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Assignment 1: Case Study

As discussed, family members and significant others of addicts are also affected by the addiction. In this module, you will get an opportunity to gather information from an addict's family members or significant others, for example, a spouse, partner, children, or parents. For this assignment, you will develop a brief case study and, using the information you have learned through this course, identify recommendations for the continued success of the family member or significant other.

Your interviewees may be people you know or people you met at the support group meeting. After the interview, write a three-page paper discussing the following:

• Demographics of the interviewees (no real names)

• History of the interaction

• Their feelings about living with an addict

• What they have done to encourage a positive change in the addict

• How they cope with the day-to-day challenges of living with an addict

• Your recommendations for their continued success

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

Assignment 2: 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.

Codependency

The term “codependency” arose in the 1970s in reference to the changes one person makes to adjust to the addiction of another. For some, the term has broadened somewhat to include focusing on the needs of others to the exclusion of their own needs. However, controversy surrounds the term—some believe that codependency is nonexistent.

Do you think codependency exists in the family members or significant others of addicts? Why or why not? Support your responses with references, texts, journals, or experience.

Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response:

Discussed whether you think codependency exists in the family members or significant others of addicts.

Supported your responses with references, texts, journals, or experience.

Support Groups

What value do you see in support groups for the family members or significant others of addicts? Justify your opinions with references, texts, journals, or experience.

Evaluation Criteria for Discussion Question Response:

Discussed your views on the value in support groups for the family members or significant others of addicts.

Justified your opinions with references, texts, journals, or experience.

Assignment 3: Course Project Task IV: Final Submission and Peer Review

Please use the literature review from the attached paper.

Write a 200-word outline that introduces the topic you have selected and explains your plan for the scholarly paper. The outline should loosely follow this structure:

• Introduce the topic you have selected.

• Justify your decision to write about this topic.

• Describe the topic.

• Explain what is different about what you are writing.

• Explain the opportunities for future research.

In addition select three to five journal articles related to your topic. Write an annotated bibliography of the articles you select. Your annotation should be brief and provide the following:

Rewrite the Discussion and Future Recommendations sections to refine them further. Complete these two sections of your research paper to reflect the changes and suggestions received from the facilitator at the first draft review stage. If you need additional input from your facilitator, make arrangements for a consultation.

Collate all the sections in Microsoft Word document format.

In conclusion to your course project, you will participate in a peer review. Your facilitator will allocate you a research paper submitted by one of your classmates. Through the end of the module, download the research paper allocated to you and review it. Provide objective feedback addressing the following:

• The quality of information presented in the paper, considering the following:

o What is the relevance of the subject matter to the course objectives?

o What aspects of each section are well developed and supported by professional literature?

o What areas, if any, are not well developed or lack sufficient support from professional literature?

o How well the recommendation of the writer is supported by research?

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