16 May Substance Use Disorders and the Family

·         The Final  Paper/ Assignment should be 3-4 pages in Professional (not student) APA format with headings indicating your sections (not including your title page).

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********Your headings should include: (Please use the following as headers)

1.  Substance Use Disorders and the Family,

2.  Treatment,

3.  Relapse Intervention,

4.  Outside Literature Support Information,

5.  Implications for Counselors

With at least 3 references from professional journals. (DO NOT CHANGE THE HEADING TITLES and ALL MUST BE INCLUDED) You are to approach this assignment as if you are already a drug abuse counselor working with a family to help combat the effects of drug abuse that continue to hinder and weigh upon the family system. 

Address the following within you paper:

·         Discuss the structure of the family

·         Discuss whom within the family is suffering from an addiction, and other issues the family may be experiencing

·         Who and Where is the level of co-dependency taking place within this family structure 

·         How is the family working together as a unit related to sobriety, as well as embracing relapse intervention

·         Provide a brief critique of the literature reviewed for this particular topic, as well as other supporting information that may add to information related from your text-book readings, videos, and other supporting materials 

·         Implications for Counselors stating how your research and other supporting materials may benefit your professional colleagues in working with individuals who are addicted to drugs discussed within your Chapters that have currently been reviewed.