Fall 2025 - Adjunct Faculty, MTSU Department of Social Work

Provides an overview of issues related to substance abuse. Addresses the role of social workers and other helping professionals, models of addiction, treatment and recovery. Introduces evidence-based intervention strategies and the effects of addiction on family systems and communities.This is a designated EXL course.

Emphasis on recurring themes in social welfare policy development processes, historical turning points; societal ethics; causal relationship--social problems, social change, and social welfare policy analytical frameworks for assessing social welfare policy and programs.