Posted: July 8th, 2015

assessment and addictive management

assessment and addictive management

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Assessment – Written Assignment
Written assignment: Substance related and behavioural addiction treatment (2000 words)
In this essay we want you to choose one area from the substance related and behavioural addictions e.g., alcohol use, methamphetamine use,GAMBLING etc. and provide an overview and critique of the current evidence-based treatments available including any emerging treatments
Introduction (400 words/15% grade)
1. Introduce the typical presentation of a person with your chosen substance related or behavioural addiction (200 words)
a. Physical aspects
b. Psychological aspects
c. Socio-environmental aspects
2. Briefly state the available evidence based and emerging interventions that are available. This could be the form of a table in the format below (100 words)
Condition Evidence-based Treatment (EBT) or Emerging Treatment (ET) Example of evidence
GAMBLING
Cognitive-behaviour Therapy (EBT) Smith, D. P., Battersby, M. W., Harvey, P. W., Pols, R. G., & Ladouceur, R. (2015). Cognitive versus exposure therapy for problemGAMBLING : Randomised controlled trial.Behaviour research and therapy, 69, 100-110. doi:10.1016/j.brat.2015.04.008

Motivational enhancement (ET) Yakovenko, I., Quigley, L., Hemmelgarn, B. R., Hodgins, D. C., & Ronksley, P. (2015). The efficacy of motivational interviewing for disorderedGAMBLING : Systematic review and meta-analysis. Addictive behaviors, 43, 72-82. doi:10.1016/j.addbeh.2014.12.011

Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (ET) de Lisle, S. M., Dowling, N. A., & Allen, J. S. (2011). Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy for problemGAMBLING . Clinical CaseSTUDIES , 10(3) 210-228. doi: 1534650111401016.
Main essay (1000 words/50% of grade)
1. Choose at least one EBT and one ET and describe them in more detail (400 words each)
a. What the treatment involves e.g., what is actually done in therapy, number of sessions, length of sessions
b. What form it can be provided e.g., individual, group, online
c. If possible to level of evidence of the treatment A-D
2. Compare and contrast the two treatments giving examples of why each may be useful e.g., one may be better suited to younger people or one may be better for menWOMEN etc. (200 words)
Conclusion (600 words/35% of grade)
1. Finally finish by summarising what you discovered (200 words) and
2. offer some solutions on how existing EBTs can be further utilised (mandate practice in addiction services, provide self-help and online versions of the treatment) and what may need to be done to bring ETs into more recognised practice (better controlled trials, more translational research of the therapy in everyday addictions treatment services)(400 words)
Style and referencing
Use APA 6th Edition throughout and provide at least 6 peer reviewed references that are data based research.

Required Texts • Kolin, Philip C. Successful Writing at Work. 10th ed. Houghton Mifflin, 2012. ISBN-10: 1111834792; ISBN-13: 9781111834791
ENG 204 emphasizes the following learning objectives and requires that students demonstrate the ability to: 1. Examine and apply knowledge of rhetorical strategies related to audience, purpose, and tone/language (OBJ#1) 2. Examine closely the forms and genres of professional/workplace writing (OBJ #2) 3. Generate examples of the genres of professional/workplace writing that demonstrate proper format for those documents (OBJ #3) 4. Produce research efforts that are appropriate to a self-chosen topic, audience, and purpose (OBJ #4) 5. Revise previously crafted information for another audience and medium, including web mediums (OBJ #5)  Course Requirements and Grades • Evaluation Criteria Assignment Maximum Points to be Earned Online Participation/Discussion Board Postings 255 points total (15 points for each posting) Format Practice Writing Assignments 100 points total (25 points for each assignment) Short Writing #1 70 points Short Writing #2 75 points Presentation Assignment 75 points Project #1 125 points Project #2 200 points Project #3 100 points Maximum Number of Points = 1000
• Grading Scale Grade Points Range A 1000-900 B 899-800 C 799-700 D 699-600 F 599-0
• Assignment Overview o Online Participation/Discussion Board Postings: You will be given a grade for your participation in this course. Successful participation in this course involves engagement with the course material. Throughout the semester, you will complete scheduled online discussion board postings on provided prompts. These postings will demonstrate that you have completed the reading assignments and are engaging with the course concepts (see OBJ #1, #2, #4, and #5 above). Specific due dates for discussion board postings are outlined on the weekly assignment pages that can be found in each weekly folder (Week 1 through Week 5). These postings are evaluated on a full credit or no credit basis and will not be accepted late. You can access grades for these discussion board postings through the My Grades tool. Please note that these boards are designed to help you understand the course content and prepare for the higher
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stakes assignments, so the more effort you put in, the more you will get out of the course. I will likely participate in these discussions from time to time.  o Format Practice Writing Assignments: Throughout the semester, you will complete four total Format Practice Writing Assignments. These assignments are designed to allow you to practice the format aspects of this course. You will practice formatting the genres we are learning (see OBJ #1 and #3 above). Assignment sheets containing the specific prompts can be found in the applicable weekly folders following the timeframe outlined on the course schedule. Following the due dates for these assignments, I will provide you with feedback and a grade within one week of the submission (due) date. You can access this feedback through the My Grades tool.   o Short Writing #1: This assignment is a workplace correspondence assignment that requires you to write a memo and a letter (see OBJ #1, #2, and #3 above). The assignment sheet containing the specific prompt can be found in the folder for Week 1 and includes submission instructions. The assignment is due by midnight on 7/17. Following the final due date, I will provide you with feedback and an evaluation of your work within one week of the submission (due) date. You can access this feedback and your grade through the My Grades tool.  o Project #1: This assignment is a job application package that requires you to craft two resumes, two cover letters, and a reflective memo (see OBJ #1, #2, and #3 above). The assignment sheet containing the specific prompt can be found in the folder for Week 2 and includes submission instructions. The assignment is due by midnight on 7/24. Following the final due date, I will provide you with feedback and an evaluation of your work within one week of the submission (due) date. You can access this feedback and your grade through the My Grades tool. o Short Writing #2: This assignment is a proposal document (see OBJ #1, #2, #3, #4 above). The assignment sheet containing the specific prompt can be found in the folder for Week 3 and includes submission instructions. The assignment is due by midnight on 7/31. Following the final due date, I will provide you with feedback and an evaluation of your work within one week of the submission (due) date. You can access this feedback and your grade through the My Grades tool. o Project #2: This assignment is a Formal Report (see OBJ #1, #2, #3, and #4 above). The assignment sheet containing the specific prompt can be found in the folder for Week 4 and includes submission instructions. The assignment is due by midnight on 8/11. Following the final due date, I will provide you with feedback and an evaluation of your work within one week of the submission (due) date. You can access this feedback and your grade through the My Grades tool. o Presentation Assignment: This assignment requires you to develop a set of PowerPoint materials that could be used to present your Formal Report findings (see OBJ #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5 above). The assignment sheet containing the specific prompt can be found in the folder for Week 5 and includes submission instructions. The assignment is due by midnight on 8/12. Following the final due date, I will provide you with feedback and an evaluation of your work within one week of the submission (due) date. You can access this feedback and your grade through the My Grades tool. o Project #3: This assignment is a revision of Project #1 for a web medium (see OBJ #1 and #5 above). The assignment sheet containing the specific prompt can be found in the folder for Week 5 and includes submission instructions. The assignment is due by midnight on 8/14. Following the final due date, I will provide you with feedback and an evaluation of your work within one week of the submission (due) date