Parents Who Misuse Drugs and Alcohol – Effective Interventions in Social Work and Child Protection

Donald Forrester, Judith Harwin (Autoren)

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262 Seiten

2011
Wiley-Blackwell (Hersteller)
9780470977958 (ISBN)

Infos

There is increasing public and professional concern about the effect on children of parents who misuse drugs and alcohol. This new volume provides a review of the problem, the issues facing professionals involved in child welfare, and a critique of approaches and interventions often used, based on the authors' own research and practical evidence.

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This book presents original research outlining the key elements in responding to parental misuse of drugs and alcohol. * Offers a definition of misuse and addiction and the factors that influence the nature of misuse or addiction * Reviews extensively the nature and impact of parental substance misuse on children and families using the latest evidence * Explores how research and theories might help inform professionals or non-professionals assessing families affected by parents who misuse drugs or alcohol * Provides an in-depth discussion of Motivational Interviewing, including a critical discussion of the challenges and limitations involved in using it in child and family settings * Considers the wider implications of the findings for practice and policy and argues that these responses can be used across the field of work with vulnerable children and their families

Autor

Donald Forrester is Professor of Social Work Research and Director of the Tilda Goldberg Centre at the University of Bedfordshire. Judith Harwin is Professor of Social Work and Director of the Centre for Child and Youth Research at Brunel University.

Inhalt

About the Authors. Acknowledgements. Part 1. Introduction. 1 What is 'Substance Misuse'? 2 The Impact of Parental Substance Misuse on Child Welfare. Part 2. 3 Parental Substance Misuse and Children s Services. 4 The Social Worker Assessments. 5 What Happened to the Children and Their Parents? Part 3. 6 Assessment. 7 What Works in Engaging Parents Who Misuse Drugs or Alcohol? 8 What Works? Substance Misuse Treatment and Evidence-Based Social Work. 9 Motivational Interviewing and Effective Work with Families in which Parents Misuse Drugs and/or Alcohol. 10 Family Interventions with Parental Substance Misuse. Conclusion. References. Index.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 13.1.2011
• Verlagsort: Hoboken
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 161 x 238 mm
• Gewicht: 522 g
• Themenwelt: Naturwissenschaften ► Chemie
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
• Themenwelt: Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie
• ISBN-13: 9780470977958 / 9780470977958
• Zustand: Neuware