Forrester / Harwin Parents Who Misuse Drugs and Alcohol

Effective Interventions in Social Work and Child Protection
1. Auflage 2010
ISBN: 978-0-470-87152-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 264 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: Wiley Child Protection & Policy Series

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

Autoren/Hrsg.

Forrester, Donald

Harwin, Judith

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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 orAlcohol?
8 What Works? Substance Misuse Treatment and Evidence-BasedSocial Work.
9 Motivational Interviewing and Effective Work with Families inwhich Parents Misuse Drugs and/or Alcohol.
10 Family Interventions with Parental Substance Misuse.
Conclusion.
References.
Index.

Über Autor(innen)

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