Addictive Behaviours

About this subject

• What you'll learn

  Upon successful completion of this subject, the student should be able to: 

  1. Communicate theories and processes of the main models of addiction treatment in an accessible and culturally sensitive way.
  2. Facilitate client engagement by synthesising relevant information, assessing psychosocial needs, aligning treatments and refining referral capabilities.
  3. Use a variety of addiction counselling skills when working with clients.
  4. Apply self-reflective processes to evaluate your own addiction counselling competence.

• Topics covered

• Description

• Assessments

• Textbooks

• About University of Tasmania

Entry requirements

Part of a degree

To enrol in this subject you must be accepted into one of the following degrees:

Core

• TAS-COU-GDI-2025 - Graduate Diploma in Counselling

Prior study

You must either have successfully completed the following subject(s) before starting this subject, or enrol in the following subject(s) to study at the same time or prior to this subject:

• TAS-KHA501-Counselling Skills 1

Additional requirements

• Other requirements - Teaching Arrangement: 3 x 3hr workshops; 4 x 1hr live online discussions, 10hrs per week online content and activities.

Study load

0.125 EFTSL

This is in the range of 10 to 12 hours of study each week.

Equivalent full time study load (EFTSL) is one way to calculate your study load. One (1.0) EFTSL is equivalent to a full-time study load for one year.

Find out more information on Commonwealth Loans to understand what this means to your eligibility for financial support.