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Fall 2019
May 09,2025 |
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| MSWK 646 - ADVANCED TOPICS: DECRIMINALIZATION OF DRUG POLICY IN LISBON, PORTUGAL |
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This course will examine policies relevant to those with substance use disorders from an international perspective. This course will require students to think critically and question everything they may know about substance use. This course will take place in Lisbon, Portugal engaging in multiple presentation and site visits to learn about the Portuguese system of decriminalization. Students will meet with a parliament member active in passing decriminalization legislation, neurobiologist who shares state of the art research on addictive disorders, researchers from the European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA), treatment providers, and law enforcement officials. The experience includes trips to the Portuguese parliament, a treatment facility, and the EMCDDA as well as cultural excursions to Cascais and Sintra. Students will be responsible for travel expenses.
0.000 TO 3.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 3.000 Lecture hours Levels: Graduate, Undergraduate Schedule Types: Hybrid, Lecture, Online Course Grad Social Work Department Course Attributes: MSW COURSE FOR GRAD FEE ASSESS Restrictions: Must be enrolled in one of the following Programs: MSW-Social Work Non-Degree-MSWK MSW-Social Work Adv. Standing Must be enrolled in one of the following Levels: Graduate |
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