Select any one behavioral addiction and imagine that you have been asked to present a 20-minute psychoeducational workshop on that topic aimed at preventing college-age students from developing that addiction. To do this, develop a set of at least 12 slides that discuss the nature of the addiction you have chosen, a description and illustration of the addiction and its consequences, and effective ways to intervene or get help.

Areas to address

● Description of the Behavioral Addiction and population(s) it affects ● Medical consequences ● Support resources ● References section to cite your sources

Resources

Tools you can use include:

● Google Slides ● PowerPoint ● Prezi ● Any Slide Share Program that you can upload it into Canvas

Regardless of the tool you use, the message, information, and citations are key. Consult the attached performance indicators to guide you in your work.

Steps for Completion

1. Choose a Behavioral Addiction to focus on and begin to research it. 2. Also locate at least three peer-reviewed sources outside of our course

materials. Start with the Library. 3. Draft your campaign before jumping into any tool. Think about your intended

audience (e.g., K-12 or college students? Athletes?) and be sure your message and medium are tailored to that group.

4. Gather scholarly resources from the Library Website 5. Gather copyright-friendly visual resources

1. Unsplash 2. Pixabay 3. Creative Commons

6. Choose your tool and set up organized sections for all areas to be addressed 7. Keep your message clear and on-target so it’s easy for your audience to get

information quickly. 1. Your presentation text will follow APA citation format, with in-text

citations and references.

2. The resource page intended for those with the chosen behavioral addiction should include citations of books, articles, and contact information for treatment facilities, etc. that deal specifically with the behavioral addiction.