2003 / 2004 - Bellevue College

Course Descriptions
ALDAC 199
Individual Studies in Alcohol &
Drug Studies • V1-3 CR
Covers directed readings, special projects, and independent
study by an individual student.
ALDAC 204
Adolescent Addiction:
Assessment & Treatment • 2 CR
Reviews signs, symptoms, and patterns of drug use
and abuse among adolescents. Students learn effective
and appropriate screening and evaluation
methods. Prerequisite: ALDAC 106 or permission of
director.
ALDAC 206
Group Process in Chemical
Dependency Treatment • 3 CR
Presents the theory, dynamics, goals, and methods
of chemical dependency group work. Students develop
group facilitation skills. Prerequisite: ALDAC
106 or permission of director.
ALDAC 207
HIV/AIDS Risk Intervention & Blood
Borne Pathogens • 1 CR
Provides DASA-approved HIV/AIDS and air/blood
borne pathogens training, as required to become a
Chemical Dependency Counselor. Students must
attend all sessions to earn the DASA certificate.
Prerequisite: ALDAC 101.
ALDAC 208
Overview of Mental Health &
DSM-IV • 3 CR
Covers assessment and treatment strategies for the
mentally ill, chemically addicted client. Students
become familiar with the DSM-IV and psychotropic
medications. Required for CCDC II or CDS II
certification. Prerequisite: ALDAC 106 or permission
of director.
ALDAC 210
ADIS Instructor Training • 3 CR
Prepares chemical dependency counselors or trainees
to teach the state-required course for nonchemically
dependent persons convicted of driving
while intoxicated (“alcohol & drug information
school”). Students must attend all sessions to earn
a DASA certificate.
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ALDAC 212
Ethics & Professionalism in
Chemical Dependency • 2 CR
Compares codes of ethics for chemical dependency
professionals to codes from other disciplines. Students
examine the origins of personal and professional
values. Prerequisite: ALDAC 106 or permission
of director.
ALDAC 215
Chemical Dependency &
the Law • 2 CR
Provides alcohol and drug abuse counselors with
up-to-date information on addictions and the law
as found in the Washington Administrative Code.
Prerequisite: ALDAC 106 or permission of director.
ALDAC 220
Addiction Counseling Clinical
Practicum • 3 CR
Provides work experience under qualified supervision
in a DASA-certified facility. Designed to meet
Washington Administrative Code requirements
(WAC 246-811-048). Prerequisite: Permission of director.
ALDAC 230
Introduction to Family Systems:
Intervention/Prevention • 3 CR
Examines techniques for early and long-term treatment
of chemical dependency with focus on
counseling families, couples, and significant others.
Students learn the “developmental model for recovery”
and intervention and prevention techniques
within family systems of culturally diverse, chemically
dependent populations. Prerequisite: ALDAC
101, 105, and 106; or permission of director.
ALDAC 294/295/296/297
Special Topics in Alcohol & Drug
Studies • V1-3 CR
Allows specialized or in-depth study of subjects
supplementing the alcohol and drug studies curriculum.
Topics are announced in the class schedule.
ALDAC 298
Seminar in Alcohol &
Drug Studies • V1-3 CR
Includes seminars and workshops for which college
credit is offered. Topics are announced in the class
schedule.
ALDAC 299
Individual Studies in Alcohol &
Drug Studies • V1-3 CR
Covers directed readings, special projects, and independent
study by an individual student.
American Studies
ARTS & HUMANITIES DIVISION
Courses in American Studies offer students a
unique opportunity to examine change and continuity
in American culture. The focus on American
life and society provides an understanding of our
own culture as well as its impact on other countries
in the world. American Studies uses a multidisciplinary
approach to draw upon the special
interests of faculty from many departments in the
college.
Both the flexibility and the stimulating topics
of American Studies are primary reasons for students
to enroll in this program’s courses. In addition,
its courses enable students to analyze and
evaluate aspects of American identity and the
products of culture.
AMST 101
Introduction to
American Myth • V3-5 CR
Analyzes the myth of “America” as found in
American life and thought, literature, the arts, and
the mass media. Students get an overview of the
field of American Studies as it relates to other disciplines.
Students apply critical thinking skills to
their own value systems.
AMST 102
Introduction to
American Culture • 2 CR
Examines central themes of American Studies as
they relate to other disciplines. Themes can include
The American Dream; Comparative Culture:
U.S. and Asia; Immigration in American
Life, and others.
AMST 103
American Art & Architecture • 5 CR
Compares five regions of the U.S., emphasizing
the cultural diversity that has influenced the art
and architecture of each. Same as ART 103. Either
AMST 103 or ART 103 may be taken for
credit, not both.