COUN 5160 ISSUES IN COUNSELING: TOPICS IN PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
WEEK ONE : INTRODUCTION, & BASIC PHYSIOLOGY, NEUROANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY, NEUROPHARMACOLOGY,
Readings: Sinacola/Peters-Strickland , Chapters 1-4,
Debate/Class Presentation: Introduction and Discussion of Podcast with Jonathan Metzl
Video/guest speaker
Book discussion
WEEK TWO : UNIPOLAR DEPRESSION AND ANTI-DEPRESSANTS
Readings: Sinacola/Peters-Strickland Chapter 5
Debate/Class Presentation: ADHD - Does it Exist?
Video/guest speaker
Medications
Book discussion
WEEK THREE : BIPOLAR DISORDERS, MOOD STABILIZERS
Readings: Sinacola/Peters-Strickland Chapter 6
Debate/Class Presentation: Medical Marijuana- Medical Need Or Slippery Slope?
Video/guest speaker
Book discussion
WEEK FOUR : ANXIETY AND ANXIOLYTICS
readings: Sinacola/Peters-Strickland Chapter 7
Debate/Class Presentation: Do Antidepressants lead to Suicide?
Video/guest speaker
Book discussion
WEEK FIVE : PSYCHOSIS & ANTI-PSYCHOTICS
readings: Sinacola/Peters-Strickland Chapter 8
Debate/Class Presentation: Should Psychologists Prescribe Medicines?
Video/guest speaker
Book discussion
WEEK SIX : ADD/ADHD AND MEDICAL TREATMENT
readings: Sinacola/Peters-Strickland Chapter 9
Debate/Class Presentation: Should Pharmacists be Allowed to Deny Prescriptions on Grounds of Conscience?
Video/guest speaker
Book discussion
WEEK SEVEN : COGNITIVE DYSFUNCTION, ALZHEIMER’S AND DEMENTIA
readings: Sinacola/Peters-Strickland Chapter 10
Debate/Class Presentation: Drug advertising, does it Enhance Patient Autonomy?
Video/guest speaker:
Book discussion
WEEK EIGHT : INSOMNIA AND SLEEP DISORDERS
readings: Sinacola/Peters-Strickland Chapter 11
Debate/Class Presentation:Cognitive Enhancement, Viagra for the Brain?
Video/guest speaker
Book discussion
Final Paper due
WEEK NINE : OTC MEDICATIONS AND NATURAL REMEDIES, OTHER ISSUES
readings: Sinacola/Peters-Strickland Chapter 12-14
Video/guest speaker
Book discussion
Final exam and course conclusion.