Aug 24, 2026

GRCC Curriculum Database (2026-2027 Academic Year)

CJ 275 - Addiction Treatment with Diverse Populations

Description
This course provides a review of the legal, ethical, and professional responsibilities required of addiction treatment professionals. The course includes an examination of the special needs, issues, and interventions for diverse populations with chemical dependency issues, including an overview of counseling models and the design of culturally sensitive intervention strategies.

Credit Hours: 3
Contact Hours: 3
Prerequisites/Other Requirements: C or Higher in the following courses: CJ 243 and CJ 245 and CJ 246 OR Instructor Consent
English Prerequisite(s): None
Math Prerequisite(s): None
Course Corequisite(s): None
Academic Program Prerequisite: None
Consent to Enroll in Course: No Department Consent Required
Dual Enrollment Allowed?: Yes
Number of Times Course can be taken for credit: 1
Programs Where This Course is a Requirement:
Addiction Studies Certificate, Corrections, A.A.A.S., Juvenile Services, A.A.A.S.

Other Courses Where This Course is a Prerequisite: None
Other Courses Where this Course is a Corequisite: None
Other Courses Where This course is included in within the Description: None

General Education Requirement:
None
General Education Learner Outcomes (GELO):
NA
Course Learning Outcomes:

Understand ethical and professional responsibility.
Apply legal and confidentiality standards.
Understand addiction models and counseling methodologies.
Assess and diagnose substance abuse.
Screen, assess, and plan treatment.
Address co-occurring disorders and treatment impediments.
Provide culturally competent and individualized counseling.
Facilitate positive outcomes and crisis intervention.
Use critical thinking and problem-solving.

Course Outline:
I. Legal, Ethical, and Professional Responsibility

A. Ethical/Unethical Theories, Concepts and Issues

B. Schools of Ethical Thought (Pleasure, Morality, Religion, Utilitarianism)

C. Ethics in Criminal Justice/Addiction

D. Professional Code of Conduct

1. Definition of Profession

a. Criminal Justice Professional

b. Addictions Professional

2. Influence of Personal Issues and Beliefs

a. Appearance of Impropriety and Conflict of Interest

b. Ends/Means Justification

c. Addiction/Free Will Discussion

3. Recognition of Code of Conduct by Professional Organization

a. Enforcement of Standard of Conduct

H. Legal Requirements/Guidelines for Conduct of Criminal Justice Professional or Certified Addictions Counselor

1. Agency Rules or Policies

2. Certification or Licensure Board Rules and Policies

3. State and Local Statutes, Court Decisions and Policies

4. Federal Statutes, Court Decision, and Policies

a. Federal Confidentiality Guidelines and Penalties

b. HIPPA Privacy Act Requirements

5. Ethical and legal conflicts between professional responsibility and organization policy

6. Standard of Treatment

a. Evaluation of Agency and Individual Roles and Legal Responsibility

II. Addictions Treatment

A. Admission to Treatment

1. Mandated/Non-voluntary

2. Voluntary Client Directed

B. Treatment Settings

1. Types of Facilities

2. Pharmacological Treatment

3. Self-help Models of Treatment

4. Intervention

C. Models of Addiction

D. Counseling Skills for Addicted Clients

E. Group Treatment of Addiction

1. Cognitive Behavior Therapy

2. Dialectical Behavior Therapy

3. Rational Emotive and Reality Therapy

4. Other

III. Case Management Skills, Monitoring, and Client Supervision

A. Screening and Assessment

1. Client Engagement and Assessment of Readiness for Change

2. Diagnosis

3. DSM-V

B. Treatment Planning

1. ASAM Placement Criteria

C. Case Management

D. Aftercare

E. Resources and Services

F. Impediments to Treatment

1. Physical and Mental Abuse

2. Ethnicity, Race, and Social Class

3. Criminal Offenses

G. Recovery and Relapse Prevention Management

IV. Clinical Treatment Issues/Special Populations

A. Addiction Issues for Older Adults

B. Addiction Issues for Adolescents

C. Addiction Issues for Women

D Addiction Issues for Men

V. Family and Community Issues

VI. Co-Occurring Disorders

A. Definition of Co-Occurring Disorders

1. Relationship between mental disorder and substance abuse

2. Treatment implication

3. Mental Disorder Definition

4. ASAM Placement Criteria

B. Screening and Assessment for Co-Occurring Disorder

C. Development of Successful Therapeutic relationships

D. Continuing Care and Discharge Planning

1. Housing

2. Case Management Services

3. Medication Management

4. Positive Peer Network

5. Family Education

VII. Relapse Strategies

A. Stages of Relapse

B. Coping Strategies

VIII. Multicultural Interaction

A. Definition

B. Counseling Strategies for Diverse Cultures

C. Developing Culturally Competent Skills

IX. Crisis Intervention

A. Assessment

B. Strategies

X. Client Education

A. Addiction Information

B. Resources

XI. Collaboration with Community Stakeholders

A. Criminal Justice System

B. Addiction Community

C. Funding Sources

D. Governmental Oversight

XII. Writing Skills/Reports

A. Assessment

B. Treatment Plan

C. Case Management

D. Discharge Summary

XIII. Associated Behavioral Addictions

A. Gambling, Internet, Social Media

B. Sexual, Romantic Relationships,Food

C. Exercise, Shopping, Work, etc

XIV. Family and Community Support

Course aligned with performance standards and skill set required by the Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals (MCBAP)

Approved for Online and Hybrid Delivery?:
Yes
Instructional Strategies:

Lecture: 30-35%
Mediated Instruction: 5-10%
Objective Assignments: 15-20%
Written Journal Research/Reviews: 10-15%
Client Advocacy Project: 15-20%
Grant Writing Project: 15-20%

Mandatory Course Components:
Client Assessment/Treatment Planning/Case Management/Discharge Project
Equivalent Courses:
None

Accepted GRCC Advanced Placement (AP) Exam Credit: None
AP Min. Score: NA
Name of Industry Recognize Credentials: None

Course prepares students to seek the following external certification:
No
Course-Specific Placement Test: None
Course Aligned with ARW/IRW Pairing: IRW 101 (Previously IRW 99)

Mandatory Department Assessment Measures:
Addiction Studies Assessment and Treatment Planning Writing Rubric

GRCC Course Type:
Program Requirement: Meets the learning needs of students in a specific GRCC program.
Course Format:
Lecture - 1:1
Total Lecture Hours Per Week: 3
People Soft Course ID Number: 104007
Course CIP Code: 43.9999
Maximum Course Enrollment: 26
Course Software Utilized: None

High School Articulation Agreements exist?: No
If yes, with which high schools?: NA
Non-Credit GRCC Articulation Agreement With What Area: No
Identify the Non Credit Programs this Course is Accepted: NA

School: School of Business & Industry
Department: Criminal Justice
Discipline: CJ
Faculty Credential Requirements:
Certification/License Requirement (list below), Master’s Degree (GRCC general requirement), Professionally qualified through work experience in field (Perkins Act or Other) (list below)
Faculty Credential Requirement Details:
Current valid certification by the Michigan Certification Board for Addiction Professionals or advanced degree specifically in Addiction Studies is required.

Minimum 4000 hours of professional employment related to Addiction.

Major Course Revisions: N/A
Last Revision Date Effective: 20260219T14:45:29
Course Review & Revision Year: 2030-2031