Supporting People with Alcohol and Drug Problems: Making a Difference

ISBN-13: 9781847421166 / Angielski / Miękka / 2012 / 296 str.

Sarah Galvani

Opis

Social workers regularly face the challenges of working with people with alcohol and other drug problems. As substance use and its impact on communities and families rises up the political agenda, this book offers a timely support for social workers working with these issues.

Spis treści

Setting the scene: alcohol and drugs in social work practice; Working with people using substances; Working with specialist substance use services; Substance use among Black and minority ethnic people; Substance use and parenting; Domestic abuse and substance use; Older people's substance use; Young people's substance use; Co-existing mental distress and substance use; Mind the gap: people with disabilities and substance use; Conclusion.