Alcohol and Substance Use Among East Asian American Youth (1 credit hour)

Program Summary:  This course describes differences in alcohol and substance use among East Asian American youth subgroups including Chinese, Taiwanese, Korean, and Japanese Americans.  The course explores various factors that may influence substance use for EAA subgroups (stigma, acculturation, peers, norms) and challenges the Model Minority Myth.  Culturally appropriate prevention and treatment preferences are discussed.

This course is recommended for social workers, counselors, and therapists and is appropriate for beginning and intermediate levels of practice.  

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Reading 1:  Alcohol and Substance Use Among East Asian American Youth  Author:  Adela Jansen  Publisher:  Columbia Social Work Review, Vol XXII

Reading 2:  Urgent need for substance use disorder research among understudied populations: examining the Asian-American experience  Authors:  Sugy Choi , Sahnah Lim, Simona C. Kwon , Chau Trinh-Shevrin, Charles J. Neighbors, Stella S. Yi  Publisher: Health Affairs Scholar

Course Objectives:  To enhance professional practice, values, skills and knowledge by exploring alcohol and substance use among East Asian American youth.

Learning Objectives:  Describe the Model Minority Myth. Identify variations in substance use across East Asian American subgroups.  Describe culturally appropriate treatment approaches for EAA youth.

Course Available Until: May 31, 2029.

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1: This reading ________ the prevailing Model Minority Myth perspective.
 
 
2: A disaggregated analysis of existing literature reveals significant __________ in substance use across East Asian American (EAA) subgroups.
 
 
3: Which of the following best describes the Model Minority Myth?
 
 
 
 
4: A 2017 study found prevalence estimates of alcohol use among ___________ adolescents were very similar to other racial groups (i.e. white and Black populations) that experience a high risk of alcohol use.
 
 
 
 
5: Low levels of alcohol use among __________ skew the data when evaluating alcohol use among Asian Americans as a whole.
 
 
 
 
6: Chinese Americans comprise over half of the East Asian population in the US, and this group consistently reports __________ alcohol use prevalence compared to other Asian American subgroups.
 
 
 
7: Immigration can greatly alter family dynamics and values and affect how these values contribute to substance use.
 
 
8: Asian Americans are _______ likely to seek help and treatment services compared to other racial groups.
 
 
9: Which of the following describes a Korean syndrome similar to, yet different from DSM-IV major depression?
 
 
 
 
10: Which prevention approaches may be less relevant to East Asian Americans?
 
 
 
 

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G.M. Rydberg-Cox, MSW, LSCSW is the Continuing Education Director at Free State Social Work and responsible for the development of this course.  She received her Masters of Social Work in 1996 from the Jane Addams School of Social Work at the University of Illinois-Chicago and she has over 20 years of experience.  She has lived and worked as a social worker in Chicago, Boston, and Kansas City.  She has practiced for many years in the area of hospital/medical social work.  The reading materials for this course were developed by another organization.

Course Available Until: May 31, 2029.
Filed under: Addiction, Cultural Competence