Homework: Prevention Program Essay Instructions
1) Develop your own prevention program for substance abuse. Include in the design your:
a) Target audience
b) How your program will reach your target audience (e.g. where it will be held)
c) What information will be presented/discussed in your program?
d) The format in which that information will be presented
e) Specific strategies you might use to reduce the likelihood that an individual might engage in substance abuse in the future
Be sure to defend or justify each of these elements. For example, explain why you believe your prevention program will be the most effective if it is geared toward your chosen target audience.
2) Based on your impressions of the reading and notes, what is the one key factor that will help facilitate lower levels of substance dependence in substance abuse treatment? Briefly explain why you highlighted the factor you chose, and discuss how your program helps to cultivate or strengthen that factor in your participants.
Format your homework according to the following formatting requirements:
(1) The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
(2) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the homework, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
(3) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.