This guide is for CEFS 620 Week 3 Analysis Paper 1, start to submission. A 3 to 5-page analysis paper on a topic from the provided list, with 4 peer-reviewed sources from the last 5 years.
CEFS 620 is Counseling Children, Adolescents, and Their Families, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as CEFS620; it is the same course.
| Course | CEFS 620 Counseling Children, Adolescents, and Their Families |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 3 |
| Points | 150 points |
| Length | 3 to 5 pages |
| Sources | At least 4 peer-reviewed scholarly sources no older than 5 years |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA |
What CEFS 620 Week 3 Analysis Paper 1 asks for
You complete 2 analysis papers from a provided list of topics, each 3 to 5 pages and supported by at least 4 peer-reviewed sources no older than 5 years, in current APA. Analysis Paper 1 is due in Module/Week 3 with Cook-Cottone chapter 3 and McWhirter chapters 5 and 6. Worth 150 points.
Where it fits in CEFS 620
In the published schedule, Analysis Paper 1 is one of 11 graded written assignments in CEFS 620. It follows Week 2 IPP Topic Approval and comes before Week 3 IPP Annotated Bibliography. The same week also has IPP Annotated Bibliography, so plan the week's writing together.
How CEFS 620 Week 3 Analysis Paper 1 is graded
Liberty grades Analysis Paper 1 with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 150 points in the published guide. That is about 15% of the course's 1,010 points. Open the rubric before you draft and read across each row: the top column describes what full credit looks like, and the gap between columns tells you what costs points.
Course grades in CEFS 620 use Liberty's point scale: an A is 940 to 1010 points of the course total. Missing the length or source minimum usually costs points on several rows at once, which is why the checklist below starts with them.
Timing in the published guide: Each course module/week begins on Monday morning at 12:00 a.m. (ET) and ends on Sunday night at 11:59 p.m. (ET). The final module/week ends at 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Friday. Check the due dates in your Canvas section, which govern.
The CEFS 620 Week 3 method, step by step
Turn the instructions into an outline
Paste the Analysis Paper 1 instructions and rubric into a document and turn every required element into a heading. In CEFS 620 the rubric is the grading contract, so the outline should mirror it before you write a sentence.
Narrow the topic until it fits the length
Size the topic to the length (3 to 5 pages). A focused question about one population, policy or problem gives you room to analyze; a broad survey leaves room only to describe.
Collect sources before drafting
Find the sources first: At least 4 peer-reviewed scholarly sources no older than 5 years. Use the Jerry Falwell Library databases, filter to peer-reviewed, and keep a table of author, year, design and finding so the paper is built from evidence instead of padded with it later.
Write a thesis that the sections prove
Write one sentence that states what the paper argues. Every section after the introduction should advance that sentence; if a paragraph does not, it belongs in another paper.
Draft section by section, analysis first
Write each section to answer its rubric row, then add the analysis: what the evidence means, where sources disagree, and what follows for practice. Description supports the analysis; it cannot replace it.
Format and check against the rubric
Finish with an APA pass and a rubric pass. Match every in-text citation to a reference, check the headings, and read each rubric row against the section that answers it.
Use APA headings, organize around two or three key points about the topic, and finish with practical implications for a counselor, citing recent research throughout.
A structure for CEFS 620 Week 3 Analysis Paper 1
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,300 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Analysis | The topic examined critically. | ~570 words |
| Counseling application | Implications for practice. | ~390 words |
| Sources | 4 recent peer-reviewed sources. | ~210 words |
| APA | Format. | ~130 words |
A topic angle that works
Analysis means more than description: explain what research shows, where it disagrees, and what it means for counseling children and families.
Model paragraph with notes
An original paragraph written by our desk to show the register that earns full rubric credit. It is study material: learn the moves, then write your own.
Recent studies agree that school connectedness protects adolescents against depression, but they differ on which elements matter most. Some point to supportive teachers, others to participation in activities. For counselors, this suggests assessing which school connections a student already has and strengthening those, rather than prescribing a single program.
- Agreement.
- Difference.
- Practice implication.
Mistakes that cost points on CEFS 620 Week 3
- Description only.
- Old sources.
- Outside 3 to 5 pages.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 3 to 5 pages
- Sources: At least 4 peer-reviewed scholarly sources no older than 5 years
- Title page and reference page in current APA format
- Headings follow the order of the instructions
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many analysis papers are in CEFS 620?
Two, in Weeks 3 and 5, worth 150 points each.
How many points is CEFS 620 Week 3 Analysis Paper 1 worth?
150 points in Liberty's published course guide for CEFS 620, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 15% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is CEFS 620 Week 3 the same in every section of CEFS 620?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for CEFS 620. Liberty notes that course content can change from term to term, so if your Canvas section shows different instructions, a different week or different points, follow Canvas and your instructor.
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