SUBS 608 - Diagnosis and Treatment of Sexual Addiction

SUBS 608 Discussion Board Forums (4)

These forums are designed to allow the student to interact with the presentations. For each Discussion Board Forum, the student must submit a 300-500-word initial thread post and one 200–250-word reply post to either fellow students or a question posed by the instructor. Each initial thread post in the Forums must incorporate course assigned materials cited in current APA format.

SUBS 608 Reaction Paper

The purpose of this assignment is to encourage the student to explore his or her own personal and professional reactions to sexual addiction. The student will read the assigned text by Laaser, entitled Healing the Wounds of Sexual Addiction, and submit a 5-7 page paper, which provides both summary and reaction to the text. The paper must be in current APA format, with an abstract, proper subheadings, and reference citation.

SUBS 608 Treatment Plan

The student will submit a treatment plan for an assigned clinical case provided by the professor. The required outline for this 5-7 page paper (not including cover page and reference page; i.e. the body of the paper should be 5-7 pages long) is found in the Grading Rubric and Treatment Plan Instructions.

SUBS 608 Topic of Interest Paper

The student will review a topic relevant to sexual addiction and submit a 8-10-page paper in current APA format. The student may choose the topic but must email the instructor for approval of the topic before beginning. Topics must be related to sexual addiction and may include: pornography, the internet, prostitution, trauma, the family of origin, treatment modalities, religious beliefs, dual diagnosis, sexual abuse, power and control, etc. The paper must include at least 7 outside sources (not including the textbooks) that are from current scholarly journals.

SUBS 608 Quizzes (5)

The student will take 5 open-book/open-notes quizzes that cover assigned Carnes and Adams textbook readings. Each quiz will have a time limit of 30 minutes and contain 10–20 questions.