| Course | CEFS 691 Substance Abuse: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention (CEFS691) |
|---|---|
| Credit hours | 3 |
| Program | MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
| Length | 8 Module/Weeks, online |
| Weeks with written work | 8 of 8 |
| Samples on this site | 8 week sample papers |
| Sources | Liberty's 2026-2027 catalog and the published CEFS 691 course guide |
| Updated | October 2026 |
What CEFS 691 covers
Forums fall in Modules/Weeks 2, 4, 6 and 8, each a 350-to-450-word thread with two 200-to-300-word replies, and the last requires attending at least two Al-Anon meetings; the AA and NA experiential papers come in Modules/Weeks 3 and 5.
The certification paper in Module/Week 1 and the experiential papers each run 6 to 7 pages with three to four references beyond the textbooks, and every module carries quizzes, one for each chapter of Capuzzi and Stauffer.
A course designed to introduce the student to current counseling and treatment techniques for substance abuse. Emphasis is placed on etiological factors, physiological and psychological effects, and related behaviors.
CEFS 691 week by week, with the sample for each
| Week | Written work in the course guide | Points | Sample |
|---|---|---|---|
| Week 1 | Substance Abuse Certification Paper (Course Requirements Checklist and Quizzes 1 to 3 also due) | 100 | Read the Week 1 sample |
| Week 2 | DB Forum 1 (Quizzes 4 to 6 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 2 sample |
| Week 3 | Experiential Paper 1: AA (Quizzes 7 and 8 also due) | 100 | Read the Week 3 sample |
| Week 4 | DB Forum 2 (AA) (Quizzes 9 to 11 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 4 sample |
| Week 5 | Experiential Paper 2: NA (Quizzes 12 and 13 also due) | 100 | Read the Week 5 sample |
| Week 6 | DB Forum 3 (NA) (Quizzes 14 to 16 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 6 sample |
| Week 7 | Theoretical Models and Approaches: Experiential Paper (Quizzes 17 to 19 also due) | 100 | Read the Week 7 sample |
| Week 8 | DB Forum 4 (Al-Anon) (Quiz 20 also due) | 50 | Read the Week 8 sample |
Where CEFS 691 papers lose points
CEFS 691 work slips when certification papers repeat secondhand summaries instead of the state's own regulations, when experiential papers describe meetings without integrating research, when members are described in identifying detail, and when forum posts run past their 450- or 300-word ceilings.
Using a CEFS 691 sample well
The samples draw on Capuzzi and Stauffer, Miller and Rollnick, Virginia's Board of Counseling regulations, Hoge and colleagues, Rieckmann and colleagues, Lundahl and colleagues, Magill and colleagues, Kelly and colleagues, Kaskutas, Timko and colleagues, Pagano and colleagues, Galanter and colleagues, White and colleagues, Wakeman and colleagues, Volkow and colleagues, Moos, Copello and colleagues, Engel and Roozen and colleagues.
CEFS 691 questions, answered
What textbooks does CEFS 691 use?
Capuzzi and Stauffer's Foundations of Addictions Counseling (2016) and Miller and Rollnick's Motivational Interviewing: Helping People Change (2013).
Do CEFS 691 students have to attend meetings?
Yes; students attend two AA meetings, two NA meetings and at least two Al-Anon meetings for the experiential papers and the final forum.
How many quizzes does CEFS 691 have?
Twenty, one for each chapter of Capuzzi and Stauffer, each with 10 open-book questions and a 30-minute limit.
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