Two Asssignments SC

Assignment 3: Discussion Questions

Your facilitator will guide you in the selection of two of the three discussion questions. Submit your responses to these questions to the appropriate Discussion Area by the due date assigned. Through the end of the module, comment on the responses of others.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

You will be attempting two discussion questions in this module; each worth 28 points. The total number of points that can be earned for this assignment is 56.

Group Sessions

Group sessions are a common part of treating addiction, whether the sessions are clinical or support group in nature.

On the basis of your knowledge on group sessions and group treatment, discuss the following:

         What is your view of the value of group treatment? Support your answer with reasons.

         Explain a situation in which group treatment would be contraindicated. Support your response with references, texts, articles, or experience.

Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response: Discussed your views on the value of group treatment. [4 points] Supported your answer with reasons. [4 points] Explained a situation in which group treatment would be contraindicated. [4 points] Supported your response with references, texts, articles, or experience. [4 points]

The Family Component

Addictions treatment programs often include a family component. In light of this statement, what do you think is the value of including the family in the treatment of addicts and alcoholics? Support your opinion with references, texts, articles, or experiences. Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response: Discussed your views on the value of including the family in the treatment of addicts and alcoholics. [8 points] Supported your opinion with references, texts, articles, or experiences. [8 points]

Support Group Activity

Often treatment plans for alcoholics and addicts emphasize the need for ongoing support group activity and require that the clients attend 90 meetings in 90 days. Do you think 12-step groups are necessary in the treatment for alcoholics and addicts? Why or why not? Support your opinion with references, texts, articles, or experience. Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response: Explained your views on whether 12-step groups are necessary in the treatment for alcoholics and addicts. [4 points] Shared reasons for your answer. [4 points] Supported your opinion with references, texts, articles, or experience. [8 points]

Assignment 3 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Discussion Question Response:
Please see specific evaluation criteria listed below each discussion question.	16
Discussion Participation:
Participated in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with rationale, challenging a point of discussion, or making a relationship between one or more points of the discussion.	4
While responding, justified ideas and responses by using appropriate examples and references from texts, Web sites, and other references or personal experience.	4
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	4
Total:	28

          M6 Assignment 4 Submission

Due February 22 at 11:59 PM

Assignment 4: Course Project Task III: Discussion and Future Recommendations

I have attached the literate review that was completed.  In the Discussion section, interpret and analyze how the Literature Review relates to the problem addressed in your Introduction. Organize your Discussion section so that it flows logically from your Literature Review and the statement of problem in your Introduction.

For your Discussion section:

         Identify what you have found in the literature about your chosen problem.

         Sort through the relevant information, and synthesize it into a concise but thorough discussion.

         Summarize any relevant research findings from the literature.

         Follow APA guidelines for writing and citing text. 

For finalizing your Discussion section, interpret, synthesize, analyze the findings in your Literature Review, and address the following:

         Discuss how the literature relates to the problem you identified.

         Explain whether your Literature Review offers a new way of looking at the problem or helps you understand the problem in a way that you didn't before.

         Does the literature identify further questions that need to be studied? If yes what?

In the Future Recommendations section, summarize your findings and make recommendations for future study. As with the other sections, logically tie your Summary and Future Recommendations to your Introduction, Literature Review, and Discussion.

In writing your Summary, strongly support your findings. Discuss whether future research is needed to address the problem. If yes recommend a direction for the research. If no provide reasons to support your answer.

Write your Discussion and Future Recommendations sections in one- to two-pages in Microsoft Word document format. Name your file M6_A4_LastName_CP_III.doc, and submit it to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned. Follow APA guidelines for writing and citing text.

You will receive feedback from your facilitator by the due date assigned.

All written assignments and responses should follow APA rules for attributing sources.

Assignment 4 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Identified what you have found in the literature about your chosen problem.	4
Sorted through the relevant information and synthesized it into a concise but thorough discussion.	8
Summarized any relevant research findings from the literature.	4
Discussed how the literature relates to the problem you identified.	8
Explained whether your Literature Review offers a new way of looking at the problem or helps you understand the problem in a way that you didn't before.	8
Explained whether the literature identified further questions that need to be studied.	8
Wrote in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrated ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, displayed accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.	4
Total:	44