Course Description
Addiction is one of the most ubiquitous forms of mental health disorders globally. In many countries its burden on health care is so excessive as to constitute a medical and economic crisis. As a consequence of the magnitude of this disorder many scholars, institutions, and clinicians have desperately sought to understand and address this complex phenomenon. Although many theories of addiction exist and our explanation of addiction has become more sophisticated, there are still serious shortcomings in our understanding. Furthermore, there is such a cornucopia of conflicting theories of addiction that for treatment providers, therapists, and policymakers it has become exceedingly difficult to integrate this vast field of knowledge into effective treatment.
Your Instructor – Guy du Plessis, BA, BA Honors, MA, PhD Candidate
Guy du Plessis, BA, BA Honors, MA, PhD Candidate, holds a BA in Psychological Counselling (cum laude), BA Honors in Psychology (cum laude), and MA in Psychology (cum laude) degrees from the University of South Africa, and is PhD Candidate at Stellenbosch University. He is a registered psychological counselor with the HPCSA, and has worked in the addiction treatment milieu for over 15 years as an addictions counselor, head of treatment, program & clinical director, trainer, and researcher. He is the author of the book An Integral Guide to Recovery: Twelve Steps and Beyond and has published numerous academic articles in the fields of addiction treatment and studies, theoretical psychology and philosophy. He is a Faculty Mentor in the School of Behavioral Sciences at California Southern University, Faculty member at the Wayne Institute for Advanced Psychotherapy at Bellarmine University, Researcher at Momentum Mental Healthcare SA, and Executive Director of the Mind-Body Bridging Institute.
Trimester Price List
Registration Type | Standard PRICE |
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LITE – Not currently available | $50 |
Immersive | $240 |
Academic Undergraduate | $300 |
Academic Master | $600 |
Academic Doctoral | $900 |
Introduction & Course Overview Lite
Module 2: Psychoactive Substances and the Brain Lite
- Psychoactive Substances and the Brain – Overview Lite
- Psychoactive Substances and the Brain – Video – The Three Primary Groups of Psychoactive Substances Part 1 Lite
- Psychoactive Substances and the Brain – Video – The Three Primary Groups of Psychoactive Substances Part 2 Lite
- Psychoactive Substances and the Brain – Video – The Three Primary Groups of Psychoactive Substances Part 3 Lite
- Psychoactive Substances and the Brain – Video – Psychoactive Substances and the Brain Reward System Lite
- Psychoactive Substances and the Brain – Video – The Effects of Addiction on the Brain Lite
- Psychoactive Substances and the Brain – Video – The Neurobiology of Addiction Part 1 Lite
- Psychoactive Substances and the Brain – Video – The Neurobiology of Addiction Part 2 Lite
- Psychoactive Substances and the Brain – Reflections Task Lite
- Psychoactive Substances and the Brain – Quiz – Addiction and the Brain Lite
- Psychoactive Substances and the Brain – Group Discussion Lite
Module 3: Theories of Addiction Lite
- Theories of Addiction – Overview Lite
- Theories of Addiction – Video – What is Addiction? Lite
- Theories of Addiction – Single Factor Models of Addiction Lite
- Theories of Addiction – Video – The 12 Steps Lite
- Theories of Addiction – The Psychodynamics of 12 Step Programs Part 1 Lite
- Theories of Addiction – The Psychodynamics of 12 Step Programs Part 2 Lite
- Theories of Addiction – Reflections Task Lite
- Theories of Addiction – Quiz – Theories of Addiction Lite
- Theories of Addiction – Group Discussion Lite
Module 4: Compound Models of Addiction Lite
- Compound Models of Addiction – Overview Lite
- Compound Models of Addiction – Video – Introduction to Compound Models of Addiction Lite
- Compound Models of Addiction – Video – Overview of Compound Models of Addiction Part 1 Lite
- Compound Models of Addiction – Video – Overview of Compound Models of Addiction Part 2 Lite
- Compound Models of Addiction – Video – The Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction Part 1 Lite
- Compound Models of Addiction – Video – The Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction Part 2 Lite
- Compound Models of Addiction – Video – The Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction Part 3 Lite
- Compound Models of Addiction – Critique of the Transtheoretical Model Lite
- Compound Models of Addiction – Reflections Task Lite
- Compound Models of Addiction – Group Discussion Lite
Module 5: Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction Lite
- Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction – Overview Lite
- Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction – Conceptual Chaos in Addiction Studies Lite
- Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction – Video – Critique of the Official View of Addiction Part 1 Lite
- Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction – Video – Critique of the Official View of Addiction Part 2 Lite
- Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction – Video – Alternative Views of Addiction Lite
- Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction – Critique of the Biopsychosocial Model Lite
- Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction – Reflections Task Lite
- Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction – Quiz – Conceptual Chaos in Addiction Studies Lite
- Beyond the Biopsychosocial Model of Addiction – Group Discussion Lite
Module 6: Introduction to Metatheory Lite
- Introduction to Metatheory – Overview Lite
- Introduction to Metatheory – Video – Metatheory Part 1 Lite
- Introduction to Metatheory – Metatheory Part 2 Lite
- Introduction to Metatheory – Metatheory Part 3 Lite
- Introduction to Metatheory – Integral Metatheory Lite
- Introduction to Metatheory – Relections Task Lite
- Introduction to Metatheory – Group Discussion Lite
Module 7: Introduction to Integral Theory Lite
- Introduction to Integral Theory – Overview Lite
- Introduction to Integral Theory – Video – A Brief History of Integral Lite
- Introduction to Integral Theory – An Overview of Integral Theory Lite
- Introduction to Integral Theory – Integral Methodological Pluralism Lite
- Introduction to Integral Theory – Integral Post-metaphysics Lite
- Introduction to Integral Theory – Reflections Task Lite
- Introduction to Integral Theory – Quiz – Integral Theory Lite
- Introduction to Integral Theory – Group Discussion Lite
Module 8: Integral Psychology and Integral Psychotherapy Lite
- Integral Psychology and Integral Psychotherapy – Overview Lite
- Integral Psychology and Integral Psychotherapy – Ken Wilber’s Psychological Model Lite
- Integral Psychology and Integral Psychotherapy – Integral Psychotherapy, Part 1 Lite
- Integral Psychology and Integral Psychotherapy – Video – Integral Psychotherapy, Part 2 Lite
- Integral Psychology and Integral Psychotherapy – Video – Critique of Psychotherapy Lite
- Integral Psychology and Integral Psychotherapy – Reflections Task Lite
- Integral Psychology and Integral Psychotherapy - Creative Assignment Lite
- Integral Psychology and Integral Psychotherapy – Group Discussion Lite
Module 9: The Architectonic of an Integral Foundation of Addiction Lite
- The Architectonic of an Integral Foundation of Addiction – Overview Lite
- The Architectonic of an Integral Foundation of Addiction – Towards an Integral Metatheory of Addiction Lite
- The Architectonic of an Integral Foundation of Addiction – Re-visiting Integral Methodological Pluralism Lite
- The Architectonic of an Integral Foundation of Addiction – Addiction as Multiple Object on a Continuum of Ontological Complexity Lite
- The Architectonic of an Integral Foundation of Addiction – Integral Post-metaphysics: Further Down the Rabbit Hole, and Critique Lite
- The Architectonic of an Integral Foundation of Addiction – Reflections Task Lite
- The Architectonic of an Integral Foundation of Addiction – Quiz – Integral Foundation Lite
- The Architectonic of an Integral Foundation of Addiction – Group Discussion Lite
Module 10: Integral Addiction Treatment - Part 1 Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 1 – Overview Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 1 – The Quadrants, Part 1 Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 1 – Video – The Quadrants, Part 2 Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 1 – Video – Stages of Development, Part 1 Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 1 – Stages of Development, Part 2 Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 1 – Reflections Task Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 1 - Creative Assignment Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 1 – Group Discussion Lite
Module 11: Integral Addiction Treatment - Part 2 Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 2 – Overview Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 2 – Lines of Development Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 2 – States of Consciousness Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 2 – Typologies Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 2 – Putting it all Together Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 2 – Relections Task Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 2 – Quiz – Integral Addiction Treatment Lite
- Integral Addiction Treatment: Part 2 – Group Discussion Lite
Module 12: Integrated Recovery Meta-therapy - Part 1 Lite
- Integrated Recovery Meta-Therapy, Part 1 – Overview Lite
- Integrated Recovery Meta-Therapy, Part 1 – Introduction to Integrated Recovery Meta-therapy Lite
- Integrated Recovery Meta-Therapy, Part 1 – Video – Existentialism and Existential Phenomenology Lite
- Integrated Recovery Meta-Therapy, Part 1 – Video – Existential Psychology and Existential-phenomenological Psychology Part 1 Lite
- Integrated Recovery Meta-Therapy, Part 1 – Video – Existential Psychology and Existential-phenomenological Psychology Part 2 Copy
- Integrated Recovery Meta-Therapy, Part 1 – Lens-field Copy
- Integrated Recovery Meta-Therapy, Part 1 – Reflections Task Copy
- Integrated Recovery Meta-Therapy, Part 1 - Creative Assignment Copy
- Integrated Recovery Meta-Therapy, Part 1 – Group Discussion Copy
Module 13: Integrated Recovery Meta-therapy - Part 2 Lite
- Integrated Recovery Meta-therapy, Part 2 – Overview Copy
- Integrated Recovery Meta-therapy, Part 2 – Integrated Recovery Program Copy
- Integrated Recovery Meta-therapy, Part 2 – Video – Basic Human Needs Copy
- Integrated Recovery Meta-therapy, Part 2 – Integrated Recovery Meta-therapy in Practice, Part 1 Copy
- Integrated Recovery Meta-therapy, Part 2 – Integrated Recovery Meta-therapy in Practice, Part 2 Copy
- Integrated Recovery Meta-therapy, Part 2 – Quiz – Integrated Recovery Meta-therapy Part 2 Copy
- Integrated Recovery Meta-therapy, Part 2 – Group Discussion Copy
Addiction & its Treatment - Creative Assignment Lite
Module 1: The DSM-5 and Addiction Lite
- The DSM-5 and Addiction – Overview Lite
- The DSM-5 and Addiction – Context of the Course Lite
- The DSM-5 and Addiction – Video – Changes in the DSM-5 Lite
- The DSM-5 and Addiction – Video – DSM-5 Classification of Substance-Related & Addictive Disorders Lite
- The DSM-5 and Addiction - Introduction to the Creative Assignment (final project) Lite
- The DSM-5 and Addiction – Reflections Task Lite
- The DSM-5 and Addiction – Quiz – The DSM-5 and Addiction Lite
- The DSM-5 and Addiction – Group Discussion Lite