This assignment provides an opportunity to reflect on all that you have learned over the time period of this course and to synthesize and integrate your new learning into your existing knowledge base. Review all course components including the course objectives, readings, discussions, online chats, and major assignments and identify the three most important concepts, strategies, techniques, or perspectives presented during this course. You will provide a rationale for your selection and discuss how to apply this new learning in your current or anticipated professional sphere of influence. Incorporate references to the literature (you may use some of the ones reviewed for your previous assignments and/or find new ones) of the psychopharmacology of illicit and licit drugs that you have studied during this course. Further, you will also describe how the experiences of this course might contribute to your involvement (current or future) in helping individuals that may be abusing substances.
It should be 6 to 8 pages in length exclusive of the title page and include a minimum of 5 references and written in APA style.
Rubric for Assignment 4:
Assignment is well-organized and complete |
/6 |
Assignment demonstrates review of major course concepts |
/6 |
Integrated discussion of application of course concepts to future work |
/6 |
Assignment demonstrates scholarly inclusion of the literature |
/6 |
Assignment adheres to APA format requirements |
/6 |
TOTAL |
Course Required Texts and Materials:
Julien, R.M. ( 2008). A Primer of Drug Action. New York: W.H Freeman and Company.
American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Quick Reference Guide to the Diagnostic Criteria from DSM-IV-TR. Washington, DC. American Psychiatric Press.
Course Supplemental Materials:
American PsychologicalAssociation. (2001). Publication manual of the American Psychological
Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC:Author.