PSY 200 Prevention Program Final Project Guidelines and Rubric Overview There are two major projects for this course. Scenario/Case Study: This is a final project (with milestones) in which students will analyze a scenario of an individual dealing with an addiction in order to explore potential diagnoses that could apply and to articulate a treatment plan for the individual. The goal of this assignment is to understand how addictions impact the individual, family, community, and/or society. This assessment will assess your mastery with respect to the following course outcomes: · Evaluate major intervention techniques for their effectiveness in treating addictions · Differentiate between the physiological and psychological effects of mood-altering substances on behaviors and mental processes · Analyze addictive behaviors for their social and psychological effects on the individual, family, community, or society · Differentiate between the biological, environmental, and philosophical perspectives on addiction Prevention Program: Students will design a small prevention program that could be implemented at a health fair, at a workplace, or in a school. The goal of this assignment is to articulate the social, biological, and psychological consequences of addictive behaviors to an at-risk population and contextualize issues of addiction in historical and social frameworks. This assessment will assess your mastery with respect to the following course outcomes: · Analyze addictive behaviors for their social and psychological effects on the individual, family, community, or society · Identify connections between historical milestones and contemporary approaches to addictions Prevention Program Prompt Create a small prevention program that could be implemented at a health fair, at a workplace, or in a school. The goal of this assignment is to articulate the social, biological, and psychological consequences of addictive behaviors to an at-risk population and contextualize issues of addiction in historical and social frameworks. Below are the critical elements that must be addressed in this prevention program. Drawing on the some of the elements from Milestone One, provide a complete prevention program for an at-risk population. · Identify the population that is at risk that will be the focus of this prevention program. · Possible populations can include (this is not an all-inclusive list): i. Adult ii. Senior iii. Youth iv. Adolescent v. Workplace vi. Church member vii. LGBT · Identify the addiction and the impacts it has on the individual, family, workplace and community. · Possible addictions can include (this is not an all-inclusive list): i. Alcohol ii. Drugs iii. Gambling iv. Tobacco v. Internet · Possible impacts can include (this is not an all-inclusive list): i. Family conflict ii. Financial issues iii. Reduced productivity iv. Loss of faith v. Reduced reputation and standing in the community vi. Legal issues vii. Loss of job ...

1. PSY 200 Prevention Program Final Project Guidelines and
Rubric
Overview
There are two major projects for this course.
Scenario/Case Study: This is a final project (with milestones) in
which students will analyze a scenario of an individual dealing
with an addiction in order to explore potential diagnoses that
could apply and to articulate a treatment plan for the individual.
The goal of this assignment is to understand how addictions
impact the individual, family, community, and/or society.
This assessment will assess your mastery with respect to the
following course outcomes:
· Evaluate major intervention techniques for their effectiveness
in treating addictions
· Differentiate between the physiological and psychological
effects of mood-altering substances on behaviors and mental
processes
· Analyze addictive behaviors for their social and psychological
effects on the individual, family, community, or society
· Differentiate between the biological, environmental, and
philosophical perspectives on addiction
Prevention Program: Students will design a small prevention
program that could be implemented at a health fair, at a
workplace, or in a school. The goal of this assignment is to
articulate the social, biological, and psychological
consequences of addictive behaviors to an at-risk population
and contextualize issues of addiction in historical and social
frameworks.

2. This assessment will assess your mastery with respect to the
following course outcomes:
· Analyze addictive behaviors for their social and psychological
effects on the individual, family, community, or society
· Identify connections between historical milestones and
contemporary approaches to addictions
Prevention Program Prompt
Create a small prevention program that could be implemented at
a health fair, at a workplace, or in a school. The goal of this
assignment is to articulate the social, biological, and
psychological consequences of addictive behaviors to an at-risk
population and contextualize issues of addiction in historical
and social frameworks.
Below are the critical elements that must be addressed in this
prevention program. Drawing on the some of the elements from
Milestone One, provide a complete prevention program for an
at-risk population.
· Identify the population that is at risk that will be the focus of
this prevention program.
· Possible populations can include (this is not an all-inclusive
list):
i. Adult
ii. Senior
iii. Youth
iv. Adolescent
v. Workplace
vi. Church member
vii. LGBT
· Identify the addiction and the impacts it has on the individual,

3. family, workplace and community.
· Possible addictions can include (this is not an all-inclusive
list):
i. Alcohol
ii. Drugs
iii. Gambling
iv. Tobacco
v. Internet
· Possible impacts can include (this is not an all-inclusive list):
i. Family conflict
ii. Financial issues
iii. Reduced productivity
iv. Loss of faith
v. Reduced reputation and standing in the community
vi. Legal issues
vii. Loss of job
viii. Criminal charges
· Describe the history and social frameworks of this addiction
and the at-risk population.
· What is currently in place with this at-risk population?
i. For example: April is alcohol awareness month, and October
is violence prevention month.
· Where is the best place to implement this program?
· Possible places can include (this is not an all-inclusive list):
i. School
ii. Church
iii. Community center
iv. Business
v. Chamber of Commerce
· Provide information on the marketing and funding of the
program.
· Possible marketing can include (this is not an all-inclusive
list):

4. i. Facebook
ii. Twitter
iii. News
iv. Newspaper
v. Blog
vi. Company newsletter
· How will you evaluate success of this prevention program?
· Surveys
· Questionnaires
· Before and after statistics
View this example prevention program.
Milestones
Prevention Program Milestone One: Short Presentation
In Module Three, you will create a presentation in which you
identify the population and addiction that you will be
addressing with your prevention program. This milestone will
be graded with the Prevention Program Milestone One Rubric.
Prevention Program Submission: Presentation
In Module Five, you will submit your final presentation, which
should outline a small prevention program that could be
implemented at a health fair, at a workplace, or in a school.
This submission will be graded with the Final Presentation
Rubric.
Final Presentation Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: The presentation should be a
PowerPoint presentation to include 7–10 slides (not counting
title slide and references slide) with speaker notes.

5. Instructor Feedback: Students can find their feedback in the
Grade Center.
Critical Elements
Exemplary
Proficient
Needs Improvement
Not Evident
Value
Identify the Population
Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses specific, relevant examples
as to why this population is at risk
(15)
Identifies the at-risk population that will be the focus of the
prevention program and discusses why they are at risk
(12.75)
Identifies the at-risk population, but lacks a mention of why
they are at risk
(8.25)
Does not identify the at-risk population
(0)
15
Addiction: Identification
Meets “Proficient” criteria and utilizes specific and relevant
examples on how the addiction relates to the at-risk population
(15)
Identifies the addiction that will be the focus of the prevention
program and relates it to the at-risk population
(12.75)
Identifies the addiction, but there are gaps in how this addiction
relates to the at-risk population

6. (8.25)
Does not identify the addiction
(0)
15
Addiction: Impact
Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses specific and relevant
examples to substantiate the addiction’s impact on the at-risk
population
(15)
Analyzes possible impacts of the addiction on the at-risk
population. Supports this analysis with one peer-reviewed
article
(12.75)
Analysis contains gaps between the addiction and how it
impacts the at-risk population OR does not support analysis
with a peer-reviewed article
(8.25)
Does not analyze the impacts of the addiction on the at-risk
population
(0)
15
Addiction: History
Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses specific and relevant
examples to relate the addiction to the at-risk population
(15)

7. Discusses the history of the addiction and how it relates to the
at-risk population
(12.75)
Discusses the history of the addiction, but lacks a discussion of
how it relates to the at-risk population, OR discusses how the
addiction relates to the at-risk population, but does not provide
a history of the addiction
(8.25)
Does not provide a history of the addiction
(0)
15
Addiction: Social Frameworks
Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses specific and relevant
examples to relate the social frameworks of the addiction to the
at-risk population
(10)
Analyzes the social frameworks of the addiction and relates
them back to the at-risk population
(8.5)
Analyzes the social frameworks of the addiction, but analysis
does not relate them back to the at-risk population
(5.5)
Does not analyze the social frameworks of the addiction

8. (0)
10
Implementation of the Program
Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides specific and relevant
examples of why the location was chosen
(10)
Discusses where the program will be implemented and why this
location was chosen
(8.5)
Discusses where the program will be implemented, but does not
state why this location was chosen
(5.5)
Does not discuss where the program will be implemented
(0)
10
Marketing and Funding for the Program
Meets “Proficient” criteria and provides specific and relevant
examples of how to implement the marketing and funding plan
(5)
Develops a marketing and funding plan for the prevention of the
addiction and discusses ways to implement this plan
(4.25)
Develops a marketing and funding plan for the prevention of the
addiction, but does not discuss ways to implement the plan
(2.75)
Does not develop a marketing and funding plan for the
prevention program

9. (0)
5
Evaluation of Success
Meets “Proficient” criteria and uses specific and relevant
examples to support the choice in evaluation
(10)
Develops an evaluation that will assess the program to
determine if it improved awareness to the at-risk population
(8.5)
Develops an evaluation that will assess the program, but the
evaluation does not determine if the program improved
awareness to the at-risk population
(5.5)
Does not develop an evaluation of success
(0)
10
Articulation of Response
Submission is free of errors related to grammar, spelling, and
syntax
(5)
Submission has no major errors related to grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization
(4.25)
Submission has major errors related to grammar, spelling,

10. syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and
articulation of main ideas
(2.75)
Submission has critical errors related to grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas
(0)
5
Earned Total
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