Continuing education in drug- and addiction related problems
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
Class code
VURUS
Full or part-time
Part-time
Credits
60
Length of study
2 year
Fiancial Support
Students admitted
33
Language
Norwegian
Admission requirements
Deltid VURUS 2020-2021
- NOK 460 Semester fee
- NOK 320 Student fee
- Tuition NOK 11400
- Total tuition and fees NOK 12180
Part-time 2019–2020
- NOK 460 Semester fee
- NOK 320 Student fee
- Tuition NOK 11400
- Total tuition and fees NOK 12180
Part-time 2018–2019
- NOK 460 Semester fee
- NOK 270 Student fee
- Tuition NOK 11300
- Total tuition and fees NOK 12030
Teacher
Organization of studies
Application
Application deadline
10. May 2020
Admission for the study is closed
Admissions requirements
- 3-årig høgskoleutdanning i helse- eller sosialfag. Andre med tilsvarende bakgrunn kan også søke utdanningen.
- Minst ett års praksis i direkte pasient-/klientarbeid innen fagfeltet etter endt utdanning.
- Søkere må også under utdanningen ha minst halv stilling med klient-/pasientarbeid i forhold til mennesker med rusproblemer.
Du har også mulighet til å søke på grunnlag av realkompetanse.
Dokumentasjonskrav
Du skal laste opp følgende:
- 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 klienter/pasienter med rusproblemer.
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
Questions about admission?
- Øyvind Holter-Nilsen, student adviser, Oslo, e-mail: opptak@vid.no