Addiction research

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February 5, 2024Experience start
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February 22, 2024Project Scope meeting
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April 30, 2024Experience end
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February 5, 2024Experience start
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February 22, 2024Project Scope meeting
Meeting learners and employers
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April 30, 2024Experience end
Experience scope
Categories
Public health Healthcare Social work Social justiceSkills
critical thinkingLooking to elevate your organization, and bring it to the next level? Bring on learners from Albion College to be your learner-consultants, in a project-based experience. Learners will work on one main project over the experience of the semester, connecting with you as needed with virtual communication tools.
The students are enrolled in a course is intended as an introduction to the study of drug use, abuse, and addiction, with a focus on recreationally used drugs. Students are exposed to a variety of approaches all based on the scientific literature of drug use that will examine how drugs influence our brain and behavior as well as the consequences of drug use for society.
Learners
Deliverables are negotiable, and will seek to align the needs of the learners and the organization.
Some final project deliverables might include:
- A 10-15 minute presentation on key findings and recommendations
- A detailed report including their research, analysis, insights and recommendations
Project timeline
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February 5, 2024Experience start
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February 22, 2024Project Scope meeting
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April 30, 2024Experience end
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February 5, 2024Experience start
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February 22, 2024Project Scope meeting
Meeting learners and employers
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April 30, 2024Experience end
Project Examples
Requirements
Learners in groups of 3-5 will work with your company to identify your needs and provide actionable recommendations, based on their in-depth research and analysis.
Project activities that learners can complete may include, but are not limited to:
Social policy research related to drug addiction and drug use
Social advocacy related to drug addiction and use
Research successful intervention strategies in regards to drug use prevention and addiction
Project on how to best educate individuals about drug use/drug use prevent/drug addiction resources
Drug education project
Additional company criteria
Companies must answer the following questions to submit a match request to this experience:
Timeline
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February 5, 2024Experience start
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February 22, 2024Project Scope meeting
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April 30, 2024Experience end
Timeline
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February 5, 2024Experience start
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February 22, 2024Project Scope meeting
Meeting learners and employers
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April 30, 2024Experience end