Unit 6 Assignment: Treatment or Prevention Programs
For this Assignment, identify a local drug treatment and/or prevention program in your community, such as a treatment facility, specific prevention program in a school system, or after-school program aimed at at-risk children. You will then evaluate the program in terms of:
1. the primary function of the program
2. the clients served
3. specific aspects of the program (staffing, funding, budgets, specific processes used, etc.)
4. the effectiveness of the program as related to the psychological and sociological theories related to drug use and abuse
Directions
In addition to fulfilling the specifics of the Assignment, a successful paper must also meet the following criteria:
• Include a cover page and references page in 10-12 point font (Arial, Courier, and Times New Roman are acceptable)
• Viewpoint and purpose should be clearly established and sustained
• Assignment should follow the conventions of Standard American English (correct grammar, punctuation, etc.)
• Writing should be well ordered, logical, and unified, as well as original and insightful
• Your work should display superior content, organization, style, and mechanics
• Appropriate citation style should be followed
You should also make sure to:
• Include a title page with full name, class name, section number, and date
• Include an introductory and concluding paragraph and demonstrate college-level communication through the composition of original materials in Standard American English
• Use examples to support your discussion
• Cite all sources on a separate reference page at the end of your paper and cited within the body of your paper using APA format
Lastly, please label your projects: username-project-unit#.doc. For example, a student named Tina Allen would name her file TAllen-Anatomical Terminology-Unit 6.doc. Submit your Assignment by selecting the Unit 6: Assignment in the Dropbox by the end of Unit 6.