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Katherine Ott Walter, Adviser
Phone: (540) 568-8972
Email: ottwalmk@jmu.edu
Substance Abuse Prevention
This cross disciplinary substance abuse prevention minor provides the student with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to assist communities in designing science-based prevention programs to encourage healthy attitudes and behaviors towards alcohol, tobacco and other drugs. Course work in this minor will help prepare the student for the Certified Prevention Professionals, ATOD exam, which they can take after one year of prevention-related paid work experience and additional prevention-specific training.
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Required Courses |
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One of the following (foundational knowledge): |
3 |
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HTH 230. Community Health |
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HHS 415. Ethical Decision-Making in Healthcare: An Interprofessional Approach |
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One of the following (education and skill development): |
3 |
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PSYC 308. Health Psychology |
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One of the following (alcohol, tobacco and other drug-specific): |
3 |
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PSYC 285. Drugs and Behavior |
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HTH 378. The Use and Effects of Drugs |
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One of the following (public policy-specific): |
3 |
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PPA 359. Policy Analysis |
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PPA 462. Social Welfare and Local Policy |
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SOWK 335. Social Policy (SOWK majors only) |
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One of the following (population-specific): |
3 |
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PSYC 250. Introduction to Abnormal Psychology |
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PSYC 335. Abnormal Psychology |
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SOWK 386. Youth Empowerment Strategies |
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SOWK 387. Working with Teenagers |
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Required Capstone Course |
3 |
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HTH 458. Program Planning and Evaluation |
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HTH 389. Practicum/Internship (Optional) 1 |
1-3 |
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18-21 |
1 This course is required for students whose major does not have a practicum or internship. Students may complete 30 hours for 1 credit, 60 hours for 2 credits or 90 hours for 3 credits in the field of ATOD prevention/education.