330.654.01
Seminar on Drug Abuse Program Planning in Developing Countries IV

Location
East Baltimore
Term
4th Term
Department
Mental Health
Credit(s)
3
Academic Year
2012 - 2013
Instruction Method
TBD
Class Time(s)
Tu, Th, 3:30 - 5:20pm
Auditors Allowed
Yes, with instructor consent
Available to Undergraduate
No
Grading Restriction
Letter Grade or Pass/Fail
Course Instructor(s)
Pierre Alexandre
Contact Name
Pierre Alexandre
Frequency Schedule
Every Year
Description
Discusses conceptual and policy issues related to substance abuse in the U.S., including definitions of use and dependence; social and political contexts; scientific bases for public health response; national policy alternatives; public awareness, community action, and school-based approaches to prevention; and theories of treatment. Students give presentations on the extent of substance use and abuse in developing countries, including proposals to mitigate some aspect of substance abuse. Students also prepare a paper on a current topic.
Learning Objectives
Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  1. use the internet to assemble information describing the geographic, political, economic and cultural parameters which may affect the types and level of psychoactive subst
  2. conduct a national needs assessment using country based data on the extent and patterns of substance abuse and will be able to describe the policies, regulations and public health resp
  3. develop and defend a proposal for improvement of a specific substance abuse problem in their country In each term, students practice leadership skills in presenting and defending proposals for prevention, tre
Enrollment Restriction
Must be a Humphrey Fellows in drug abuse or have consent of instructor.
Instructor Consent
Consent required for all students
Consent Note
Students not in Humphrey Fellows program.
Consent Contact
pialexan@jhsph.edu
Special Comments

Course is held in departmental space.