributed throughout the semester.

 

Examinations or Special Assignments

Do not exist.

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

Students who are exempted by law from attendance at classes must take the final exam (for their evaluation, the criterion of participation in the classes will not be taken into account).

Classification improvement

Students will be able to register for an exam in case of failure or lack of tests at the time of appeal in the year in which the student attended the curricular unit. As for the improvement of classification, this is foreseen only once, until the time of appeal of the school year subsequent to the one in which they obtained approval and in which the curricular unit has foreseen final examination.The final classification in the curricular unit is the highest, between the one that had been obtained initially and that which results from the improvement of classification made.