PAPER MUST BE TYPED IN ARIEL FONT, 11 POINT)
Paper outline (USE THE FOLLOWING HEADERS)
INTRODUCTION- this is the only section that does not have a heading. (1 paragraph identifying the topic and the parameters of the review, e.g., past five years, or the topic as it pertains to a specific population, etc.)
BACKGROUND of YOUR OWN WORK – (1/2 page establishing: A. The importance of the topic, B. its relevance to social work, and C. Your decisions about which literature would be reviewed, e.g., search terms and data bases used, or peer-reviewed articles by key researchers in the field and how you identified the researchers, or research emanating from a specific research center and why that center was selected)
CRITICAL REVIEW of RESEARCH LITERATURE – (3-4 pages) this is where your themes and sub themes will go.
GAPS in the RESEARCH – 1/2-1 page). This must flow from the literature reviewed.
SUMMARY &/or CONCLUSIONS (1/2-1 page). This must be directly related to the rest of the paper. Do not introduce new ideas here. Be sure to discuss the implications for social work practice at micro work.
REFERENCES *ON SEPARATE PAGE, APA style. See Purdue OWL APA, 7th edition)
DO NOT EXCEED OVER 7 PAGES.
7 REFERENCES ARE NEEDED
