Parents who misuse drugs and alcohol : effective interventions in social work and child protection /

• Main Author: Forrester, Donald
• Corporate Author: Wiley InterScience (Online service)
• Other Authors: Harwin, Judith
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : Wiley, 2011.
• Subjects: Parents > Substance use > Great Britain.; Parents > Alcohol use > Great Britain.; Child welfare > Great Britain.; Children of drug abusers > Services for > Great Britain.; Children of alcoholics > Services for > Great Britain.; Electronic books.

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 pare...

Table of 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.