Assignment: Identify an individual who is interested in addiction

Assignment: Identify an individual who is interested in addiction

Teaching Lesson for Addiction

Identify an individual who is interested in addiction. Using the holistic caring process, perform an assessment and develop a teaching plan. Submit the assessment, teaching plan, ideas for supplemental resources, and method for evaluation of success.

Marijuana is obtained from the Cannabis sativa plant and is one of the most commonly abused drugs in the United States of America. Canada has legalized the use of the drug similar to some states in America. Cannabis causes physical as well as psychological effects on the body, which necessitate preventive measures as a remedy to addiction (Hill, 2015). Marijuana causes changes in the mood of users and readily affects almost all organs in the body. A plan of care for addicts is crucial to reverse the consequences of the use of the drug. The process is achieved through addiction counseling.

According to Salerno (2016), college students are among the most vulnerable groups to marijuana addiction. Most of these learners use their extra time to try new activities including harmful behaviors such as smoking weed. Unlike alcohol, marijuana needs to be used judiciously as a recreational substance lest it causes harm to smokers. In this excerpt, a 24-year-old male college student has been selected as a potential target to address marijuana addiction. The student is assessed to ascertain the extent of addiction and the sources of exposure to the drug (Allen, 2015). This is then followed by the development of a teaching plan to support behavior change for the selected student.

Assessment Process

Understanding the nature of marijuana abuse among college students is essential to help in the development of a plan of care. Diagnosis made about the extent of addiction needs to be accurate to support successful management of the disorder (Volkow et al., 2014). Assessment of marijuana addiction starts with a collection of the demographic as well as historical information about the nature of the addiction for the college student. The latter buys the drug from unauthorized vendors at relatively low prices readily affordable to this learner. The student uses the drug for euphoria leading to addiction. Ideally, excessive use of marijuana results in negative consequences to this learner with most common outcomes identified in terms of mood changes, poor hygiene and browning of teeth (Salerno, 2016). The psychological consequences are also related to three incidences of hallucinations as reported by the learner.

In the assessment process, it is also important to address the general strengths as well as the problem areas related to marijuana addiction to the college student. One of the strengths is related to a belief that the learner is likely to understand the counseling process due to higher literacy levels when compared to the general American populations. Besides, drug and substance abuse course can as well be incorporated into the teaching programs of the institution to educate and sensitize the student on the repercussions associated with the habit. However, according to Volkow et al. (2014), the problem areas point at breaking the chain in the supply of the drug to the student. As long as the college student has access to the drug, it remains challenging to encourage behavior change related to the compulsive use of the drug.

It is also important to assess the severity of the co-occurring disorders (COD) of marijuana addiction to the learner (Hill, 2015). Nonetheless, the other aspect of the assessment entails a selection of the stages to address behavior change. This may require the enrolment of the selected college student into behavioral therapy programs to respond to the addiction and subsequent mental health problems (Allen, 2015). Besides, counseling can be selected if the substance abuse is not severe for the learner.

A Teaching Plan for Marijuana Addiction for a College Student

In order to address marijuana addiction for the student, the following teaching plan is developed by the counselor. It incorporates lessons to be learned, activities to be undertaken as well as materials to be used.

The Marijuana Addiction Lesson Plan

Objectives:

a)     To learn about the marijuana drug

b)    To identify potential risk factors as well as protective factors related to marijuana addiction

c)     To discuss with the client the concept of addiction and adverse events related to it

d)    To point out behaviors that enhance well-being and allow the college student to meet life goals

Materials and Supplemental Resources:

a)     3 foolscaps to document lessons learned

b)    2 pens to write activities

c)     Handouts to avail lesson notes

d)    SMART board to summarize the response

e)     Markers and Chart paper for the counselor to use

f)     Computer to display slide

Teaching Activities:

a)     Activity #1: Name, define the drug and mention its sources

b)    Activity #2: Recognize the risks of marijuana

c)     Activity #3: Explore the path to marijuana addiction

d)    Activity #4: Highlight the consequences of marijuana addiction

Method for Evaluation of Success:

a)     Oral: Ask the student to explain the path of marijuana addiction.

b)    Written: Allow the learner to list the consequences of marijuana addiction

c)     Reflection: Ask the learner about his perception of the teaching and his choice of action to avoid a relapse into marijuana addiction. Assess your teaching approach as a counselor.

Time:

Introduction: 5 minutes

Activity #1: Name, define the drug and mention its sources 10 minutes

Activity #2: Recognize the risks of marijuana 10 minutes

Activity #3: Explore the path to marijuana addiction 15 minutes

Activity #4: Highlight the consequences of marijuana addiction 10 minutes

Evaluation: Lessons learned and the client’s choice 5 minutes

Conclusion: 5 minutes

Total time allotted: 60 minutes

 

Important information for writing discussion questions and participation

Welcome to class

Hello class and welcome to the class and I will be your instructor for this course. This is a -week course and requires a lot of time commitment, organization, and a high level of dedication. Please use the class syllabus to guide you through all the assignments required for the course. I have also attached the classroom policies to this announcement to know your expectations for this course. Please review this document carefully and ask me any questions if you do. You could email me at any time or send me a message via the “message” icon in halo if you need to contact me. I check my email regularly, so you should get a response within 24 hours. If you have not heard from me within 24 hours and need to contact me urgently, please send a follow up text to

I strongly encourage that you do not wait until the very last minute to complete your assignments. Your assignments in weeks 4 and 5 require early planning as you would need to present a teaching plan and interview a community health provider. I advise you look at the requirements for these assignments at the beginning of the course and plan accordingly. I have posted the YouTube link that explains all the class assignments in detail. It is required that you watch this 32-minute video as the assignments from week 3 through 5 require that you follow the instructions to the letter to succeed. Failure to complete these assignments according to instructions might lead to a zero. After watching the video, please schedule a one-on-one with me to discuss your topic for your project by the second week of class. Use this link to schedule a 15-minute session. Please, call me at the time of your appointment on my number. Please note that I will NOT call you.

Please, be advised I do NOT accept any assignments by email. If you are having technical issues with uploading an assignment, contact the technical department and inform me of the issue. If you have any issues that would prevent you from getting your assignments to me by the deadline, please inform me to request a possible extension. Note that working fulltime or overtime is no excuse for late assignments. There is a 5%-point deduction for every day your assignment is late. This only applies to approved extensions. Late assignments will not be accepted.

If you think you would be needing accommodations due to any reasons, please contact the appropriate department to request accommodations.

Plagiarism is highly prohibited. Please ensure you are citing your sources correctly using APA 7th edition. All assignments including discussion posts should be formatted in APA with the appropriate spacing, font, margin, and indents. Any papers not well formatted would be returned back to you, hence, I advise you review APA formatting style. I have attached a sample paper in APA format and will also post sample discussion responses in subsequent announcements.

Your initial discussion post should be a minimum of 200 words and response posts should be a minimum of 150 words. Be advised that I grade based on quality and not necessarily the number of words you post. A minimum of TWO references should be used for your initial post. For your response post, you do not need references as personal experiences would count as response posts. If you however cite anything from the literature for your response post, it is required that you cite your reference. You should include a minimum of THREE references for papers in this course. Please note that references should be no more than 5 years old except recommended as a resource for the class. Furthermore, for each discussion board question, you need ONE initial substantive response and TWO substantive responses to either your classmates or your instructor for a total of THREE responses. There are TWO discussion questions each week, hence, you need a total minimum of SIX discussion posts for each week. I usually post a discussion question each week. You could also respond to these as it would count towards your required SIX discussion posts for the week.

I understand this is a lot of information to cover in 5 weeks, however, the Bible says in Philippians 4:13 that we can do all things through Christ that strengthens us. Even in times like this, we are encouraged by God’s word that we have that ability in us to succeed with His strength. I pray that each and every one of you receives strength for this course and life generally as we navigate through this pandemic that is shaking our world today. Relax and enjoy the course!

Hi Class,

Please read through the following information on writing a Discussion question response and participation posts.

Contact me if you have any questions.

Important information on Writing a Discussion Question

• Your response needs to be a minimum of 150 words (not including your list of references)
• There needs to be at least TWO references with ONE being a peer reviewed professional journal article.
• Include in-text citations in your response
• Do not include quotes—instead summarize and paraphrase the information
• Follow APA-7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

Participation –replies to your classmates or instructor

• A minimum of 6 responses per week, on at least 3 days of the week.
• Each response needs at least ONE reference with citations—best if it is a peer reviewed journal article
• Each response needs to be at least 75 words in length (does not include your list of references)
• Responses need to be substantive by bringing information to the discussion or further enhance the discussion. Responses of “I agree” or “great post” does not count for the word count.
• Follow APA 7th edition
• Points will be deducted if the above is not followed

• Remember to use and follow APA-7th edition for all weekly assignments, discussion questions, and participation points.
• Here are some helpful links
• The is a great resource

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

References

Allen, J. (2015). Legalizing marijuana. San Diego, CA: Reference Point Press.

Hill, K. P. (2015). Marijuana: The unbiased truth about the world’s most popular weed. Center City, MI: Hazelden.

Salerno, J. P. (2016). Effectiveness of Universal School‐Based Mental Health Awareness Programs among Youth in the United States: A Systematic Review. Journal of school health, 86(12), 922-931.

Volkow, N. D., Baler, R. D., Compton, W. M., & Weiss, S. R. (2014). Adverse health effects of marijuana use. New England Journal of Medicine, 370(23), 2219-2227.