ADCN 512 Group Dynamics

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

Each person involved in both professional counseling and helping ministries find that group work can be an important strategy for conducting their daily work. Therefore, knowledge of group theory and the development of group leadership skills are essential to the student becoming a more effective practitioner in either setting.

Note: This is the 8-week, online version of the ADCN 512 Group Dynamics course. It is intended for the student who already has experience working in the field of addiction with direct client contact, which includes the use of basic counseling skills and some type of group counseling experience. The student is encouraged to take the intensive version of the course, especially if he or she does not have such experience.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Discussions (3)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to provide a thread in response to the provided prompt. Each thread must be at least 400 words, incorporate at least 3 citations from course textbooks and 1 from the Bible in current APA format, and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to the thread of at least 1 classmate. Each reply must be at least 200 words and include at least 2 citations of peer-reviewed scholarly journals or textbooks in APA format. APA formatted references lists are required for all posts.

Motivational Interviewing Techniques Assignments (2)

There will be specific group counseling videos that need to be reviewed and the skills used in the video reviewed. In addition, where skills are not used that could have been used needs to be discussed. The student will complete a specific rating/review form for each of these assignments. More information can be found in the instructions for this assignment.

Group Proposal Paper: Topic Assignment

The student will develop a topic proposal paper that clearly articulates what the focus of his or her Group Proposal Paper will be. The student should include specific information on what type of addiction group the student will be planning (support, psycho-educational, or treatment type of addiction group). Also, the student will discuss what population his or her group proposal will be focusing on (adolescents, court-mandated adults, offenders, parents, etc.) and the reason this type of group is needed. This assignment must consist of a 2 complete page rationale with citations included in current APA format.

Group Proposal Paper: Final Assignment

The student will submit a written substance use Group Proposal Paper for a group the student would like to lead in the future. Included in this assignment is learning to describe leadership approaches, screening and selection of group members, selection and use of group methods. This group needs to be for 4 (1.5 hour) sessions.

Quiz

The student will purchase the correct background check option from the LUO Bookstore and: 

1. Upload receipt of purchase showing proof of purchase.
2. Confirm completion of creating an account and acknowledge that appointment has been made to complete getting fingerprints taken. 
3. Confirm that fingerprints have been mailed per instructions. 

Quizzes (18)

There are 18 quizzes that cover the Textbook material. The quizzes have 10 multiple-choice questions each and are timed, open-book/open-notes quizzes. The student will have 1 attempt and 20 minutes to complete each quiz.

The student will rate him/herself on the 9 dispositions required for this program. The quiz will contain 9 multiple-choice questions and 1 essay question and is limited to 1 hour. The student is allowed 1 attempt to complete the quiz.