This guide is for CEFS 691 Week 5 Experiential Paper 2: NA, start to submission. A 6 to 7-page paper summarizing and integrating your experience of two Narcotics Anonymous meetings.
CEFS 691 is Substance Abuse: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention, 3 credit hours, in Liberty University's MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling. Canvas and the course guide file print the code as CEFS691; it is the same course.
| Course | CEFS 691 Substance Abuse: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention |
|---|---|
| Module/Week | 5 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | 6 to 7 pages |
| Sources | 3 to 4 references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible |
| Faith integration | The Bible is a required source |
| Format | Current APA |
What CEFS 691 Week 5 Experiential Paper 2: NA asks for
You visit two NA meetings and write a summary of the experience that describes and integrates specific experiential observations, 6 to 7 pages in current APA with 3 to 4 references besides the textbooks and the Bible. It is due in Module/Week 5 with Capuzzi and Stauffer chapters 12 and 13 and Miller and Rollnick chapter 9. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in CEFS 691
In the published schedule, Experiential Paper 2: NA is one of 8 graded written assignments in CEFS 691. It follows Week 4 Discussion Board Forum 2 (AA) and comes before Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 3 (NA).
How CEFS 691 Week 5 Experiential Paper 2: NA is graded
Liberty grades Experiential Paper 2: NA with the rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas, worth 100 points in the published guide. That is about 10% of the course's 1,010 points. Read the rubric first. Each row is a criterion, and the wording of the highest column is the closest thing you have to a model answer.
Course grades in CEFS 691 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 691 Week 5 method, step by step
Pick one event and stay with it
Choose a single event or experience that fits the Experiential Paper 2: NA prompt and that you can describe honestly. One well-examined event beats three summarized ones.
Describe it briefly and accurately
Set the scene in a short paragraph: what happened, who was involved (without identifying details), and what your role was. Keep description to a fraction of the length.
Analyze it with course concepts
Use the concepts from Substance Abuse: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention to explain why it happened. This is the part graders weigh most: the reflection must show the course changed how you see the event.
Bring in the evidence the guide asks for
Support the analysis with 3 to 4 references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible. Use the sources to show that what you saw is a known pattern and what the literature says about preventing or handling it.
Say what you would do differently
Close the loop: what you learned, what you would change, and how it will shape your practice. Be concrete; a plan beats a promise.
Write in first person, formatted in APA
Use first person where you describe your own experience and keep the APA format for everything else. Check the length (6 to 7 pages).
Describe each meeting, compare it with your AA experience, and discuss implications for counseling clients who use drugs other than alcohol. Integrate Scripture thoughtfully, such as on hope and restoration, and protect members' anonymity.
A structure for CEFS 691 Week 5 Experiential Paper 2: NA
Word targets are planning numbers for about 1,400 words of body text, set by the length in the guide; the rubric decides where to spend more.
| Section | What it must do | Target |
|---|---|---|
| Meeting description | Format and practices. | ~340 words |
| Observations | Specific experiences, without identifying anyone. | ~420 words |
| Integration | Course concepts and comparison with AA. | ~420 words |
| Sources | References, textbooks and the Bible. | ~220 words |
A topic angle that works
Compare NA with AA: similar steps and traditions, but often different ages, substances and life circumstances among members. Integrate your observations with the readings on drug addiction and recovery.
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.
The NA meetings followed the same twelve steps as AA, but members were younger on average and spoke more about legal consequences and rebuilding family trust. One theme across shares was the importance of new routines and friendships to replace the drug-using network. Research on recovery capital supports this emphasis on social support and environment.
- Similarities.
- Differences.
- Research.
Mistakes that cost points on CEFS 691 Week 5
- Identifying members.
- No comparison.
- Outside 6 to 7 pages.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: 6 to 7 pages
- Sources: 3 to 4 references in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible
- Faith integration: The Bible is a required source
- No names or identifying details of patients, clients or coworkers
- At least one course concept named and applied
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many NA meetings does CEFS 691 require?
Two, written up in Experiential Paper 2.
How many points is CEFS 691 Week 5 Experiential Paper 2: NA worth?
100 points in Liberty's published course guide for CEFS 691, out of a course total of 1,010 points (about 10% of the grade). The rubric attached to the assignment in Canvas shows how those points are divided.
Is CEFS 691 Week 5 the same in every section of CEFS 691?
This guide follows Liberty's published course guide for CEFS 691. 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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