SOCW6103 W 10- Discussion Prevention Program
SOCW6103 W 10- Discussion Prevention Program
Due 01/28/2019
Discussion: Prevention Program
As an addiction professional, you may contribute to social change in a variety of ways. For example, you may educate clients and families, engage in local community and political agendas to help those in need, and connect with other professionals in the field across the city, state, or nation. In addition, you might work to limit social agendas that may potentially hurt clients, families, and communities at large.
Individuals, groups, governments, school systems and communities aim to advocate for people in need through the use of social programs. For example, the Drug Abuse Awareness and Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program designed by Nancy Reagan in the 1980s was a social program with the goal of keeping kids away from alcohol and drugs. This program was used in nearly 80% of school districts in the United States where police officers were tasked with educating school-aged children about the dangers of using alcohol and drugs. Unfortunately, despite the best of intentions, some social change programs are ineffective and fail to accomplish what they set out to do. D.A.R.E. has reportedly been ineffective and was sometimes shown to be counterproductive (Hanson, n. d.).
For this Discussion, review this week’s resources and select one of the social change programs identified below. Consider the challenges facing social change programs and think about factors that may contribute to the success of these programs in today’s society.
Please use subheadings for responses be very detailed in responses and use 5 peer reviewed references.
Select a social change program from the list provided and complete research on the topic for Discussion:
- Just Say No
- War on Drugs
- World Health Organization on Addiction
- Post a description of the prevention program that you selected and explain why it was not successful in preventing addiction.
- Then based on this information, what two recommendations would you make for this program to be successful in reducing addiction today?
- Finally, describe two challenges to those recommendations.
Support your response using the resources and the current literature.
Reference
Capuzzi, D., & Stauffer, M. D. (2016). Foundations of addictions counseling (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Pearson Education, Inc.
- Chapter 16, “Substance Abuse Prevention Programs Across the Lifespan” (pp. 353-382)
Kelly, J. F., Stout, R. L., Magill, M., Tonigan, J. S., & Pagano, M. E. (2010). Mechanisms of behavior change in alcoholics anonymous: Does Alcoholics Anonymous lead to better alcohol use outcomes by reducing depression symptoms? Addiction, 105(4), 626–636.
NIDA for Teens: The Science Behind Drug Abuse. (n.d.). Retrieved December 01, 2013 from https://teens.drugabuse.gov/v/
