substance and abuse

Resource Analysis on Substance Use and Abuse

[WLO: 2] [CLO: 2]

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drug Use Prevention Programs in U.S. Schools: A Descriptive Summary, School-Level Correlates of Adolescent Tobacco, Alcohol, and Marijuana Use, and Sobriety Studies: Recovery High Schools Show Success in Helping Students Overcome Substance Abuse.

Identify and analyze one resource that provides information regarding services for dealing with and treating substance use and abuse in youth or adolescence. Write a paper which discusses the availability of the services, the requirements for accessing those services, and the human service professionals involved in the service setting.

Proper APA Style format (7th ed.) is required (see the Writing Center’s Introduction to APA (Links to an external site.) for assistance). If you choose to expand beyond the resource located for this assignment and utilize supporting materials, then the use of two peer-reviewed, scholarly journal articles is also a requirement.

Watch the YouTube video What Is Benchmarking? (Links to an external site.) Benchmark the service chosen against these standards.

In your paper,

• Discuss the availability of the services, the requirements for accessing those services, and the human service professionals involved in the service setting.
• Outline any detailed information the source provides about services and professionals involved in services.
• Describe the type of information there is on the requirement for accessing services.
• Explain any information provided about the number of people served and the demographics of people.
• Conclude if the available service is adequate for treating the needs of this particular population to be served.
  • Defend why or why not.
• Determine what other professionals might need to be involved in the service setting to make the service more effective.

The Resource Analysis on Substance Use and Abuse paper

• Must be four to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Style (Links to an external site.)
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper (bold and with a space between the title and the rest of the information)
  • Student’s name, followed by institution name (“Ashford University”)
  • Course name and number
  • Instructor’s name
  • Date submitted

For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (Links to an external site.).

• Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (Links to an external site.) resource for additional guidance.
• Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
  • For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (Links to an external site.) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (Links to an external site.), refer to the Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
  • The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (Links to an external site.) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this Ashford University Library Quick ‘n’ Dirty (Links to an external site.) tutorial, which introduces the Ashford University Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your Paper (Links to an external site.)
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the APA: Formatting Your References List (Links to an external site.) resource in the Writing Center for specifications.

Required Resources

Text

Martin, M. E. (2018). Introduction to human services: Through the eyes of practice settings (4th ed.). Pearson.

• Chapter 11: Human Services in Public Schools
• Chapter 12: Religion, Spirituality, and Faith-Based Agencies
• The full-text version of this ebook is available through your online classroom through the Redshelf platform. This book is an introductory textbook outlining the broad discipline of human services. Chapter 11 will assist you in your Human Services in the School discussion forum this week. Chapter 12 will assist you in your Human Services in the School discussion forum, your Faith Based Agencies learning activity, and your Mindfulness Training learning activity this week.

Articles

Hill, D., & Mrug, S. (2015). School-level correlates of adolescent tobacco, alcohol, and marijuana use. Substance Use & Misuse, 50(12), 1518–1528. https://doi.org/10.3109/10826084.2015.1023449

• The full-text version of this article is available through the SPORTDiscus With Full Text database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about substance abuse and will assist you in your Resource Analysis on Substance Use and Abuse assignment this week.

Kumar, R., O’Malley, P., Johnston, L., & Laetz, V. (2013). Alcohol, tobacco, and other drug use prevention programs in U.S. schools: A descriptive summary. Prevention Science, 14(6), 581–592. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11121-012-0340-z

• The full-text version of this article is available through the PsycINFO database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about substance abuse and will assist you in your Resource Analysis on Substance Use and Abuse assignment this week.

Yaffe, D. (2019, June). Sobriety studies: Recovery high schools show success in helping students overcome substance abuse. District Administration, 55(6), 24–27.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the MasterFILE Premier database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about substance abuse and will assist you in your Human Services in the School discussion forum and your Resource Analysis on Substance Use and Abuse Assignment this week.

Multimedia

COER Benchmarking. (2010, January 14). What is benchmarking (Links to an external site.) [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/xuZOtKmGB1M

• This video provides information about benchmarking and will assist you in your Resource Analysis on Substance Use and Abuse assignment this week. This video has closed captioning and a transcript.
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Wineburg, B. [Bob Wineburg]. (2008, November 10). Faith based initiative /social service and congregational research part 1 [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/WgjR-y3zGU4

• This video provides information about faith-based human services and will assist you in your Faith Based Agencies learning activity this week.
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Wineburg, B. [Bob Wineburg]. (2008, November 10). Faith based initiative /social service research part 2  [Video]. YouTube. https://youtu.be/k7b-oi7PYYI

• This video provides information about faith-based human services and will assist you in your Faith Based Agencies learning activity this week.
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Recommended Resources

Articles

Boustani, M. M., Frazier, S. L., Hartley, C., Meinzer, M., & Hedemann, E. (2015). Perceived benefits and proposed solutions for teen pregnancy: Qualitative interviews with youth care workers. American Journal of Orthopsychiatry, 85(1), 80–92. https://doi.org/10.1037/ort0000040

• The full-text version of this article is available through the PsycARTICLES database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about human services and schools and may assist you in your Human Services in the School discussion forum this week.

Ciffone, J. (2017). A school-wide initiative to enhance student connectedness to school social work: Program description and analysis of its effectiveness. School Social Work Journal, 42(1), 55–75.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about human services and schools and may assist you in your Human Services in the School discussion forum this week.

Demissie, Z., Rasberry, C. N., Steiner, R. J., Brener, N., & McManus, T. (2018). Trends in secondary school’s practices to support lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning students, 2008-2014. American Journal of Public Health, 108(4), 557–564. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2017.304296

• The full-text version of this article is available through the CINAHL Complete database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about human services and schools and may assist you in your Human Services in the School discussion forum this week.

Dinham, A. (2018). Religion and belief in health and social care: The case for religious literacy. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 11(2), 83–90. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHRH-09-2017-0052

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about faith-based human services and may assist you in your Faith Based Agencies learning activity this week.

Finkelstein-Fox, L., Park, C. L., & Riley, K. E. (2019). Mindfulness’ effects on stress, coping, and mood: A daily diary goodness-of-fit study. Emotion, 19(6), 1002–1013. https://doi.org/10.1037/emo0000495

• The full-text version of this article is available through the PsycARTICLES database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about mindfulness and schools and may assist you in your Faith Based Agencies learning activity this week.

Hanımoğlu, E. (2019). The role of school psychologists in addressing challenges facing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) students (Links to an external site.). Journal of Education and Training Studies, 7(1), 23–29. https://doi.org/10.11114/jets.v7i1.3656

• This article provides information about human services and schools and may assist you in your Human Services in the School discussion forum this week.

Henry, L. M., Bryan, J., & Zalaquett, C. P. (2017). The effects of a counselor-led, faith-based, school-family-community partnership on student achievement in a high-poverty urban elementary school. Journal of Multicultural Counseling & Development, 45(3), 162–182. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmcd.12072

• The full-text version of this article is available through the Academic Search Complete database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about human services and schools and may assist you in your Human Services in the School discussion forum this week.

Kramer, F. D. (2010). The role for public funding of faith-based organizations delivering behavioral health services: Guideposts for monitoring and evaluation. American Journal of Community Psychology, 46(3/4), 342–360. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10464-010-9351-8

• The full-text version of this article is available through the PubMed database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about faith based human services and may assist you in your Faith Based Agencies learning activity this week.

Kuehn, K. S., Wagner, A., & Velloza, J. (2019). Estimating the magnitude of the relation between bullying, e-bullying, and suicidal behaviors among United States youth, 2015. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention, 40(3), 157–165. https://doi.org/10.1027/0227-5910/a000544

• The full-text version of this article is available through the PsycARTICLES database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about human services and schools and may assist you in your Human Services in the School discussion forum this week.

The National Child Traumatic Stress Network. (2008, June). Understanding the links between adolescent trauma and substance abuse: A toolkit for providers (Links to an external site.) (2nd ed.). https://www.nctsn.org/resources/understanding-links-between-adolescent-trauma-and-substance-abuse-toolkit-providers-2nd

• This article provides information about substance abuse and may assist you in your Resource Analysis on Substance Use and Abuse assignment this week.
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Sinha, J. W. (2013). Unintended consequence of the faith-based initiative: Organizational practices and religious identity within faith-based human service organizations. Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly, 42(3), 563–583. https://doi.org/10.1177/0899764012462457

• The full-text version of this article is available through the SAGE Journals Online database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about faith-based human services and may assist you in your Faith Based Agencies learning activity this week.

Teasley, M. L., & Cruz, D. (2014). Diversity and related services personnel: Challenges, strategies, and solutions through culturally competent collaborative practice. School Social Work Journal, 39(1), 51–72.

• The full-text version of this article is available through the ProQuest database in the Ashford University Library. This article provides information about human services and schools and may assist you in your Human Services in the School discussion forum this week.

U.S. Department of Education. (July 2017). Issue brief: Social services (Links to an external site.). https://www2.ed.gov/rschstat/eval/high-school/social-services.pdf

• This article provides information about human services and schools and may assist you in your Human Services in the School discussion forum this week.

Multimedia

Morgan, P. (n.d.). Three minute breathing free mindfulness (Links to an external site.) [Audio download]. The Free Mindfulness Project. http://www.freemindfulness.org/FreeMindfulness3MinuteBreathing.mp3

• This mp3 download provides information about mindfulness and may assist you in your optional Mindfulness Training learning activity this week.

Webpages

National Center for Education Statistics. (n.d.). Urban schools: The challenges of location and poverty executive summary. https://nces.ed.gov/pubs/web/96184ex.asp

• This webpage provides information about human services in schools and may assist you in your Human Services in the School discussion forum this week.
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Stopbullying.gov. (2019, June 10). Facts about bullying (Links to an external site.). https://www.stopbullying.gov/resources/facts

• This webpage provides information about bullying and may assist you in your Human Services in the School discussion forum this week.
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Unicef. (2016, August 25). Religious and inter-religious organizations, networks and alliances (Links to an external site.). https://www.unicef.org/about/partnerships/index_60231.html

• This webpage provides information about faith-based human services and may assist you in your Faith Based Agencies learning activity this week.
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