Substance Dependency Issues
Knowledge
The student:
- has advanced knowledge and understanding of all types of substance dependency. In particular, this involves substance-related illness and concurrent psychiatric disorders
- has in-depth knowledge of key approaches and treatment methods for this group of patients/users/clients
- has advanced knowledge of cooperation with users.
Skills
The student:
- is able to apply knowledge and skills to use and develop, independently, methods and ways of working that are appropriate in their own work
- is able to use knowledge and skills in the encounter with people and their relatives who experience problematic addiction-related issues
- is able to integrate knowledge and apply it in various praxis contexts.
General knowledge
The student:
- has analytical skills and can identify and visualise conditions that affect problematic substance dependency. In particular, this applies to substance addiction
- has keen ethical awareness concerning practical substance abuse work, knowledge development and research work
- is able to communicate the discipline's forms of expression.
Elective course.
Offered as independent course
Individual home exam, 2 weeks, counts 100/100 of the grade. Grading rule: Letter grades .
Work requirements in a group count for 0/100 of the grade. Grading rule: Approved/ Failed. Must be passed before a final grade in the course can be given.
Exam answers can be submitted in Scandinavian languages or in English.
The exam answer must always be made by the candidate personally.
For more information about ChatGPT or similar artificial intelligence - as well as source references, unregulated collaboration and plagiarism: See Guidelines for Examination Candidates at Nord University - Chancellor's decision 16.05.23 - www.nord.no/en/student/examinations-and-assessment