The American Psychological Association, in consultation with Carlo DiClemente, Ph.D., and made possible through grant funding from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), has created a Substance Use Disorders curriculum that was designed to address the need for graduate-level psychology education and training in the assessment and treatment of substance use disorders (SUDs). Please access the APA Substance Use Disorders curriculum on the APA Website.
The Society of Addiction Psychology has curated a repository of addiction course syllabi, that have been reviewed by a small group of members of the Education and Training Committee of the Society of Addiction Psychology.
We make no claim that these syllabi are flawless or represent best practice; they were reviewed by our committee and are made available here as examples of syllabi that may be used or revised and used to teach a variety of levels of courses related to Addiction Psychology.
Appropriate credit for ideas found in or used from a syllabus should be indicated as outlined in the APA code of ethics. If you would like to submit your syllabi for possible inclusion, please send an electronic copy or URL to Dr. Michael Madson at mmadson@adler.edu.
Click on the class name to view the syllabus.
Undergraduate Level
| Class Title | Instructor | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Addiction | Stacey Daughters | 3 |
| Addictive Behaviors | Michael MacLean | 3 |
| Addictions Counseling | Natalie J. Stevenson | 3 |
| Addictions Counseling | Ellen Vaughan | 3 |
| Addictions Counseling | Michael Madson | 2 |
| Alcohol Use Disorder | Katie Witkiewitz | 3 |
| Alcohol Use Disorders | Cassandra Boness | 3 |
| Alcohol, Other Drug Problems and Prevention | Sara Chavez | 3 |
| Aging and Addiction | Angela Broadus and Teresa Sacks | 3 |
| Chemical Dependency | Seema L. Clifasefi | 3 |
| Co-Occurring Disorders | Roger Peters | 3 |
| Current Topics in Clinical Psychology: Addictive Behaviors | Ashely Gearhardt | 3 |
| Drugs and Behavior | Michael Madson | 3 |
| Drugs and Behavior (ONLINE) | Hallie Jordan | 3 |
| Drugs and Behavior | Adrian Bravo | 3 |
| Evaluation and Treatment of Addictive Behaviors | Laura Holt | 3 |
| Legal and Ethical Aspects of Addictions Counseling | James Sorensen | 1 |
| Psychology of Addiction | Sarah Dermody | 4 |
| Psychology of Addictive Behaviors | Bruce Liese | 3 |
Graduate Level
