The NASW Code of Ethics provides social workers with guidelines and standards for interacting with clients, colleagues, communities, and society, as a whole. These standards govern interactions and professional behavior of social work practitioners. The NASW has also developed specific standards, which are published in the NASW Standards for Social Work Practice With Clients With Substance Use Disorders. These standards emphasize the importance of the competence of social workers. The standards indicate that social workers should be knowledgeable of evidence-based interventions for substance disorders. The confidentiality standard becomes essential as social workers must be informed and comply with federal, state, and local laws about substance use, as well as third-party payee regulations.
For this Discussion, review this week’s resources, including the case Working with Clients with Dual Diagnosis: The Case of Joe, and consider how social policies affect Joe’s circumstances as described in the case study. Then, think about any gaps in service you found in Joe’s case. Finally, reflect on how you might address these gaps or make changes to the policies that affect Joe.
Post by Day 3 an explanation of how drug policies affect Joe’s circumstances, as described in the case study. Then, explain any gaps in service you found in Joe’s case as a result of the drug policies described in the case study. Finally, describe a strategy you might use to address these gaps or make changes to the policies that affect Joe.
Support your post with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.
Read a selection of your colleagues’ posts.
Respond by Day 5 to at least two colleagues with a critique of the gaps in service they identified for Joe. Then, describe a substance abuse or drug policy that you believe is unjust or disproportionately affects a certain group or population. Finally, describe the ethical obligations of social workers to make changes to substance abuse policies.
Support your response with specific references to the resources. Be sure to provide full APA citations for your references.
Return to this Discussion to read the responses to your initial post. Note what you have learned and/or any insights you have gained as a result of the comments your colleagues made.
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Various policies impact an individual’s life differently and with different degrees of impact. Joe, a 34-year-old Caucasian male suffers from Marijuana addiction and mental depression. The set drug policy impacts his current situation to a huge extent. Firstly, Joe was convicted for 3 years in prison for being in possession with an intention to distribute a controlled dangerous substance (Plummer, Makris, & Brocksen, 2014). This affected not only his school life but also his mental health and social life. This conviction has led to him being denied employment opportunities following a history of drug abuse (Plummer et al., 2014). Joe states that whenever he includes his background information that he was once a convict, he is never called in for an interview. He was once called for an interview upon failure to disclose his background but was later dismissed…Please click the Paypal icon below to purchase full solution for only $5