This course provides an overview of the field of Alcohol and Other Drugs, the nature of what it means to be a client, and the complex needs associated with interventions. The course takes a socio-cultural perspective and draws heavily upon a practice/experiential base. This course is well suited to those students enrolled in programs oriented to human services and social care priorities, as the content of this course is as much focussed on understanding the roles and functions of alcohol and drugs within the socio-cultural and political context, as it is developing introductory skillsets of what it means to work with people who may experience addiction, recovery and various iterations of renewal. In this course, you will also consider notions of self and identity in relation to discourses of wellbeing, health, illness, dependence and complex needs.