Assignment: Presuppositions/Ethics Paper
Length: 4 to 5 pages.
Using information reported in your Student Self-Assessment: Identify and discuss your own presuppositions: the primary presuppositions that function as you approach the counseling encounter and the issue of substance abuse. In other words, what do you take for granted? What are the fundamental assumptions/perspectives regarding substance abuse that you accept as given and true and unnecessary to prove? What beliefs and biases do you bring to the counseling encounter and the issue of substance abuse? How does this related to ethics as outlined by NASW's Code of Ethics and NAADAC's Code of Ethics? How do you plant to overcome any known or unknown biases and issues with competency?
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
o The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
o The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
o Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.