Studies

Continuing education in drug- and addiction related problems

Social

Part-time

Oslo

Norwegian

60 credits

Supported by Lånekassen

The specialization programme in drug- and addiction related problems aims to stimulate professional and personal confidence and provide increased competence when dealing with patients with drug- and addiction related problems, their next-of-kin and collaborative partners.

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Continuing education in drug- and addiction related problems

Objective

The students will develop skills and expertise to provide professional and interdisciplinary help and care to people with drug- and addiction related problems and be equipped to activate the patient's, client's or user's inherent resources. The programme is suitable for professionals who wish to strengthen and develop their skills and expertise in order to provide the best possible care to people with drug- and addiction related problems.

Content

Drug policies and treatment history
History of ideas within the field of drug- and addiction
Socio-political constraints and legislation
The concept of addiction
Ethics and user participation
Damage reducing approaches
Philosophy of science and methods
Drug- and addiction related problems in a family- and network perspective
Traumas and post-traumatic stress disorders
Addiction prevention
Mental disorders and drug abuse
Treatment research and treatment assessment
Relationships, communication and interaction
The relationship between power and help
Drug-use and gender
Secondary traumas/compassion fatigue

Counselling

The specialization programme in drug- and addiction related problems requires 80 hours of group counselling during the course of study. Students are responsible for the counselling and must pay the extra costs for these sessions. The university must approve the academic counsellor who will, at the end of the programme, confirm in writing that the student has attended the counselling sessions.

Courses

Basic ideology and theory
Specialization in theory and research methods
Livssyn, verdier og relasjoner i profesjonell praksis
Vurdering av kvalitet i tjenesteutøvelse
Forebygging av arbeidsrelatert stress
Forprosjekt til fordypningsoppgave
Fordypningsoppgave

Facts and fees

Campus

Oslo

Class code

VURUS

Full or part-time

Part-time

Credits

Length of study

2 years

Fiancial Support

Yes

Students admitted

Language

Norwegian

Admission requirements

Yes

Deltid VUDUR 2021-2022

NOK 600 Semester fee
NOK 320 Student fee
Tuition NOK 11400
Total tuition and fees NOK 12320

Programansvarlig

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Organization of studies

Part-time over two years. The programme is completed with two five-days sessions each semester. In addition, there is a two-days session after submission of the examination (specialization assignment) at the end of the spring semester in the second year of study. Nine sessions total. The lectures take place during the day.

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Application deadline

15. April 2021

Admission for the study is closed

Admission requirements

Bachelorgrad (180 studiepoeng) eller annen grad eller utdanning på tilsvarende nivå av minimum tre års omfang innenfor helse- og sosialfag eller andre relevante fagområder.

Minst ett års yrkespraksis med relevans for rusfeltet etter endt utdanning. Studenten må være i minst 50% stilling med relevans for rusfeltet under utdanningen.

Du har også mulighet til å søke på grunnlag av realkompetanse.

Dokumentasjonskrav

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Vitnemål fra bachelorgrad

Signert(e) arbeidsattest(er) som inneholder fra dato og til dato, hvor du har jobbet og stillingsprosent. Attesten(e) må dokumentere at du har hatt pasient/-klientarbeid i minst ett år etter endt utdanning, og at du i studietiden skal arbeide i minst 50 % stilling med relevans for rusfeltet.

CV og arbeidsavtaler/-kontrakter godkjennes ikke som dokumentasjon på arbeidspraksis.

Søkere med utenlandsk utdanning må dokumentere at de oppfyller krav til norsk- og engelskkunnskaper i Forskrift om opptak til høgre utdanning (For-2017-01-06-13).

About rating applicants

When applicants are being rated, VID's supplementary provisions for admission are used. Read the provisions

Questions about admission?

Alexander Didriksen, studiekonsulent, Oslo, phone: +47 22 96 37 90, e-mail: opptak@vid.no

Courses

Not ready for a full degree? Courses can ve taken without admission to a full study programme. The following courses are offered, that is related to this study.

Perspektiver på rus- og avhengighetsproblematikk. Apply before: 16. May 2022.