ADD 5004 – Survey of Research in Human Development for Addiction Professionals

ADD 5004 – Survey of Research in Human Development for Addiction Professionals

ADD 5004 – Survey of Research in Human Development for Addiction Professionals

Community PowerPoint – Addiction and Development

Overview

For this assignment, you will choose a fictional community organization that meets the needs of a particular life-span group within the community. Here are some examples of the kinds of organizations from which you may choose:

Senior center. Head Start program. Early childhood and family education program. Parental organization at a school. Fraternal organization. Social group for single adults.

You may think of another group you would like to use for this assignment; please check with your instructor to ensure that your chosen group is appropriate to the assignment. Your assignment is to create a presentation for a workshop regarding common issues in addiction that occur in this developmental stage. Your notes in the PowerPoint slide notes area should include directions for leading this workshop.

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Instructions

Your workshop should provide:

The basic concepts of human development theory related to life transitions for this age group. A discussion about common addiction-related issues that people in this age group may encounter. Practical guidance for this audience regarding how to identify addiction issues in this age group, intervene appropriately, and choose appropriate treatment assistance as needed. A list of community resources appropriate for helping this audience provide assistance.

Use the Capella library to locate current scholarly resources, so that you have developed a solid background for addressing the issues you have chosen. Then, create an 11–20-slide PowerPoint presentation that addresses the topics listed below, utilizing appropriate terminology for your task. The following is an outline for your PowerPoint presentation:

Title slide: Addiction in the [insert applicable life-span stage] Period (1 slide). Basic theory related to the life-span stage you are addressing (1–2 slides). Description of common challenges and experiences for this stage of life-span development (1–2 slides). Common risk factors for addiction, types of addiction, and warning signs of addiction that this group may encounter (1–2 slides). Key consideration for this particular group (2–3 slides):Mitigating diversity factors (1–2 slides). Specific considerations of relationships and development issues (1 slide). Strategies for recovery based on research (2–3 slides). Resources for support in addiction recovery (1–3 slides): Web sites. Professional organizations. Community support systems.

Conclusion (1 slide).

References, using APA formatting (1–2 slides). Using the PowerPoint Notes Feature

Each PowerPoint slide includes a notes area at the bottom that is visible to the presenter, but not visible to the audience when the slide is in presentation mode. You are required to use the notes area in these two ways:

Provide content details that reflect your research and are based on that research rather than personal opinion.Provide directions for leading the workshop, indicating how each slide will be used, and what the presenter will be doing when that slide is on the screen. For example, will the presenter be asking a question, telling a story, or simply talking through details that are not on the screen?

Other Requirements

The following requirements will be applied to your assignment:

Written Communication: Communicate effectively through the appropriate application of grammar, punctuation, spelling, writing mechanics and professional tone, while adhering to current APA style.

Length: PowerPoint presentation of 11–20 slides, including an introductory slide and reference slide, and at least nine additional slides.

References: At least six scholarly resources (not including Web sites or books, unless they are acknowledged to be seminal works), using APA format.

Resources: At least five practical and community resources (APA style not required).

Formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to APA style in accordance with the APA requirements for this course.