PSY 200 Prevention Program Final Project Guidelines and Rubric
Overview
There are two major projects for this course.
Scenario/Case Study: This is a final project (with milestones) in which students will analyze a scenario of an individual dealing with an addiction in order to
explore potential diagnoses that could apply and to articulate a treatment plan for the individual. The goal of this assignment is to understand how addictions
impact the individual, family, community, and/or society.
This assessment will assess your mastery with respect to the following course outcomes:
Evaluate major intervention techniques for their effectiveness in treating addictions
Differentiate between the physiological and psychological effects of mood-altering substances on behaviors and mental processes
Analyze addictive behaviors for their social and psychological effects on the individual, family, community, or society
Differentiate between the biological, environmental, and philosophical perspectives on addiction
Prevention Program: Students will design a small prevention program that could be implemented at a health fair, at a workplace, or in a school. The goal of this
assignment is to articulate the social, biological, and psychological consequences of addictive behaviors to an at-risk population and contextualize issues of
addiction in historical and social frameworks.
This assessment will assess your mastery with respect to the following course outcomes:
Analyze addictive behaviors for their social and psychological effects on the individual, family, community, or society
Identify connections between historical milestones and contemporary approaches to addictions
Prevention Program Prompt
Create a small prevention program that could be implemented at a health fair, at a workplace, or in a school. The goal of this assignment is to articulate the
social, biological, and psychological consequences of addictive behaviors to an at-risk population and contextualize issues of addiction in historical and social
frameworks.
Below are the critical elements that must be addressed in this prevention program. Drawing on the some of the elements from Milestone One, provide a
complete prevention program for an at-risk population.
Identify the population that is at risk that will be the focus of this prevention program.
o Possible populations can include (this is not an all-inclusive list):
i. Adult
ii. Senior
iii. Youth
iv. Adolescent
v. Workplace
vi. Church member
vii. LGBT
Identify the addiction and the impacts it has on the individual, family, workplace and community.
o Possible addictions can include (this is not an all-inclusive list):
i. Alcohol
ii. Drugs
iii. Gambling
iv. Tobacco
v. Internet
o Possible impacts can include (this is not an all-inclusive list):
i. Family conflict
ii. Financial issues
iii. Reduced productivity
iv. Loss of faith
v. Reduced reputation and standing in the community
vi. Legal issues
vii. Loss of job
viii. Criminal charges
Describe the history and social frameworks of this addiction and the at-risk population.
o What is currently in place with this at-risk population?
i. For example: April is alcohol awareness month, and October is violence prevention month.
Where is the best place to implement this program?
o Possible places can include (this is not an all-inclusive list):
i. School
ii. Church
iii. Community center
iv. Business
v. Chamber of Commerce
Provide information on the marketing and funding of the program.
o Possible marketing can include (this is not an all-inclusive list):
i. Facebook
ii. Twitter
iii. News
iv. Newspaper
v. Blog
vi. Company newsletter
How will you evaluate success of this prevention program?
o Surveys
o Questionnaires
o Before and after statistics
View this example prevention program.
Milestones
Prevention Program Milestone One: Short Presentation
In Module Three, you will create a presentation in which you identify the population and addiction that you will be addressing with your prevention program.
This milestone will be graded with the Prevention Program Milestone One Rubric.
Prevention Program Submission: Presentation
In Module Five, you will submit your final presentation, which should outline a small prevention program that could be implemented at a health fair, at a
workplace, or in a school. This submission will be graded with the Final Presentation Rubric.
Final Presentation Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: The presentation should be a PowerPoint presentation to include 7–10 slides (not counting title slide and references slide) with
speaker notes.
Critical Elements Exemplary (100%) Proficient (85%) Needs Improvement (55%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Identify the
Population
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses specific, relevant
examples as to why this
population is at risk
Identifies the at-risk population
that will be the focus of the
prevention program and
discusses why they are at risk
Identifies the at-risk
population, but lacks a mention
of why they are at risk
Does not identify the at-risk
population
15
Addiction:
Identification
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
utilizes specific and relevant
examples on how the addiction
relates to the at-risk population
Identifies the addiction that will
be the focus of the prevention
program and relates it to the
at-risk population
Identifies the addiction, but
there are gaps in how this
addiction relates to the at-risk
population
Does not identify the addiction 15
Addiction: Impact Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses specific and relevant
examples to substantiate the
addiction’s impact on the atrisk population
Analyzes possible impacts of
the addiction on the at-risk
population. Supports this
analysis with one peerreviewed article
Analysis contains gaps between
the addiction and how it
impacts the at-risk population
OR does not support analysis
with a peer-reviewed article
Does not analyze the impacts
of the addiction on the at-risk
population
15
Addiction: History Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses specific and relevant
examples to relate the
addiction to the at-risk
population
Discusses the history of the
addiction and how it relates to
the at-risk population
Discusses the history of the
addiction, but lacks a discussion
of how it relates to the at-risk
population, OR discusses how
the addiction relates to the atrisk population, but does not
provide a history of the
addiction
Does not provide a history of
the addiction
15
Addiction: Social
Frameworks
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses specific and relevant
examples to relate the social
frameworks of the addiction to
the at-risk population
Analyzes the social frameworks
of the addiction and relates
them back to the at-risk
population
Analyzes the social frameworks
of the addiction, but analysis
does not relate them back to
the at-risk population
Does not analyze the social
frameworks of the addiction
10
Implementation of
the Program
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides specific and relevant
examples of why the location
was chosen
Discusses where the program
will be implemented and why
this location was chosen
Discusses where the program
will be implemented, but does
not state why this location was
chosen
Does not discuss where the
program will be implemented
10
Marketing and
Funding for the
Program
Meets “Proficient” criteria and
provides specific and relevant
examples of how to implement
the marketing and funding plan
Develops a marketing and
funding plan for the prevention
of the addiction and discusses
ways to implement this plan
Develops a marketing and
funding plan for the prevention
of the addiction, but does not
discuss ways to implement the
plan
Does not develop a marketing
and funding plan for the
prevention program
5
Evaluation of Success Meets “Proficient” criteria and
uses specific and relevant
examples to support the choice
in evaluation
Develops an evaluation that
will assess the program to
determine if it improved
awareness to the at-risk
population
Develops an evaluation that
will assess the program, but the
evaluation does not determine
if the program improved
awareness to the at-risk
population
Does not develop an evaluation
of success
10
Articulation of
Response
Submission is free of errors
related to grammar, spelling,
and syntax
Submission has no major errors
related to grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization that
negatively impact readability
and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to grammar, spelling,
syntax, or organization that
prevent understanding of ideas
5
Total 100%