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Required Readings

Doweiko, H. E. (2019). Concepts of chemical dependency (10th ed.). Stamford, CT: Cengage.
Chapter 31, “The Treatment of Substance Use Disorders” (pp. 434-436 / “The Treatment Plan”)

(For review) Prochaska, J. O., DiClemente, C. C., & Norcross, J. C. (1992). In search of how people change: Applications to addictive behaviors. American Psychologist, 47(9), 1102–1114
Note: Retrieved from Walden Library databases. 

Creating an addiction treatment plan is an individualized, dynamic process that begins at the first meeting with the client and evolves throughout the complete course of treatment in response to changing needs. An addiction treatment plan addresses the holistic needs of the individual. It includes the client’s immediate needs while in treatment as well as long-term needs once he or she returns to the community.

For this Assignment, review the resources for this week and consider the methods by which helping professionals can develop aftercare plans to prevent relapse. Use the “Instructions for Scholar Practitioner Project (SPP) Case Study” document to develop your own addiction treatment plan using the “SPP Treatment Plan Template”.

Using the “SPP Treatment Plan Template”, create a 12-month addiction treatment plan for Marge. Begin with her admission into residential treatment (“Counseling Session 1” media) and proceed throughout her stay (“Counseling Session 2” media). Continue for the next 12 months as you determine how her treatment could evolve. Marge’s addiction treatment plan should include the following:

• Course of residential treatment
• Plans for discharge from residential treatment
• Aftercare plans for the next 12 months
• All aspects of the case management of Marge’s treatment, including
  • counseling/treatment
  • family
  • social
  • vocational
  • legal
  • mental health
  • medical
  • other areas that might be important to her continued recovery

SPP Treatment Plan Template

INSTRUCTIONS and TEMPLATE for Marge’s Treatment Plan

1. Develop a hypothetical treatment plan for Marge (from the course media pieces) as you think it would look at the end of the first year of her course of treatment. 

2. Begin with her admission into residential treatment (Counseling Session 1).

3. The plan should include Marge’s course of residential treatment, plans for discharge from residential treatment, and aftercare plans for the next 12 months.

4. The plan should include all aspects of Marge’s life that are related to her recovery and reflect the case management role of the counselor (e.g., counseling/treatment, family, social, vocational, legal, mental health, medical).

Identified strengths: Strengths   that will help client achieve long-term goal(s) (e.g., supportive family).   Client should help identify. Initially   it may be difficult to help client identify more than one or two strengths   but as the course of treatment continues, more should become evident. 

Identified   problems/deficits: Factors in client’s   life that may impede successful recovery

Long-term goal(s):

Short-term Goals

Objectives

Strategies 

Expected Outcome 

(with time-frame)

Stated   as broad desirable outcome that will be broken down into short-term goals and   objectives. Usually, one long-term goal will be adequate for first year.

Example:

1. John will        remain abstinent from use of heroin and all other mood altering        substances and behaviors for one year as demonstrated by negative random        drug screens and self-report).

Series   of time-limited goals that will lead to achievement of long-term goal.

Example:

1. John will        successfully complete residential treatment.

Statements   of what client will do to achieve short-term goal. Stated in measurable,   behavioral terms

Example:

1. John will        attend and actively participate in all individual and group counseling        sessions. 
2. John will        admit he has an addiction problem.

How   objective will be carried out or accomplished 

Example:

1. Schedule one        individual counseling session and five group counseling sessions weekly.
2. John will        complete Step One of the Twelve Steps

Objective,   measurable desirable outcome with timeframeExample:

1. Staff and        self-report of regular attendance and active participation in individual        and group counseling sessions (30 days). 
2. Self-report to        counselor and members of group sessions (30 days).

Assignment 1: Discussion—Biomes, Development, Pollution, and You

Each part of the United States has at least one ecological crisis based on location, biome, and industrialization pattern. For example, the Midwest was once a prairie with very fertile soil. However, when people realized that with the right watering and drainage system this area could become productive farmland, there arose ecological problems. The conversion of the prairie to farmland is the root cause of many ecological problems in this region.

Regardless of what biome you consider, humans have likely had an impact on the ecology of that area.

For this assignment, identify the biome in which you live. The following are a few examples of biomes:

Tropical rainforests: This biome has high average temperatures, high moisture levels, and high species diversity.Prairies: The prairies have grassland-variable temperatures, variable moisture levels—depending on proximity to mountain ranges—and are mainly dominated by grasses and ungulate herbivores.Deserts: These biomes have hotter average temperatures, low moisture, lower species diversity, and a composition of species limited mainly to those that are adapted to hot temperatures.Temperate forests: The temperate forests have variable temperatures, high moisture levels, and higher species diversity.Taigas: These biomes have colder average temperatures, lower moisture levels, and lower species diversity.Tundras: The tundras have cold average temperatures, low moisture levels, and low species diversity.Coral reefs: These biomes have high average temperatures and high species diversity.Open oceans: These biomes have a wide range of temperatures and species diversity varies.Chaparrals: The chaparrals have higher average temperatures, lower moisture levels, and are dominated mainly by grasses and shrubs.Alpines: These biomes have low average temperatures, low precipitation, and receive high ultraviolet (UV) rays due to high elevation.

Using the readings for this module, the Argosy University online library resources, and the Internet, respond to the following:

Explain how humans have impacted the biome in which you live. List the types of environmental damage that have been caused and the species that have been impacted.Describe the major pollution issues for your biome, and elaborate on the sources of this pollution.List any species that have become extinct in this biome.

Support your statements with appropriate examples and scholarly references.

Write your initial response in approximately 300–350 words. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

By Week 2, Day 3, post your response to the appropriate Discussion Area. Through Week 2, Day 7, review and comment on at least two peers’ responses. Address the following:

Propose how the environmental damage listed in your classmates’ posts could be reversed.Consider if any “ideal” laws exist today to address these issues. Cite your examples.Recommend the type of laws you would implement, from an ecological standpoint, to manage and restore this biome.

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Discussions

To participate in the following Discussion Forums, go to this week’s Discussion link in the left navigation:

1. 1st Posting Due by Day 3. Constitutional Law Debate. Your instructor will assign you one of the three branches of government: Legislative,

    Executive, or Judicial. Create a solid argument detailing:

a. Why your branch has the most power.

b. Where the source of the power is derived from.

c. Provide current event examples of the power of the appropriate branch.

Respond to at least two of your fellow students’ postings.

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Assignments

To complete this assignment, go to this week’s Summary Paper link in the left navigation:

1. Due by Day 7. Summary Paper

 A Summary Paper is due the last class session.

Focus of the Summary Paper:

The student will submit a summary paper on the final day of class for the term, which will make up one component of the final grade. The paper should take an in-depth look at a legal/ethical issue or situation relating to current, previous, or potential future work environment(s) for the student. The summary paper must be eight to ten double-spaced pages in length with a cover page, not included in the eight to ten pages, and include at least five, outside, scholarly citations (six if the text is used as one of the citations). A successful paper will contain all of the following:

•           Evidence of the student’s understanding of the issue/situation in relationship to business, government and society.

•           An understanding of current ethical issues, sources of ethical behavior, legal viewpoints in relation to the issue/situation being examined.

•           Suggestions/ideas for corrective action pertaining to the issue/situation.

 The summary assignment must be typed, double spaced, Times New Roman font, 12 point, with 1” margins. References cited must follow the APA format style. No late work will be accepted unless prearranged with the instructor.

Writing the Summary Paper

The Summary Paper:

•           Must be 8-10 double-spaced-pages in length, exclusive of Appendix, References, Exhibits, etc., and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.

•           Must include a cover page that includes:

o          Student’s name

o          Course name and number

o          Name of paper

o          Instructor’s name

o          Date submitted

•           Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis statement.

•           Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.

o          If possible, provide a context of a first-person experience where you saw this academic concept in operation. Do not simulate third-party statements of experience.

o          Readdress the concept and the experience with critical thought. That is, what is your response to the content, either positive or negative, and then defend your position. If multiple options/alternatives/positions are present and are being rejected you must also defend the reasons for rejecting an option.

•           Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a conclusion paragraph.

•           Must use APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide to document all sources.

•           Must include, on the final page, a Reference List that is completed according to APA style as outlined in the approved APA style guide.

Carefully review the Grading Rubric for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.

 235 SUO FIN2030

1. A government agency must decide whether to buy a computer which costs $80,000. The machine is likely to be obsolete at the end of three years, with no salvage value. During those years it will return annual net benefits (i.e., benefits over and above operating expenses) of $40,000 at the end of the first year; $40,000 at the end of the second year; and $20,000 at the end of the third year.

What is the present value of the net benefits of the computer in #1 if the discount rate is 10%?

2. What is the present value of the net benefits of the computer in #1 if the discount rate is 15%?

3. The state of New York is building a dam on a short river. Only one dam can be built, and two mutually exclusive sites for it are being considered. After monetizing all the benefits, the time streams for the two sites are as follows:

At a discount rate of 11%, what is the present value of the net benefits of site A?

What is the present value of the net benefits of site B?