Paper Instructions Ethics and Theory Paper Topic to discuss: Opiates in Our Backyard: Implications for Drugs https://www.socialworkers.org/Advocacy/Social-Justice/Social-Justice-Issue-Briefs This paper is to explore an issue from multiple viewpoints, with an emphasis on ethical implications and theories that underpin the decisions people make about them 1. Provide an introduction which prepares the reader for the topics explored in the paper. 2. Briefly describe the issue and specify why the issue is potentially controversial. 3. Clearly describe the social work professions position on the issue. Discuss how this issue is informed by the NASW Code of Ethics. Discuss the implicit and explicit social and economic justice components presented in the issue brief. 4. Clearly describe your personal position on the issue and your rationale for holding this position. 5. Describe the values and beliefs held by those who have other positions on the issue (there may be more than one depending on the issue). Evidence is often used or interpreted differently by those who have different positions on the same issue. Present the evidence from the perspective of each of these positions. Discuss the ways these beliefs facilitate or limit social and economic justice outcomes. 6. Discuss the similarities, differences, and intersections among these positions and the NASWs position. 7. When stepping back and looking at all the positions presented, discuss how successful has each position been towards influencing public opinion on this issue. 8. As a social worker, discuss how you will handle when your personal position on an issue is not aligned with NASWs position. Discuss how you will handle when a clients position is not aligned with your own? 9. Include a conclusion that wraps up the paper and highlights the key learning experiences from writing the paper. Remember to include primary sources that can speak to each positions perspective. These sources include course readings, articles from peer-reviewed professional journals and from the grey literature. When discussing social and economic justice issues, sources should be taken from the readings or from professional journal articles. Specifications: ? 6-8 pages (excluding title and references pages) ? Use at least 8 sources (course readings and peer-reviewed journal articles published within the past 10 years) ? 12-point font, double-spaced, 1 margins on all sides ? Follow APA, 7th Edition Note: Please identify and apply a couple of lenses with appropriate theories such as Person- in -Environment (micro-mezzo-macro level), biopsychosocial, sociocultural, social change (racism, oppression, problems and intervention), ecological theory (applying the strengths perspective), applying Intersectionality theory, social learning and a particular development period like adolescence period and social Economic Justice Perspectives, etc. Selected journals articles and readings: Please refer to the social justice brief website for this paper and other journal articles. Please kindly add other peer reviewed articles related. Rogers, . (2019). Human behavior in the social environment (5th ed.). Routledge Dasgupta, N., Beletsky, L., & Ciccarone, D. (2018). Opioid Crisis: No Easy Fix to Its Social and Economic Determinants. American journal of public health, 108(2), 182186. Nosyk, B., & Wood, E. (2012). Evidence-based drug policy: it starts with good evidence and ends with policy reform. The International journal on drug policy, 23(6), 423425. Hoots, B. E. (2021). Opioid Overdose Surveillance: Improving Data to Inform Action. Public Health Reports, 136(1_suppl), 5S-8S. Vakharia, . (2014). Incorporating Substance Use Content into Social Work Curricula: Opioid Overdose as a Micro, Mezzo, & Macro Problem. Social Work Education, 33(5), 692-698.Show more
