CEFS 691 - Substance Abuse Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention

CEFS 691 Discussion Board Forums (3)

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student is required to create a thread in response to the provided prompt for the forum. The thread must be 350–450 words and demonstrate course-related knowledge. In addition to the thread, the student is required to reply to 2 classmates’ threads. Each reply must be 200–300 words.

CEFS 691 Theoretical Models and Approaches Paper

The student will complete a paper addressing 4 models from the 8 categories of models. Then, the student will provide an overview of the model and describe 1 example he/she researched that particular model. This must include at least 3 paragraphs. The first must provide an overview of the model, then an example and must give specific reasons for why he/she felt this example provides a good explanation according to the theoretical model. The textbook and one scholarly source must be used for each of the 4 model selections. Please review the assignment instructions and rubric. The paper will be approximately 4-5 pages long (excluding title and reference pages).

CEFS 691 Support Group Summary Paper

The student will be required to visit a minimum of one meeting each of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and Al-Anon. After attending one meeting of each type of support group, you will write a paper based on your experiences. Your SGS will be approximately 8-10 pages long (including title and reference pages).

CEFS 691 Experiential Blog

The student will be required to visit a minimum of one meeting each of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), Narcotics Anonymous (NA), and Al-Anon. Most meetings are typically open to the public, but there are some that are closed, so make sure you plan accordingly. After attending each meeting you will post about your experiences going to the AA, NA and Al-Anon meetings.

This Blog is to be a continued interactive discussion of your observed group experiences, thoughts, insights, feedback and should be a continued interaction with the class group throughout the term. You should have three blog posts on each attended experiential meetings (AA, NA, Al-Anon) and six replies (2 blog replies to each AA, NA, Al-Anon).

CEFS 691 Quizzes (20)

Each quiz will cover 1 chapter of the Capuzzi and Stauffer text for the assigned modules/weeks. The student will take multiple quizzes each module/week, which will allow the student to focus on a single chapter for each quiz. Each quiz is open-book/open- notes, contains 10 multiple-choice/true-false questions, and has a 30-minute time limit.