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Parents who misuse drugs and alcohol : effective interventions in social work and child protection / Donald Forrester and Judith Harwin.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.Description: 1 online resource (263 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9780470977958
  • 0470977957
  • 9780470871522
  • 0470871520
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Parents who misuse drugs and alcohol.DDC classification:
  • 362.29/13 22
LOC classification:
  • HV4999.P37 F67 2011
Online resources:
Contents:
Front Matter -- Introduction -- Part 1. What is ₁Substance Misuse₂? -- The Impact of Parental Substance Misuse on Child Welfare -- Part 2. Parental Substance Misuse and Children's Services -- The Social Worker Assessments -- What Happened to the Children and Their Parents? -- Part 3. Assessment -- What Works in Engaging Parents Who Misuse Drugs or Alcohol? -- What Works? Substance Misuse Treatment and Evidence-Based Social Work -- Motivational Interviewing and Effective Work with Families in which Parents Misuse Drugs and/or Alcohol -- Family Interventions with Parental Substance Misuse -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.
What is "substance misuse"? -- The impact of parental substance misuse on child welfare -- Parental substance misuse and children's services -- The social worker assessments -- What happened to the children and their parents? -- Assessment chapter -- What works in engaging parents who misuse drugs or alcohol? -- What works : substance misuse treatment and evidence based social work -- Motivational interviewing and effective work with families in which parents misuse drugs and/or alcohol.
Summary: 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 addictionReviews extensively the nature and impact of parental substance misuse on children and families using the latest evidenceExplores how research and theories might help inform professionals or non-professionals assessing families affected by parents who misuse drugs or alcoholProvides an in-depth discussion of Motivational Interviewing, including a critical discussion o.
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Front Matter -- Introduction -- Part 1. What is ₁Substance Misuse₂? -- The Impact of Parental Substance Misuse on Child Welfare -- Part 2. Parental Substance Misuse and Children's Services -- The Social Worker Assessments -- What Happened to the Children and Their Parents? -- Part 3. Assessment -- What Works in Engaging Parents Who Misuse Drugs or Alcohol? -- What Works? Substance Misuse Treatment and Evidence-Based Social Work -- Motivational Interviewing and Effective Work with Families in which Parents Misuse Drugs and/or Alcohol -- Family Interventions with Parental Substance Misuse -- Conclusion -- References -- Index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What is "substance misuse"? -- The impact of parental substance misuse on child welfare -- Parental substance misuse and children's services -- The social worker assessments -- What happened to the children and their parents? -- Assessment chapter -- What works in engaging parents who misuse drugs or alcohol? -- What works : substance misuse treatment and evidence based social work -- Motivational interviewing and effective work with families in which parents misuse drugs and/or alcohol.

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 addictionReviews extensively the nature and impact of parental substance misuse on children and families using the latest evidenceExplores how research and theories might help inform professionals or non-professionals assessing families affected by parents who misuse drugs or alcoholProvides an in-depth discussion of Motivational Interviewing, including a critical discussion o.

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