UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FOR COUNSELORS
UNDERSTANDING PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY FOR COUNSELORS
2015 Spring Term
Counselor Education 753
This course surveys basic neuropharmacology, the effects of various psychotropic drugs, and the actions of drugs used to treat mental disorders and drugs of abuse. The emphasis of the first part of the course is on basic principles of neuropharmacology, distribution and eliminations of drugs, drug-receptor interactions and dose-response relationships, structure of neurons, neurophysiological mechanisms involved in synaptic activity, and the distribution of specific neurotransmitter systems. The last two-thirds of the course examines the actions of specific drugs and their effects on behavior and their uses in biological psychiatry and/or their abuse in our society.
Other Requirements: PREREQ: COUNSED 718 AND COUNSED 722 AND ADMISSION TO MS COUNSELING PROGRAM OR CONSENT OF INSTRUCTOR
Class Schedule
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01-DIS 2680
3 Units
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01/20 - 05/19 (1) | W 5:30 PM - 8:00 PM |
Ricardo Broach
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