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Informationen zum 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. Klappentext Parental misuse of drugs and alcohol has been recognized as a major challenge for child and family services in recent years ? it is not a small-scale problem that can be left to specialists, but an issue that every professional working with children or their families encounters on a regular basis. In this book two of the leading experts in this area present their own original research findings, and insights from the wider literature, to define ?substance misuse? and to outline key elements in responding effectively to this issue. Their approach suggests that the best way to tackle the problem is to focus on the needs of both the child and the parent. The authors provide tried and tested evidence-based guidelines for effective practice for those assessing families affected by parents who misuse drugs or alcohol. In addition, the authors suggest that these approaches offer the opportunity to improve practice and policy responses across the field. Zusammenfassung 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. 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 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. ...
