This guide is for CEFS 691 Week 7 Theoretical Models and Approaches: Experiential Paper, start to submission. A two-part paper applying models of addiction to stories heard in meetings: one model from each of 4 categories with an example story, then one member's story evaluated with at least 2 models.
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 | 7 |
| Points | 100 points |
| Length | Not set in the guide; Part 1 needs at least 2 paragraphs per model |
| Sources | Capuzzi and Stauffer and your meeting observations |
| Faith integration | Not required by the guide |
| Format | Current APA |
What CEFS 691 Week 7 Theoretical Models and Approaches: Experiential Paper asks for
Part 1: you select 1 model from 4 of the 8 categories of models and, for each, describe 1 story you heard in a meeting that illustrates it, in at least 2 paragraphs: the first gives the details of the story and the second explains why the model explains the person's addiction well. Part 2: you describe 1 member's story and show how at least 2 different models could be used to evaluate it. It is due in Module/Week 7 with Capuzzi and Stauffer chapters 17 to 19 and Miller and Rollnick chapter 11. Worth 100 points.
Where it fits in CEFS 691
In the published schedule, Theoretical Models and Approaches: Experiential Paper is one of 8 graded written assignments in CEFS 691. It follows Week 6 Discussion Board Forum 3 (NA) and comes before Week 8 Discussion Board Forum 4 (Al-Anon).
How CEFS 691 Week 7 Theoretical Models and Approaches: Experiential Paper is graded
Liberty grades Theoretical Models and Approaches: Experiential Paper 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. 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 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 7 method, step by step
Set up the data before the write-up
Do the calculations first and check them. Interpretation built on a wrong figure loses more points than a missing paragraph.
Show the method
Say which method, formula or test you used and why it fits the question. Graders want to see that the choice was deliberate.
Report the results plainly
Give the key figures in a labeled table and mention each in the text.
Interpret in the context of the question
Explain what the results mean for the decision or question in CEFS 691, in plain terms. The interpretation is where the analysis points are earned.
Name the limits
State what the analysis cannot tell you: assumptions, data limits, or what would change the answer.
Submit the files the guide asks for
Check which files Canvas expects (spreadsheet, output, written document) and that each is complete and labeled (Not set in the guide; Part 1 needs at least 2 paragraphs per model).
For each model, give the story in one paragraph (changing details that could identify anyone) and the reasons in the next. In Part 2, compare what each model would emphasize in treatment.
A structure for CEFS 691 Week 7 Theoretical Models and Approaches: Experiential Paper
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Part 1 models | Four models from four categories. | ~560 words |
| Stories and fit | Each story matched and explained. | ~360 words |
| Part 2 | One story evaluated with 2 models. | ~360 words |
| Anonymity | No identifying details. | ~110 words |
A topic angle that works
Capuzzi and Stauffer group models of addiction into categories such as moral, biological or disease, psychological, sociocultural and others. Match each story to a model that genuinely explains it, then show in Part 2 how different models highlight different aspects of one person's addiction.
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.
One member described drinking heavily after his father's death and finding that it numbed grief. A psychological model, such as self-medication, explains his drinking as a way to manage painful emotions and would focus treatment on grief work. A disease model would emphasize that his drinking became compulsive and would focus on abstinence and ongoing recovery support. Together they suggest treating both the grief and the addiction.
- A story.
- Two models.
- Combined implications.
Mistakes that cost points on CEFS 691 Week 7
- Models from the same category.
- Identifying details.
- Stories that do not fit the model.
Checklist before you submit
- Length: Not set in the guide; Part 1 needs at least 2 paragraphs per model
- Sources: Capuzzi and Stauffer and your meeting observations
- Calculations checked and output saved
- Every table and figure referred to in the text
- Each rubric row read against the section that answers it
Questions students ask
How many models does CEFS 691 Part 1 require?
One model from each of 4 of the 8 categories, each with a story from a meeting.
How many points is CEFS 691 Week 7 Theoretical Models and Approaches: Experiential Paper 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 7 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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