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.
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