or this assignment, you are required to
choose a substance use or addiction-related topic
of interest and review the current literature (ONLY academic,
research-based, peer-reviewed).
In this paper you should focus on material from the last five years, as
relevant to the issue you are investigating. Older sources may be used
only if they are clearly meaningful and
influential. The best sources for the lit review are research (journal)
articles – search using EBSCO Host through the UFV library. Do NOT include
newspaper articles, opinion pieces, blogs, agency website info,
etc.
Use 5-7 high-quality research-based resources (no more, no less). Try to make your
topic as specific as possible.
This assignment MUST include the following elements:
1. A clear, neutral introduction and conclusion. Your introduction will
contain one sentence that summarizes the themes you perceive, in the same order they are presented in your paper.
2. A thematic review of the articles, using
subtitles to name each. You might have three or four main themes in this paper.
Themes will come from the articles, and they cannot be determined in advance.
However…
3. Every literature review needs one common theme called “Gaps in the
Literature”. This will be the last theme you present in your paper, and must include a social
work perspective. Not sure what this means? Refer to: https://www.casw-acts.ca/files/attachements/code_of_ethics_values_principles_0.pdf
So… your paper will have a title page,
introduction, three or four themes that are clearly evident by subtitles, a
final theme that reviews “Gaps in the Literature” from a social work perspective,
a conclusion, and a reference list – all in APA 7th ed.
format.
The literature review is NOT an
argumentative essay, in that it is not supposed to make a point or prove
one. The literature review for the purposes of this course simple is a
summary of the current state of knowledge on a particular issue.