Case Study: Prescription Painkillers
Tami was recently arraigned for a drug charge and was offered treatment in lieu of a conviction. She reportedly has a longstanding history of using a variety of prescription painkillers. Tami is a single mother with two children in elementary school. She has recently been laid off from her job as a home health aide. As the coordinator of the drug court program for your county, you are responsible for putting together a preliminary plan for Tami’s community supervision plan.
Using the module’s readings and the Argosy University online library resources, research methods for developing community supervision plans.
In a minimum of 250 words, respond to the following:
- Describe some of the key aspects that you would include in Tami’s plan.
- Support your ideas from the material from the assigned reading.
Apply APA standards to cite the sources.
Submission Details:
- By the due date assigned, post your responses to this Discussion Area.
- Through the end of the module, respond to at least two other classmates’ posts. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between one or more lines of reasoning in the discussion.
| Grading Criteria | Maximum Points |
| Quality of initial posting, including fulfillment of assignment instructions |
16 |
| Quality of responses to classmates |
12 |
| Frequency of responses to classmates |
4 |
| Reference to supporting readings and other materials |
4 |
| Language and grammar |
4 |
| Total: |
40 |
