Substance Use Disorders in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender - Assessment and Treatment

Informationen zum Autor Sandra Anderson is a professor emerita of social work and former director of the MSW program at Portland State University! as well as a clinician in private practice. Klappentext This study takes an exhaustive! current! and applicable look at the impact of substance abuse as well as the clinical implications for working with members of the LGBT population and their loved ones. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments1. Introduction2. Definitions and Prevalence3. Heterosexism4. Assessment5. Practice with Individuals6. Treatment Related to Specific Drugs7. Issues Related to Specific Age Groups8. Issues Related to Diversity9. Intervention Models10. Practice with Couples and Families11. Conclusions About Practice12. Case Study: A Lesbian Couple with a Substance Use Disorder13. Ethical and Legal Issues14. Policy and Legislative Issues15. The Future of the FieldReferencesIndex

Product details

• Authors: Sandra Anderson, Sandra C. Anderson
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.07.2009
• EAN: 9780231142748
• ISBN: 978-0-231-14274-8
• No. of pages: 296
• Series: Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series; Foundations of Social Work Kno; Foundations of Social Work Knowledge Series; Foundations of Social Work Kno
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Education > Social education, social work; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political system; Psychology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Social Work, PSYCHOLOGY / Psychopathology / Addiction, Social Work, Addiction and therapy, Health, illness and addiction: social aspects, Drugs and alcohol: social aspects