100624: Alcohol and Craving

About the Course:

Course material devoted to the important interplay of alcohol and craving. Approximately 60 pages of text.

Journal/Publisher:

Alcohol Research and Health

Publication Date:

Volume 23, no. 3, 1999

Recommended For:

This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, psychologists, and other human services and behavioral health professionals who seek knowledge about alcohol and craving. It is appropriate for participants with intermediate to advanced levels of knowledge about the topic.

Course Objectives:

1. Demonstrate knowledge of the defining features of cravings and the implications for treatment.

2. Identify methods for assessing craving and the potential clinical benefits of assessment.

3. Demonstrate knowledge of the behavioral, cognitive and physiological components of craving.

4. Understand the role of craving in unhealthy alcohol use and relapse.

5. Understand the importance of inter-connected approach and avoidance inclinations in the phenomena of craving.