UHV Host Victoria Ethics Alliance Luncheon on “Ethics of Addiction”
Dr. Sandy Venneman, UHV associate professor of psychology and biology, will be the presenter for this event. She will discuss the nature and nurture of drug dependency from a physiological perspective. Attendees will learn the major brain areas responsible for reward, punishment, and self-control, neurotransmitters involved in stimulant dependency and brain changes associated with several common chemical dependencies.
Venneman will also examine the ethical issues that are associated with chemical dependence, such as the perceptions of dependency and their impact on treatment.
Local members of the health care profession—including nurses, social workers and psychologists—will find this presentation helpful; however, this presentation is open anyone who is interested in learning more about the biological and ethical issues of addiction.
A light lunch will be provided by the UHV Office of Professional Development. While the presentation and lunch is free, attendees can receive continuing education credits for their participation for only $15.
Those interested in attending the presentation can reserve a seat by calling Joe Crisp at (361) 788-0661. For more information on this presentation or other UHV continuing education programs, please call Kori Wilson at the Office of Training and Continuing Education at (361) 570-4366.
The University of Houston-Victoria, located in the heart of the Coastal Bend region since 1973 in Victoria, Texas, offers courses leading to more than 80 academic programs in the schools of Arts & Sciences; Business Administration; and Education, Health Professions & Human Development. UHV provides face-to-face classes at its Victoria campus, as well as an instructional site in Katy, Texas, and online classes that students can take from anywhere. UHV supports the American Association of State Colleges and Universities Opportunities for All initiative to increase awareness about state colleges and universities and the important role they have in providing a high-quality and accessible education to an increasingly diverse student population, as well as contributing to regional and state economic development.
