Instructors: Mrs.
Margo Rizk, M.A., Christian Counselor
E-mail:
mmrizk1@msn.com
Phone:
412-793-1868
Course Description:
This course examines the
effect of addictions on people. Drug use and drug abuse,
effects of abuse, adolescent drug use, and sexual addiction.
Principles for counseling the addict are explored.
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of the
course, students will:
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Understand what is
addiction?
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What lay counselors should
know about drugs
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The warning signs and
treatment of substance abuse, the addiction cycle,
recovery from addiction, and a spiritual road to recovery
Required Text:
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Caring for people
God’s way; Tim Clinton, ED.D, Archibald Hart,
PhD, George Ohlschlager, J.D. AACC. And Thomas
Nelson Publishers
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False Intimacy:
Understanding the struggle of sexual addiction, Harry
W. Schaumburg, PhD. Nave Pres
On-Site Lesson Schedule:
Readings Prior to Arrival: The first three
chapters in False Intimacy: Understanding the struggle
of sexual addiction The Instructor will give an
overview of the course and will emphasize the important
points.
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Grading Scale:
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Test Schedule |
Percentage of
course grade |
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A 90-100
B 80-89
C 70-79
D 60-69
F below 60 |
Test 1: Lessons 1-6
Test 2: Lessons
7-12
Research paper |
30%
30%
40% |
Course Requirements:
1. Attending the course’s
lectures in the announced conference.
2. Having daily access to the
Internet and basic typing skills.
3. Turning assignments after
the dead line may reduce the score by 25 %
4. There will be a
comprehensive final exam which will be following all the
rest of the work that has been completed and turned in.
Distance Learning Lesson
Schedule:
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Week |
Lesson |
Text Book Assignment |
Test Schedule |
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Week 1 |
Addictions: A
Multifaceted Christian Approach |
Page 247 Ref # 1 |
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Week 2 |
Gambling, Spending, and
Credit Abuse |
Page 289 Ref # 1 |
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Week 3 |
What Is Sexual
Addiction? |
Page 13 Ref # 2 |
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Week 4 |
Sexually Addictive
Behaviors |
Page 35 Ref # 2 |
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Week 5 |
What Causes Sexual
Addiction? |
Page 57 Ref # 2 |
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Week 6 |
Hope for Those Who Are
Sexually Addicted |
Page 75 Ref # 2 |
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Test 1 Lessons 1-6 |
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Week 7 |
The Recovering Marriage |
Page 131 Ref # 2 |
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Week 8 |
Women and False Intimacy |
Page 149 Ref # 2 |
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Week 9 |
Preventing Sexual
Addiction in Your Children |
Page 161 Ref # 2 |
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Week 10 |
Sexual Addiction in the
Church |
Page 187 Ref # 2 |
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Week 11 |
The Church as a Healing
Community |
Page 207 Ref # 2 |
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Week 12 |
Indicators of Childhood
Sexual Abuse |
Page 237 Ref # 2 |
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Test 2 Lessons 7-12
& Research paper |
Research paper:
Choose one of these areas
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Restoring a marriage that
has been damaged by addiction.
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Explore any three of this
addictive behavior: food (compulsive overeating, bulimia),
Work and success, control, money (overspending, hoarding,
gambling), approval (the need to please people),
materialism (obsession with acquiring things),
preoccupation with entertainment (video, computers,
movies, music), Obsession with physical beauty
Note:
Your paper should be a minimum
of five pages and five references (other than the text
book).
1. First page is the title
page (title, your name, instructor’s name, course name)
2. Abstract (summary).
3. Your paper
4. Last page is the reference
page
